Stephen King Book Rankings | Part I: 1974-1982
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Күн бұрынMike begins to rank the works of his favorite author, Stephen King, beginning with his works from 1974 through 1982. This is a spoiler-free discussion.
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0:00 Introduction & Tier Explanation
3:48 Ranking 1974-1982
21:38 Final Thoughts
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@mikesbookreviews 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Bookworms! Yes, for those who saw it before I editied it out, I almost broke one of the Content Creator Overlords rules and mentioned The Virus That Shall Not Be Named and I just laughed and forgot to edit out the 3-4 seconds while I collected my thoughts. Maybe I should make a blooper reel for the end of the year. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
@candacesalmond951 2 жыл бұрын
YES a blooper reel please LOL
@kathykathyish 2 жыл бұрын
You are my hero, Mike, and I’m a 75 year old woman!!!! Stephen King is my favorite author like you. Your rankings were totally on target. I watch all of your videos, and have learned a lot about fantasy, which is my new genre. Keep ‘‘em” coming! Regarding SALEM’s Lot I have a story. I was a young married woman in my early twenties and my mother in law told me about a book she was reading by an author named “King” that was so scary that she wore her rosary beads around her neck while reading! Of course, it was Salem’s Lot and I’ve been reading “King” ever since!
@divad44 2 жыл бұрын
Great story Kathy!
@PhreakPhantom 2 жыл бұрын
I finally read Pet Sematery and my heart is shattered, that's real horror.
@markymarkeaton 2 жыл бұрын
One of his best for sure! Haven’t been able to reread it since I read it
@PhreakPhantom 2 жыл бұрын
@@markymarkeaton I am a father, so yeah I don't think I will ever have the mindset to read this again. This line will stay with me forever: "his grief came for him fully... It came and dissolved him, unmanned him and took away whatever defenses remained."
@stacyb7623 2 жыл бұрын
Best of king’s book I have read
@peglamphier4745 Жыл бұрын
RIght? I re-read King all the time, but I can NOT re-read Pet Sematery. It's too hard, to awful, too, too much.
@thatfuzzypotato1877 Жыл бұрын
This is a story I need to "nope" out of. I know it would be horrible for my headspace.
@divad44 2 жыл бұрын
OMFG YESSSSSSS JUST WHAT I WANTED. Can’t wait to see how you feel about all the other decades of his works. Thanks for uploading!
@angelaholmes8888 2 жыл бұрын
Salem's lot is definitely a great vampire book 😊🧛♀️🧛♂️
@Jessica-us3gh 2 жыл бұрын
I went to Goodwill a couple weeks ago and found a ton of well loved Stephen King novels. I grabbed each and every one.
@bookscoffeeandadhd 5 ай бұрын
🙏🙏🙏
@simonedwards9450 2 жыл бұрын
Carrie, salems lot, the shining are the greatest debut trilogy in history. Never get tired of reading those three
@nightmarishcompositions4536 2 жыл бұрын
Stephen King’s early horror was on a whole different level. Not just from a scare factor standpoint, but because of how emotional and human his stories and characters are. Love them.
@Book_Grams 2 жыл бұрын
So glad you did this, Mike! Excited to see the rest of the videos!
@cmmosher8035 2 жыл бұрын
I wish i had read The Shining before seeing the movie because for personal reasons the movie resonates with me in a way that the book just couldn't live up. On the other hand Salems Lot is up there with I am Legend for vampire books and it also introduced me to Shirley Jackson who is another of my top tier authors.
@yelisieimurai 6 ай бұрын
I loved the shining movie, and disliked the book unfortunately:(
@lizrsreadingcorner4361 2 жыл бұрын
I loved the tier list. For me The Dead Zone is one of my first Stephen King books. I heard it in audiobook format and I enjoyed it a lot. It had of course the psycho killer part I was looking for and the political aspect was just gold.
@robmoulton7207 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for doing this! Keep up the good work! Can’t wait for all 5 ranking videos!
