I haven't read Full Dark, No Stars, but I can only imagine. I may give it a try, though. I can handle King's best horror if I read it slowly and give myself time to digest. Also, I liked most everything pre-Insomnia. After that, not so much. There have been exceptions - The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon and Bag of Bones, for example - but most, I haven't. I'm not quite sure why.
It's hard for me to tell which of his books or stories are actually horror and which are just macabre. My favorite of all his books was The Stand, for example, but I've never been certain just where to place it category-wise. My next after that was probably Rose Madder, which I don't think was one of his better sellers. Following that, probably The Talisman.
Even when I get scared or (most often) just plain squicked, I have to admire his characterization, dialogue and description.
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Date: 2011-10-30 08:18 pm (UTC)It's hard for me to tell which of his books or stories are actually horror and which are just macabre. My favorite of all his books was The Stand, for example, but I've never been certain just where to place it category-wise. My next after that was probably Rose Madder, which I don't think was one of his better sellers. Following that, probably The Talisman.
Even when I get scared or (most often) just plain squicked, I have to admire his characterization, dialogue and description.
And I liked Different Seasons also.