There's no way Lisey's Story is King's favorite of his novels. I know he said that, but I refuse to believe that statement was anything but a marketing gimmick

I read all of the Bachman books and I remember Rage the most because I detested it so much. The protagonist was so hard to sympathize and the actions of the people around him so unbelievable it just pissed me off that I'd wasted my time. The Talisman, on the other hand, is one of my favorites. I thought he walked most of the way because Speedy told him he had to.

Top 5 worst for me at the moment... 1. Rage 2. Lisey's Story 3. Later 4. Gerald's Game 5. Elevation Not read The Talsiman (or Black House) yet but I've heard such wildly differing opinions on both, seems like you either love them or hate them.

Probably my least fav King book is Lisey...It took me 10+ years to get through it...I would dnf, then make myself try again...because I kept hearing that it was King's favorite book, so i thought it must have some redeeming value...but no, it was just bad. And the baby-talk gimmick was ultra annoying. Another at/near the bottom is "Colorado Kid"...but it was such a "nothing" for me, that it doesn't inspire the same response for me as "Lisey"

yeah my main problem with Rage is that it's really hard for me to suspend my disbelief for it, it feels very dated. There's a scene close to the end that would never happen haha

I've read all Stephen Kings' books. The five books I like the least must be: The Girl Who Loves Tom Gordon The Regulators Gwendys' Final Task The Running Man Everything's Eventual

I haven't read yet a lot of his work..but so far Elevation is his worsr story..have you read it????

Tommyknockers, Dreamcatcher…

I thought you were smoking crack when you put the Talisman as a #1 worst book, but I was a kid when I read it.. so I suppose I will have to reread it and see if I can catch what you are talking about.

I completely, 100% disagree with on Roadwork! But I get it..... haha

Not sure about the books, but Brittish (or whatever the accent) rage about bad books is my new favorite thing to listen to. 😅

Roadwork - I had seen about a dozen different covers for this book from all over the world, and they gave me the impression that this guy was going to go on a destructive rampage where he destroys stuff and kills people, in order to stop the construction. But the book did not meet my expectations, so I felt disappointed that the covers misled me. I hate that covers can be so misleading. So a year passed, and I re-read it, but this time, I knew what to expect, so I just enjoyed it for what it is, rather than hate it for what it isn't. And now it's one of my favorite King books.

I'm just finishing The Talisman now and just started Roadwork! I must be weird as overall I've fairly enjoyed the Talisman though it is starting to drag a bit as I approach the climax and I'm definitely in 'Let's just get this over with' mode. Only read 28 SK books so far but of those my bottom 5 would be (no particular order) The Colorado Kid The Gunslinger Cycle of the Werewolf (not the artwork though, obvs) The Long Walk Rose Madder

I haven't read the other four you talked about, but I have to disagree on Rage. Rage is a book I was not expecting to love as much as I did. I thought it was just gonna be an angry Stephen King venting his frustrations to the world. It was so much more than that. I recently graduated high school not too long ago, so I get what they're talking about. I had a lot of stuff on my mind at the time, so I know what those kids are going through. I've been wondering who my favorite Stephen King villian was, or at least the scariest. Charlie Decker scares me because he's real. There are so many Charlie Deckers out there, and that scares me. I sympathize with Charlie to a point. I feel bad for him with the way he grew up, but that's where my sympathies end. He's scary. I had a similar incident that, fortunately, wasn't actually real, but I was still scared. Overall, Rage was a book that I didn't think I would particularly care for, but I love it. Charlie Decker scares me the most. This book is the only book that ever scared me. I get the controversy, and I understand it, but I love this book, and that scares me most of all.

Idk why people hate the talisman so much.

from a buick 8. whew... SPOILERS BELOW confusing, repetitive, NOTHING happens. just learn about creepy things come out of a car and people disappearing (into?) the car. and then the car gets a cracked windshield thus losing its power i assume. the end. yikes. didnt find it scary, creepy, spooky, suspenseful, nada. easily one of my least favorites

watching this now!

YES!!!! I completely agree with you about Lisey's Story AND The Road!!! i hated the dialogue

My bottom 3 after 48 books read: - The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon - The Long Walk - Nightmares and Dreamscapes (short story collection).

Lisey's Story - I almost DNFd it. Half way through the audiobook, I set it for 3X speed and powered through the rest. It just made me feel weird.