@joeymarchesi 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you soo much for posting this finally Mike! Can’t wait for Part 2!
@stevendevlin5204 2 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for this! Can never have enough King content and you always have great insight that comes from a place of love 🙌
@genghisgalahad8465 4 ай бұрын
My favorite glimpse is your mug "M-O-O-N. That spells coffee..." 😆 ☕️ 🌕
@QuirkyQuillify 2 жыл бұрын
I've never been a fan of tier lists, but thank you for making this!!! I can tell you put a lot of thought into it and the tier names themselves are delightful. I agree with almost all of your rankings.
@scottferris2686 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Loved it! Keep adding to the existing ranked list, really enjoyed it.
@sandragreen6346 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you are doing this, always adore your King content. Please, please continue tier ranking all books together it will be so interesting to see where you rate each book against the others.
@afeeser 2 жыл бұрын
I would definitely put The Shining higher than Salem's Lot. I just recently read The Shining and found it extremely disturbing, particularly the thoughts of Jack Torrence.
@Yamp44 2 жыл бұрын
Love this as a tier list. It's less dogmatic than a top 10. My personal S tier would be Gunslinger, The Long Walk, Salem's Lot and The Shinning.
@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy 2 жыл бұрын
This is a massive endeavor, Mike, so thank you for providing this content for us. I've got a lot of catching up to do in order to attain the status of a Constant Reader!
@madisongoodyear5040 2 жыл бұрын
This is sooooo fun!
@anna_rn 2 жыл бұрын
Omg! Loved it!!! 😂 loved the ranking. I would’ve moved the shining up to Ka but I haven’t read all of SK’s novels to do a fair comparison. This is a great way to prioritize your SK TBR.
@cipriansirbu3699 2 жыл бұрын
Yess,please continue with these tier-lists,I love this video.Don't know why but I can watch two hours long videos about Stephen King without being bored.😅Only read Carrie,Salem'S Lot and The Shining and I loved all three.
@divad44 2 жыл бұрын
Keep reading him! None of those are even in my top 10! He has so many good books
@alistaircarrigan6206 Жыл бұрын
yeah same, i’ve only read the shining and i’m almost finished per semetary but i love watching videos about king and i’ve already bought myself salem’s lot and his new one fairy tale and honestly i’m so excited to read them
@jzerfass04 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading this. Was a fun watch 🙏🏻
@brianl6151 2 жыл бұрын
Great video Mike as usual. I vote for continuing with adding to the current tier list as it would be a great way yo see you're overall list.
@gator7082 2 жыл бұрын
Cujo will always be my sentimental favorite as it was my first King novel. Very underrated.
@benjaminhostetler3467 2 жыл бұрын
This is great! Thanks for doing this video. Will definitely need to update my Goodreads list
@raduprofeanu6891 2 жыл бұрын
cool video Mike, love to see the rest of the list since i am currently getting into Stephen King.
@vermadheeraj29 2 жыл бұрын
I have started reading Stephen King with the Bachman books and the more someone rates it lower than other King books the more excited I get for the rest of the journey.
@molol44 2 жыл бұрын
I've always loved Kings Richard Bachman books. Most have a grittiness and realism to them. Those are the books I think about the most from King. The Long Walk especially.
@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! The Long Walk and Running Man were my favs out of that collection.
@AnonymousAnonposter 10 ай бұрын
I feel like they have that pulp vibe too. The Long Walk is personally my favorite. Just today I finished reading Thinner, for me the book is three stars and a half, while The Long Walk is five stars.
@iWizard 2 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely great! Thanks man!!
@Leaving_Hope 2 жыл бұрын
This is how I’d rank the ones I’ve read so far: 6. The Shining 5. Firestarter 4. The Long Walk 3. ‘Salem’s Lot 2. The Running Man 1. Rage
@dkropelnicki9819 2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed Roadwork. Probably because I work for a highway department, haha. Also loved the ending of The Running Man. Read it over 7 years ago, I still remember it.
