Only 18% over on RT.

Love 'The Gunslinger' but 'The Drawing of the Three' is my fave followed by 'The Wastelands'.

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And Frowny is simply a dumbass.

Lol I never read it, unbunch your panties. I just think King is largely a hack writer so it fit.

And FYI Chris has come out in support of King before so don't be fooled into taking the bait... I said knowing full well Chula will anyway.

Source please. I might have said he can come up with a good plot but that's about it.

Classic Frowny.

Based on what I know of you, you would love 'The Drawing of the Three'. You don't even have to read 'The Gunslinger' first to fully appreciate it.

King's biggest problem is his massive output. He really needed to take some long sabbaticals back in the day. He just couldn't help himself and, of course, his publisher egged him on. Quantity over quality doesn't negate any of his masterpieces though.

The first 3 Dark Tower novels are King at the top of his game. Skip the rest.

I might read it eventually, doubt it tbh. His schlocky writing style is the hardest part to get past for me, and this includes his renowned novels like The Stand, It, Carrie, Christine, Pet Sematary, etc.

I know I've seen you praise at least a few of his books, but I'm certainly not implying that you like his actual writing ability. Nobody who can actually read does.

And don't think I didn't see you edit my quote to call yourself Christ. GFY TBH.

Oh I know what you're thinking of. I gave him his dues as a short story writer because 1408 and Shawshank are both fantastic, storywise and stylistically. I think with his novels he feels the need to go more in depth and just succeeds in writing filler.

A lot of this is that the novels are now dated and that we've become use to the writers who have taken what King did and moved it forward. Clive Barker, Dan Simmons, and Peter Straub come to mind.

Trust me, it wasn't schlocky when the dude was taking over the horror writing world back in the late 70s and through the early 80s.

For the record: Carrie and Christine were never good. Pet Sematary only really works if you are a parent - to some degree. The Stand and It are just outrageously dated.

Salem's Lot will hold up as a creepy novel for a long time.