King's worst novel?

[MonteGss]

Wow Jean, that makes me actually want to read Tommyknockers again.
Until then though, it is still on my worst list.

[John Blaze]

Cell is still the worst. ever.

It's Dean Koontz bad.

[Heather19]

Jean, I urge you to give Bag of Bones a reread, or have you already and still not enjoyed it?

[Ruthful]

I'll take your word for it, JB.

Not wanting to bother reading it to confirm your analysis, I'll stick with my original choice.

CUJO

[Jean]

Cell is still the worst. ever.

It's Dean Koontz bad.

I didn't put Cell on my list because I never got around to finishing it. If I can get a cheap used copy when I'm in England, I'll finally finish and then will be entitled to giving my opinion, too... so far it has been very, very unfavorable.

Jean, I urge you to give Bag of Bones a reread, or have you already and still not enjoyed it?

Alas, I have....

[John Blaze]

Cell is still the worst. ever.

It's Dean Koontz bad.

I didn't put Cell on my list because I never got around to finishing it. If I can get a cheap used copy when I'm in England, I'll finally finish and then will be entitled to giving my opinion, too... so far it has been very, very unfavorable.

I have a hardcover, first edition i will send to you free of charge if you want it.

I don't

[Jean]

no, thank you, not a hardcover! I can't bring it from England, I always have my suitcase full of books and presents, so a hardcover would be a real murderer!

[John Blaze]

pm me, and let me know when you're coming to London again.

[Brice]

Have finished re-reading The Tommyknockers. And you know what? It is good. Maybe not absolutely great, certainly not in the league with It or The Stand, but really very very good. I always named it King novel I liked the least, and now I realized that it was only because I read it immediately after those two big whales, and before Pet Cematary and 'Salem's Lot; well, The Tommyknockers might not hold a candle to any of them, but comparing to the barren plane of, say, Lisey's Story, The Tommyknockers are the Real King - it abounds in great, vivid characters, side-stories that are themselves big literary achievements, great dialogs, those situations and scenes that make the kaleidoscope of any real King novel (what is real King to me, of course - such judgement are always subjective), those little gems that combine into one big treasure. Thank you big-big, Sai King, I am sorry I underestimated that novel for so long.

My revised list of King's worst:

1. Bag of Bones
2. Lisey's Story
3. The Eyes of the Dragon

Someday your list will look like that ^^^ Jean.

[Heather19]

Jean, I urge you to give Bag of Bones a reread, or have you already and still not enjoyed it?

Alas, I have....

So sad, I was hoping upon another try you'd enjoy it. It's one of my favorite stories.

[jemaher]

gerald's game is the Nadir of all things king... followed by rose madder

[Girlystevedave]

Cell is still the worst. ever.

It's Dean Koontz bad.

Cell is one of the few SK books I haven't read yet.....and a lot of the posts on this mb are making me question if I should.

[obscurejude]

John doesn't know what he's talking about. I would suggest specifically considering someone else's opinion, like mine.

[Heather19]

I agree with obscurejude, I quite enjoyed that book.

[John Blaze]

John doesn't know what he's talking about. I would suggest specifically considering someone else's opinion, like mine.

I wouldn't take the advice of a guy who wears horrible pink shirts.

just saying.

and Heather, well, something's obviously wrong with her brain.

[obscurejude]

Feel free to scroll a few pages back and see how voraciously me and JB argued about cell. Its what made us friends.

[fernandito]

Cell is still the worst. ever.

It's Dean Koontz bad.

Right on brotha'!

[Jean]

Jean, I urge you to give Bag of Bones a reread, or have you already and still not enjoyed it?

Alas, I have....

So sad, I was hoping upon another try you'd enjoy it. It's one of my favorite stories.

1. Bag of Bones
2. Lisey's Story
3. The Eyes of the Dragon

Someday your list will look like that ^^^ Jean.

doesn't seem very likely at the moment... you see, those I listed here are exactly opposite to what I recently praised so high about the Tommyknockers, or to what I love so much about how Sai King writes. I'll try to expand on that soon.

[alinda]

Wow,this is the first time ever that I am in agrement
against "The Librarian". B o B was for me a good read.
I suppose somehow I relate to it on a personal level.
It has so many things in common with my life....
Ghosts, Storms, Creepy old men who try to control
other peoples lives, and fortunes. The sheer hatered
shown to the people of color, the steady beat of the
music they created all reminded me of experiences I've
not only lived thru but in some cases endured, and
triumped over. I am still looking for a love that is
strong enough to survive death, but thats okay.
I also found the "refridgerator people" very interesting,
very interesting indeed. I tell you I cant see those
little magnets , and not think of this story!

[John Blaze]

the fridge-a-fader?

I can't wait for my daughter to start talking.

[Vasagi]

All this discussion on the atrocities of King, and so little mention of Dreamcatcher.

[MonteGss]

Dreamcatcher wasn't his best but I wouldn't put it on my Worst List.

[John Blaze]

ditto

[jayson]

Dreamcatcher wasn't his best but I wouldn't put it on my Worst List.

agreed. and certainly not with books like Cell and Lisey's Story out there.

[obscurejude]

I liked Cell and Lisey's Story way better than Dreamcatcher. Well, actually I loved the first third of Dreamcatcher, but had a very hard time finishing it. Cell made me think and Lisey's Story made me want to get married.