@JoyfulOrb 2 жыл бұрын
I subscribed as soon as you said picking a favorite book was like picking a favorite Beatles song! So happy to be here!
@brittanyhager8027 2 жыл бұрын
I cant wait to see the rest ranked! Awesome video
@eliasisthegreatest 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! I’ve been trying to figure out what Stephen King to read next. Looks like I’m going to be checking out the long walk.
@pokebros17 2 жыл бұрын
Love when you talk King brother. And ranking videos are always fun. Hope you're still enjoying what you're doing on here. You still have a consistent audience and we support ya. Don't break your back for this platform when it doesn't support creators like it should. But know people are watching and still care.
@VenusEscapesToRead 2 жыл бұрын
This is awesome! Thank you!!! Looking forward to the rest!!
@JaimeEnFuego 2 жыл бұрын
Rad status distinction with the 'Tiers' man. Props for going beyond the letters and stoked you implemented the Bachman stuff here. Your King perspective legit inspires and makes me reposition my own. Only alter take is that I adore ROADWORK, although it is very much a bummer of a tale. Super Bach in it's hopelessness.
@mikesbookreviews 2 жыл бұрын
When I put Roadwork there I said “Jaime won’t like this” ha ha
@supernorry3847 2 жыл бұрын
i always love your Stephen King videos. I am looking forward to the next into the multiverse :D
@abhiram1906 2 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for next part
@mustardtiger9875 2 жыл бұрын
Great video, Mike! This is very helpful!
@johanjoseph4802 2 жыл бұрын
Man... I already can't wait for the upcoming parts 💚
@johanjoseph4802 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike. I just realised you didn't count the first 2 novella collections. Needful things and Different Seasons.
@eamonndoohan8863 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike for posting this. I’ve been a fan of Stephen king since I was a teenager. Think my favourite ones were written in the 80s late 70s. I was late in reading the dark tower series. Read it in the wrong order to begin with and missed books.Then at the beginning of last year I started to read the whole series from the gunslinger to the final dark tower book. Wow! What a journey. I just finished the last one 4 weeks ago. I’ve got my favourites. Your channel is great. You’ve got yourself another subscriber!
@nickfoster9350 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome list and video. Maybe you've done so already, but I think a video of top/best Stephen King villains would be a great companion to this series you're doing.
@bridleybateson5622 2 жыл бұрын
Great idea for a video Mike. I've only read the Dark Tower Series and a couple of others by King, so it's good to know where to look next.
@Europa1749 2 жыл бұрын
Favorite SK book is the unabridged "The Stand" which I read in pocketbook format. Second favorite is "11/22/63 listened to on audiobook....loved it. I have never read "It."
@richardcozad1166 2 жыл бұрын
Love the rankings Mike. The only book I disagree with you on is Rage. When it came out in The Bachman Books in the 80’s, I was roughly the same age as Charlie Decker. I identified with Decker in many ways. He obviously had issues that no one was equipped to help him with. At times funny, and mostly tragic. To me, Charlie Decker was the teenage Anti Hero of the 80’s.
@justinthyme2666 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. I started a new job with my company this past Monday and in the morning I'm closing on a house and moving all weekend. Couldn't focus on a book all week, but this was perfect for a little break. I like the tiers, also.
@RLDesrochers 2 жыл бұрын
Love this! Can't wait for the next one.
@Felipexingu 2 жыл бұрын
Cool video Mike, keep going!
@ryanjennings2249 2 жыл бұрын
Dude, your videos just make me want to read more and more. Thanks for the great content!
@mikesbookreviews 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! That makes me happy.
@Fakespy 2 жыл бұрын
Loved the video, Mike! I hope you continue!
@thewickerman4083 2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting Mike. Looking forward to part 2.
@timkirsten6184 2 жыл бұрын
Excited to watch this one. Love your King content Mike!
@sunshine_tidings6983 2 жыл бұрын
Love your videos, love the way you say Stephen Keeeng, and can’t wait to watch the rest!
