I have always loved the movie Christine. Finally, I read the book last week or so, and wow. Loved it! I am so glad to hear someone love it. 11/22/63 is my favorite SK book.
Great list! It’s always interesting to see how everyone’s differs. If you loved IT that much you have to read Boy’s Life by Robert McCammon and Summer of Night by Dan Simmons
Love seeing the drawing of the three as the top ranked DT book. I read it on vacation so think that may inflate my ranking a bit, but man that starts off with a bang and never lets off the gas. It’s easily my #1 in the series, and it’s not particularly close
It is without a doubt the first book I want to reread from King. I can see it moving up in the rankings drastically. I just was too young to full appreciate it at the time.
omg reading "The Long Walk" while on a treadmill. I've got to try this LOL. The only book that ever broke my heart. When DeVries says "It's time to sit down, Garraty." and just let's himself get shot to end the unfair game. Nice list, Riley!
@@cleverlydevisedmyth It’s funny because I initially tried to walk at the same pace as the boys, but it was way too difficult. 3mph was much more manageable lol😂 I am very excited to pick it up again once I start rereading his books! Thanks for the comment (:
I thought it was super fast paced! I didn't think it needed to be part of the Bill Hodges trilogy, but I thoroughly enjoyed it! Definitely my favourite in the trilogy!
@@RileyReads19 I agree. I would have liked that story to be a stand alone, with some more back story on Rothstein and Bellamy. I’m going to do a reread of the trilogy later this year I think. Haha
Really nice to see young people reading. I'm that old that I read most of these on original release. Nobody will be able to fill the void when King expires. He's once in a lifetime.
very cool and interesting list with a few refreshing picks.i really need to get around to desperation as it does sound cool but regulators does seem like one of those super crazy weird fun books
Thanks! I genuinely was shocked by how much I enjoyed Desperation. The Regulators was alright, but I definitely wouldn’t have enjoyed it as much if I didn’t read Desperation first. Happy reading (:
Really very good ranking. You express yourself with clarity, to the point and at adequate speed. Says one who has seen many SK YT tier lists and rankings. I am now remembering that other great young SK reviewer from the Otherworldsthathis channel in England. I've read 61 SK books, all of them fiction except On Writing and only one, The Gunslinger, in the Dark Tower Series. Best so far and only 10/10: 11/22/63 Worst 6/10 both: The Girld Who Loved Tom Gordon and The Long Walk. They have in common that repetitive progress of the protagonists' journey. I don't find IT so interesting (repetitive, unnecessary long) but still 7/10. Like you, I don't find The Body so interesting, though not bad.. Some discrepancies with your ranking: I gave Blaze and Dolores Claiborne 9/10. Others I also consider his best: Dr Mercedes trilogy, Joyland, Revival, The Green Mile, Salem's Lot, The Shining and Desperation. Best short story collection: Skeleton Crew. 9/10. Best story: The Jaunt. Last read: If You Like it Darker 7/10 I encourage you to continue with your videos.
@@Santi_407 Thank you so much for your comment! I really appreciate it (: I always love hearing/watching other people’s rankings of Stephen King’s works! I love how even though there are discrepancies in our lists, you are polite and respectful. That’s why I personally like UA-cam videos, I find the audience to be much more respectful than other social media platforms. I haven’t read, “You Like It Darker” yet… but I am hoping to make a video about it once I do read it. Stay tuned for that one (; Which short story in that collection was your favourite??
My top 10 changes all the time, but I am right with you on your 1 & 2. Both of those books interchange for me and are masterpieces, but your #1 is my #1 as well. Just something about Derry!
Kudos on your list, man! If there's one thing I've gathered from the various lists of everyone's SK rankings, is how almost each book hits differently with each reader besides the Top 10 books which are more or less the same. Personally I've only read 10 books of the king of horror but this is my current ranking: 1. Under the Dome 2. The Stand 3. It 4. 11.22.63 5. Needful things 6. Pet Sematary 7. Outsider 8. Salem's lot 9. Firestarter 10. Talisman A. I sort of got lost with the Talisman at the second half but I must say that you got me intrigued to give Black house a shot. B. I wholeheartedly enjoyed 'It' but I did wish there was more "screen time" for It in the book. C. Under the Dome was a gem for me, mainly for the aspects you mentioned.
@@yair1010 Thanks for the comment brotha! Very solid top 10. Under the Dome was a suspense-filled book. Personally, I struggled with the corruption of power and the evil-doings of Jim Rennie and his son Junior (along with the police force). I just found it hard to enjoy watching these awful things happen to these innocent people😂. Still a great book!! Definitely give Black House a try. I liked listening to the audiobook (as I felt it fit the narrative style better). There are Dark Tower tie ins however… so, if you haven’t read those books yet, you might not appreciate it as much, and that’s perfectly understandable! Thanks again for your comment (:
@@RileyReads19 Completely understandable with Jim Rennie and his thugs but on the other hand, it makes their Karma be so satisfying IMO 😄 Well I am certainly planning to give The Dark Tower series a go so either way Black house will have to wait a bit 😆 Aside from that, my next two reads of King will most likely be The Institute and a bag of bones :)
Oh, I was absolutely NOT a Revival fan! I felt like I was waiting for the book to start the whole time. I'm so curious to see a review of it from someone who liked it.
Thank you so much! I have watched a ton of your videos. You have a great UA-cam channel! I've also watched your ranking... so I can understand why you disagree with mine haha.