The Top 5 Worst for me... 1. The Talisman 2. Pet Sematary (in my opinion) 3. The Lawnmower Man 4. Graveyard Shift 5. Children of the Corn The reason I put Pet Sematary, Lawnmower Man, Graveyard Shift, and Children of the Corn on here is because I didn't care for them. I didn't like Pet Sematary because the whole story felt like a damn drama instead of a horror novel, and I happen to be a cat lover, so the way this novel painted it out to be REALLY pissed me off. I didn't like The Lawnmower Man because...well, it's just a fat guy buck naked eating grass like a goat. Wtf?! 😂 That's it? That's it?! We had *all* this build up, and we had every ounce of suspense, all to witness the pure, ungodly horror...of a naked obese man, chowing down on God's cesar salad? It's more funny than scary! 😅 When I read this, I was laughing the entire time! Not because of what the narrator went through (because nothing happens), but because we are meant to believe that this is scary! I didn't like Graveyard Shift because it wasn't like the movie where it has a giant bat. Instead, we just have a bunch of rats. That's it. A swarm of rats. No giant bats in the original book. Just a blatant ripoff of James Herbert, who did a much better job with that concept than Stephen King ever did. Now, I didn't like Children of the Corn not because of the concept, but because of the lead characters. Oh my god, they were assholes! They just won't shut up! All they ever do is fight, yell, scream, and I wanted to jump into the book and punch them in their fucking faces, then look them dead in the eyes and say, "You know why! Now have a nice day." Don't get me wrong, my all-time favorite stories by Stephen King were The Green Mile and Misery, but all of his books weren't that interesting for me. I didn't get into Stephen King because they were repetitive. "It's about an author in Maine with a drinking problem," and it just goes on forever and forever without stopping. I get it that he's proud of his home state, and he conquered his alcoholism, and I'm happy for him, but dammit, we get it, Stephen! You don't have to hammer in the idea that you're self-inserting into a story that's a cross between a ghost story and a dumbass soap opera! It's just ass-backwards! This is some next level Tyler Perry shit, but with literature instead of motion pictures. But that's just my personal thoughts on Stephen King, and if you disagree it's fine with me.

I’m surprised Dreamcatcher wasn’t on the list. So many readers say it’s his worst book

I enjoyed Lisey's Story okay once I got into it. I DNF From a Buick 8 and Roadwork. Cell was fucking terrible. I haven't read the Talisman or the sequel, or any of the Dark Tower books. I also hated Desperation and the Regulators, wtf? I pretty much stopped reading King in the 90s because all roads led to the Dark Tower and none of it was interesting. I liked Bag of Bones from that period, not much else. And this is bad, but his early stuff, from when he was still drinking, was better. Quitting saved his life but his writing wasn't as good.

The rage book did it's thing because it made you rage XD

Wow. Probably my top 3 King books. Was really looking forward to Steven Speilberg making the movie he owns the rights to. Oh well. Opinions vary.

The Road is a level of shit is out there.

More Talisman ranting!!! yes! great video, man.

So much hate for Rage, which was one of his most literary novels, but no Eyes of the Dragon?? Ok...

From A Buick 8 - I liked the start, but then it gets confusing. I just couldn't follow it and it seemed like it repeats itself. Plus the ending didn't satisfy. I typed this comment before I heard your review, just so you don't think I'm repeating what you said.

LOVE Talisman - its in my top 10 - right here, right now, it’s a popper!

Here's my top 5 worst books Duma key From a Buick 8 The drawing of three The girl who loved tom Gordon Gerald's game Can't stand lisey story I have heard that roadwork is a terrible book don't plan on reading it

The Talisman - your fix for how the kid should have saved his mom reminds me of how I think of Cujo. I put myself in the woman's place and realized a way to defeat Cujo and escape. I hate how stupid the woman was.

I can’t listen anymore once you said The Road was bad lol

Blackhouse is worse than the talisman

Wow couldn’t agree more with you about your number one choice. I absolutely despised The Talisman. I loved the sequel to the Talisman, Black House, but The Talisman was garbage, worst King work by my estimation.

I haven't read any of those books but I'll take your word for it and I'm not gonna read em. I think Stephen King's last OK novel was pet Sematary everything after was crap. I think his best story was Survivor Type. Very auto- biographical.

Lisey’s Story and Children of The Corn for me

Black House is really good

I think king have more bad then good books, his latest books like revival sucks

The Talisman trolled ya. That's the whole thing. You're the victim, and that's the horror. Because you're a citizen of this polluted, arrogant world, and can't perceive the world of daydreams the way Jake was shown how to, and your hatred of the book is simply evidence of its magnficence! lol, I am not at all serious, except like, in the most ridiculous sort of way. I liked Talisman a lot, but, I feel you in terms of the oversight, unbelievable aspect. yeah. I get it.. But, hes a 12 year old boy, and, the guy giving him guidance in the beginning is sort of a wierd fella, Yes he saved his mother and that could have been said in 50 pages, but he needed to do much more than that. He needed to make things better, in a way, Fate had determined that he would take this grand, miserable tour of all these other goings-ons. Ya get how it's about more than just saving his mom? Anyway I am pleased that it's your least-favorite book. We don't gotta all agree on these types of things. Going to watch your Top SK books video now. Cheers!

the talisman is fucking terrible bookish drummer also hates it

What, no Rose Madder?

I have read a total of 36, with a pretty good mix. I have read a majority of the oldies, 3 Bachman, and a good bit of 90's, 2000's, 2010's, and current. I have not read any Dark Tower yet. Here are my bottom five so far: 5 - Christine 4 - Doctor Sleep 3 - Cell 2 - Elevation 1 - Lisey's Story

You my friend are hilarious 😂

Not the most articulate chap out there eh? 30 mins of … “it’s bad because it’s stupid” …