@stephenoakley7410 2 жыл бұрын
Love the Stephen King content on your channel! I know you're pacing yourself with the into the multiverse, but can't wait for more!!!
@EndlessLaymon 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video Mike.
@andrewmurphy5055 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely keep adding to the tier list
@bradleynoell6178 2 жыл бұрын
I love your King content! Salem's Lot is not just my favorite Stephen King book but one of my favorite books period.
@gustophercokchammer4575 Жыл бұрын
I just picked up the long walk today, can't wait to read it after I finish Fairy Tale. Your praise of it made my mind up, before seeing it at the bookstore today I had never heard of it. It sounded interesting to me because I thought that the characters must be amazing given the plot and my trust in Stephen. Thanks for taking the time and sharing your experience with Stephens novels. I'm subscribed now after finding your channel with this video and look forward to more.
@candacesalmond951 2 жыл бұрын
This is so encouraging! I just read Carrie earlier this year and it was my first King. I didn't know at the time that it was his first book so I decided to read them all in print order. BIG task but I am excited. Glad to see you give many of the first dozen such praise. Time to dive into Salem's Lot! Wish me luck. Also, if you could read a King novel again for the first time what would it be??
@MythicalP 2 жыл бұрын
AMAZING! Thank you Mike!!!!
@NamasteBbooktube 2 жыл бұрын
Loved the tier list, please continue, adding to this list 😀 very interested to see how rank all books from Carrie to Billy Summers 😀😀
@jean-philippelavoie7138 2 жыл бұрын
Great idea! I love the way you do it. And keep those on for next time. I am just starting reading Mr. King in publication order. Just finished Carrie. I am giving myself a decade lol
@kabiansadi 2 жыл бұрын
I could tier rank this video on Ka, and Then Everything Else. Amazing, cant wait for the next ones🔥
@BishopWalters12 2 жыл бұрын
It's really amazing that King didn't have one bad book in that era, The Stand would be the top of this list with Salems Lot and The Dead Zone rounding out the top 3. I would put Gunslinger at the bottom but still a good book.
@jimmyallen8210 2 жыл бұрын
Keep going! Awesome stuff!!
@irishknight6893 2 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!! More Stephen King content!!! :) love it!! Just started The Stand last night, it’s already good, I have started a JOURNEY!
@timmeyer9191 2 жыл бұрын
I like this tier list format. Really cool.
@Michael_L_Morrison 2 жыл бұрын
I won't include them all, but my Ka And Everything Else Row is, in this order: Salem's Lot, The Long Walk, The Stand. My Heart Burns There Too consists of The Gunslinger and The Shining, also in that order. Great stuff Mike! Your S.K. videos are still my favorites!!!
@Xbox_no_More 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video
@pinkbunnyreads 2 жыл бұрын
Yaay! Stephen King ! Awesome video. Can't wait for the next one.
@Ulmo90 2 жыл бұрын
Only read Carrie of these books, but I'm definitely interested im checking out some of these soon
@peglamphier4745 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the work you've done on this. It's delightful. I teach a horror class at a CA university and have my students watch CARRIE (as a pair with ROsemary's Baby for gynecological horror), then encourage the kids that liked it to read it. And some do.... which is pretty cool.
@tank6994 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the ranking. I like where IT is going.👍
@LawsMusic108 Жыл бұрын
thanks so much 4 doing this
@timkirsten6184 2 жыл бұрын
Great vid! Would you consider also doing a tier list of the short story and novella collections? Maybe after you've done the novels as it's hard to directly compare the formats. I'd love to know your thoughts on the collections beyond Different Seasons
@holybaldness8047 2 жыл бұрын
I really love your shelves, how you place your books, your books and those Pops, the Mugs and the other keepsakes.........Oh this was a tier list thing...........Uhhhhhhh......Any thoughts on the Dark Tower series????
