what do you think are his overlooked books?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Stephen King
doowopfan — 12 years ago(March 22, 2014 03:53 PM)
The ones nobody ever really talks about, on here or elsewhere? I never hear anyone discuss Firestarter, the book or the movie. Are there any fans of it? Also, my second favorite King book is The Eyes of the Dragon. I hardly ever see anything about this one either.
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BertramWilberforceWooster — 12 years ago(March 22, 2014 04:02 PM)
Eyes of the Dragon is a popular book, but it does get overlooked when compared to his other books. Particularly with regards to The Stand and The Dark Tower series. Another overlooked one is Thinner. That was the last TRUE Bachmann novel (meaning no one knew who Bachmann really was). Hearts in Atlantis is another, but I think people tend to forget it, again, unless it's in connection to The Dark Tower.
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Merc_for_Albz — 12 years ago(March 22, 2014 06:14 PM)
Firestarter is great, really good book. but I don't think its overlooked its somewhat of a classic. The Eyes of the Dragon is also good.
as far as most underrated/overlooked, I would go with these:
The Tommyknockers
The Dark Half
Needful Things
Gerald's Game- The Bachman Books - The Running Man is amazing, sh-t movie though. The Long Walk and Roadwork are both awesome, insane that there haven't been film adaptions to either one. Thinner is also pretty good, haven't seen the movie though.
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Mark_Graisons_Moustache — 11 years ago(May 12, 2014 09:55 AM)
Most of the Bachmans are probably overlooked, but "Roadwork" is the best of the Bachmans and, in my opinion, a Top 10 book from King's entire opus. I think if it had been published under the King name, it would be considered a literary classic today.
What else? Hmmmm. I think while "Cujo" is famous, it is often overlooked or dismissed. It has a lot of stuff to say about the disintegration of the ideal American nuclear family, and Donna Trenton is one of the most complex characters in King's work. -
mram16 — 11 years ago(January 27, 2015 03:52 PM)
I don't hear people talk about
Roadwork
or
The Running Man
much.
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