Carrie by Stephen King

This book is a perfect example of why Stephen King is a household name.  It was so original and the story was so tormenting for all involved; to the point where I almost feel ashamed for liking it so much.  The story is told from the accounts of those involved, from scientific journal entries, legal proceedings from after the main timeline.  This book is low on the creepy level you would normally associate with King tales, and I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to get a true feel for Stephen King as an author or just read something flat out awesome.

Misery by Stephen King

Stephen King has an ability unlike any other to create two extreme characters; one who you love and feel the pain of and share their every emotion, and then the one who is the epitome of evil, that you hate more than anything.  Every terrible thing that happened to Paul as he slowly broke mentally and gave up hope just filled me with more rage for retaliation over Annie, but being a Stephen King novel, you really never know what to expect and a happy ending it not always guaranteed.  The other amazing aspect of this story is how King was able to write a story within the story which mimicked the main story, and at the same time talking in the main plot about the difference between things that happen in books and those that happen in real life; it was pretty genius.

The Long Walk by Stephen King

This was an odd book in that the story was relatively boring (one hundred kids walked until they dropped and they would be killed), and there was not too much character development, but somehow at the end of the book I thought to myself, "that was not too bad." I am not sure when it happened, when I was about halfway through I almost put it down because the story kept repeating itself, but I stuck with it, and nothing really changed, but it became better. I can not fully endorse other people reading this book, because I can see why many people would not want to or why they would not enjoy it, but I liked it, although I can not fully explain why.

The Gingerbread Girl by Stephen King

A short and intense story by the master Stephen King.  It was almost like a mix between Misery and Duma Key, with the description of scenery and torment.  Very few characters, and the ones that were there you did not really get a chance to connect with, but at the same time you were still hoping for the best scenario.

Duma Key by Stephen King

A very interesting book with some great characters. Duma Key is very long, drawn out, and slow moving, but with some great moments of suspense. As you read along you actually start to get to know the main character, Edgar, pretty well and start to feel his pain, and fear his fears. This may not be one of King's scariest novels, but that does not mean it is not fantastic in and of itself (plus I do not like horror novels so there are many King books I will not read, luckily this was not one of them).

Blaze by Stephen King

It is amazing that Stephen King is able to create the author Richard Bachman with his own writing style so unique from King, but I guess that is why Stephen King was able to become the legend that he is. This is an interesting journey of a mentally challenged man as he struggled through life and was coerced into a life of crime. It was a nice nod to Of Mice and Men, and well worth reading.

Under the Dome by Stephen King

By far my favorite King book to date. An amazing and plentiful cast of characters will keep anyone turning pages through the telling of their parallel stories. What's going on? Why is there a dome? Can one man really be that evil? Is this a clustermug or what? SO many questions and so much time to answer them as this book was quite lengthy, but as they say.."with great length comes great responsibility", and Under the Dome stood up to the challenge and provided a great read with great flow. I love this book, and I think others will too.