@alynam82 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! I'm pretty on par with everything you have here. My only adjustments (and it's just me) I'd have bumped Salems' Lot and The Gunslinger down a peg. Maybe I need to re-read them for a fresher perspective 🤔 but I remember reading Salems Lot later in life, after already consuming many King's works. And it just didn't strike me as much as I had hoped. Same even went with Gunslinger. I read that in High School, and again in 2016, so now that I know my reading tastes have definitely matured over the last five years, I think a re-read sounds tempting
@mmurphy3608 2 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@mikeprince6685 2 жыл бұрын
“Shitters” might be the best tier list option I’ve ever seen
@katelynbaker6832 2 жыл бұрын
Always here for Stephen King content 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@angelaholmes8888 2 жыл бұрын
I would never skip the gunslinger I really enjoyed it I don't understand the hate for the book 🤨🤔 it's definitely one of my favorites in the series
@kaylaqueen6640 2 жыл бұрын
That was my entry to Stephen King. I love The Gunslinger. I reread it last year so I could finish the DT series. Still working my way through the series slowly, but because of Mike, I have way too many things on my TBR lol. Love it though!
@murraymoore9013 2 жыл бұрын
I agree with you I liked The Gunslinger.
@angelaholmes8888 2 жыл бұрын
@@kaylaqueen6640 yeah I have many books on my tbr list thanks to mike 🙂👍
@jeffhaubrich6121 2 жыл бұрын
We are aligned, I probably would rate The Gunslinger higher as it blew my mind when I read it as a teenager. Please keep going with this, you are helping me rate my collection!
@murraymoore9013 2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed the video.
@tylerpeck9754 2 жыл бұрын
I recently did a twitch stream where i talked about my fave short stories from each collection book. it was a lot of fun. I was debating doing a ranking video from each decade where i roll a dice to determine the book's initial seeding like a ncaa bracket and then I pick my faves and have an overall winner, if that makes sense.
@brandongibson3907 2 жыл бұрын
Clever way to do a tier list. My favorite King book so far is The Stand.
@marco.savini.128 2 жыл бұрын
What you said about The Stand's lenght is completely true, when i read "It" i knew it was gonna take a long time, so i didn't force myself to read it, i went slow, i read other things in between, I'm a fast reader but i still took a whole month to read it, i didn't try to cram it in a week just to say i finished it
@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD 2 жыл бұрын
Yes yes yes!!! This is great!!
@anthonygrimes1075 2 жыл бұрын
Aewsome video idea! Salems lot is one of my favorites however I might be alone in not seeing where the "scary" is in those vampires, it came across as more emotionally scary to me.
@Leroy510 2 жыл бұрын
I've read most of these, except the Long Walk... looks like I need to add that to the tbr!
@bookmeridian 2 жыл бұрын
I feel like the tier list is perfect for the multiverse. Always love me some King content
@simonedwards9450 2 жыл бұрын
Carrie - Ka and then everything else Salems lot - Ka and then everything else The shining - Ka and then everything else Rage - Shitters The Stand - Ka and then everything else The long walk - you’ve got the shine The Dead zone - you’ve got the shine Firestarter - my heart burns there too Roadwork - you’ve got the shine Cujo - my heart burns there too The running man - dirty birdie The gunslinger - you’ve got the shine
@dugefreshhh9743 2 жыл бұрын
YESSS KING CONTENT
@loudoesreviews 2 жыл бұрын
Love your Tier List categories - especially Dirty Birdy. We're pretty simpatico on these rankings. The only change I would make is to put The Shining up into the top category.
@marcusmusings 2 жыл бұрын
this is great. For me, I really enjoyed Roadwork, and I liked Running Man slightly more than Long Walk. I didn't like that King seemed to just end the book without any real conclusion. I need to give Salem's Lot a reread. I thought it was fine after my initial read, but nothing earth shattering
@thebarky1988 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Mike. I read all these SK books. I agree with your assessment on where to place the books. I loved the Long Walk! I can’t believe King was a teenager when he wrote it. I also loved Salem’s Lot and liked that vampires were not romanticized…. Thanks. I love your channel and especially anything King and. Tolkien.
@aneilsekhon9330 2 жыл бұрын
YES MIKE!!!
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