Stephen King

[sailor]

I got into a conversation, with a friend of mines son, about
science fiction/ horror writers. etc. etc.
He's about 25, I think.. He seems to think, King is the greatest
writer of all time. I told him,
the only thing King ever wrote worth a darn was "The Green Mile".
I also told him, King wouldn't make a pimple on Edgar Rice Burrough's
azz.. or Rod Serling. or Edgar Allen Poe for that matter.
He said, he'd never heard of Burrough.. I didn't know what to say, after
that.. What say you ??

[Tex_Cattleman]

I apparently don't read enough.

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[SmTx]

But did those guys do more cocaine than king??

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[curtintex]

The only think king ever wrote worth a darn was “The Green Mile”?

You must have forgotten a few. “Misery”. “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption”. “The Shining”. “Salem’s Lot”. “It”. C’mon man.


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[kae006]

He's clearly never read anything written by GhostGoblin.

[Bullseye07]

Stephen King

The only think king ever wrote worth a darn was “The Green Mile”?

You must have forgotten a few. “Misery”. “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption”. “The Shining”. “Salem’s Lot”. “It”. C’mon man.


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Not to mention: “Carrie”, “The Stand”, “Cujo”, “Children of the Corn”, “Pet Cemetery”


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[Kevin]

I’ve read LOTS of books but never anything by Burrough, although I know his works. Sometimes the really old stuff doesn’t work well for modern readers.

With that said, books are like movies - everyone has a different preference. King has some great works beyond Green Mile, but he’s not my favorite writer. Too wordy.

If someone said my favorite writer was the pimple on someone’s ***, I would just assume a lot of other stuff about the individual.

[Fishndude]

Best and wealthiest (hand in hand)…Stephen King

[curtintex]

He's clearly never read anything written by GhostGoblin.

This is pure classic[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]


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[Longhorn95]

The Body (movie version) Stand by Me

[BarW]

King has his place and entertainment value.
The GOAT he is not.
Tell the kid to read Tolkien.


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[Katch66]

The Dark Tower series is very good reading. The Stand is also a great book.

[bullets13]

The only think king ever wrote worth a darn was “The Green Mile”?

You must have forgotten a few. “Misery”. “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption”. “The Shining”. “Salem’s Lot”. “It”. C’mon man.


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The Stand and the gunslinger series are my favorites. King may not be the goat, but he’s written a lot of good stuff.

[Artos]

King is a brilliant writer if you have thing with death...most of his writing revolves around it entirely.

Pet Cemetery made me laugh & also gave me nightmares...if you like the movie Stand by Me, it was based off his work The Body.

Books / reading is in the eye of the beholder...I'm a huge fan of Brad Thor's work.

[3DW5]

Sailor, with all due respect, King is probably the greatest writer of my generation. Many colleges now days have whole classes dedicated to his work. While I hate his political views his books are very impressive.