Hey! Thank you for the positive feedback! This was my first time making a UA-cam video, so I tried very hard with the editing. I have the book sitting on my shelf, but I am at the stage where I am wanting to read more books by other authors. I will definitely read it at some point (potentially a future video) but at the moment I am going to consume a wide variety of authors (:
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is my worst book, mainly because as a South African I know nothing about baseball. Great ranking, mine differs from yours, but that is what's great about these kind of videos. The Stand is my favorite King book. If you enjoyed that you will love Swan Song by Robert McCammon. IT is awesome, You have to read Boy's Life by Robert McCammon. Awesome video! I do recommend Skeleton Crew as well. Keep going Constant Reader!
I can’t really give my opinion on my top Stephen King books since I’ve only read one, which was Misery. And funny enough, it’s the one you haven’t fully finished reading 😂 I actually finished it today, so I was curious to see your score…. I would say it’s a good book, 4.5/5 in my opinion. I wouldn’t give it 5 stars since there were some parts I didn’t care for (ex - the book within the book) and idk about the ending. I still don’t know how I feel about it, but that’s okay😂 you’ll see why when you finish reading it at one point✌️
Hey! Thanks for your comment (: I started reading King in Grade 12 (age 17). Although I love hearing that she wants to start reading Stephen King (at such an early age) I would be cautious on which books she is reading. There are some great options for her age, such as the following: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Fairy Tale, The Institute, and Eyes of the Dragon. These books are pretty tame and would be a great starting point for her (in my opinion).
@@gabrielaalvarez259 it depends what the kid is used to. Me and my friend group watched the SAW movies in 4th grade (10-11 year olds) and we turned out fine for the most part. Stephen king isn't usually scary or gory at all, I think by 15 she should be fine handling everything.
I think any form of art is fine to ingest at any age as long as you set good morals on your kid I grew watching horror movies with my mom and shooting guns w my dad and have never felt that violence is the answer for anything except the protection of your family 🇺🇸
Man, we are twins! Same kurt cobain's poster, same tastes on king's books. I like books that other people don't like. My top 5: misery, christine, the shining, 11/22/63, and first position desperation. I don't like it but it's my fault because I tried three times to read it as my king's beginning book. And I failed three times. Awful memories interwoven to this book.
@@MarinaMacca-i2t I only have one copy of the “Bachman Books” which includes a physical copy of the short story Rage… I probably wont be selling it though because it is in amazing condition and I paid very little for it😂 sorry!!
Good one brother! If you could only keep the summary of the book a bit more brief, it would be perfect for me:D But take it easy, for me everything is spoiler:D
Needful Things being so low hurts my heart. But, then Desperation being so high returned my heart to happiness. Every King list is interesting. Good job
People like different books I guess haha. For me, I loved the story, and I was intrigued with the idea of reading a 1000+ page book… the longest I had read before that was only 600 pages, so I think that was a personal challenge for me and it made me appreciate it a lot more (:
I just watched like 30 videos with stephen king ranking and all of them are completely diferent...I love this...
Cool video, keep it up! More King content please!
I have always loved the movie Christine. Finally, I read the book last week or so, and wow. Loved it! I am so glad to hear someone love it. 11/22/63 is my favorite SK book.
Great list! It’s always interesting to see how everyone’s differs.
If you loved IT that much you have to read Boy’s Life by Robert McCammon and Summer of Night by Dan Simmons
Haven’t read either yet! Thank you for the recommendations!
Agreed on Boys Life!!!!
Boy's Life is my all time favorite
Love seeing the drawing of the three as the top ranked DT book. I read it on vacation so think that may inflate my ranking a bit, but man that starts off with a bang and never lets off the gas. It’s easily my #1 in the series, and it’s not particularly close
I'm definitely one to support everyone's opinion, but Misery at 28 made me shed a tear
It is without a doubt the first book I want to reread from King. I can see it moving up in the rankings drastically. I just was too young to full appreciate it at the time.
@@RileyReads19 completely understand that perspective
Great job. Enjoyed your rankings.
Suggestion: Nix the background music.
omg reading "The Long Walk" while on a treadmill. I've got to try this LOL.
The only book that ever broke my heart. When DeVries says "It's time to sit down, Garraty." and just let's himself get shot to end the unfair game. Nice list, Riley!
@@cleverlydevisedmyth It’s funny because I initially tried to walk at the same pace as the boys, but it was way too difficult. 3mph was much more manageable lol😂
I am very excited to pick it up again once I start rereading his books!
Thanks for the comment (:
Great! You just spoiled the ending for me :)
Enhorabuena, gran vídeo, saludos desde Burgos, España.
Congratulations, great video, new sub from Burgos, Spain.
Thank you for loving Finders Keepers. I feel it’s criminally underrated.
I thought it was super fast paced! I didn't think it needed to be part of the Bill Hodges trilogy, but I thoroughly enjoyed it! Definitely my favourite in the trilogy!
@@RileyReads19 I agree. I would have liked that story to be a stand alone, with some more back story on Rothstein and Bellamy. I’m going to do a reread of the trilogy later this year I think. Haha
Really nice to see young people reading. I'm that old that I read most of these on original release. Nobody will be able to fill the void when King expires. He's once in a lifetime.
❤❤❤❤ I’ve just read holly book and about to read the shining love Stephen king
Great first video! Welcome :)
Thank you!! (:
Ahh welcome to booktube!!!!☺️
Yo
glad to see how high you put the dead zone, which is my all time favorite by him
very cool and interesting list with a few refreshing picks.i really need to get around to desperation as it does sound cool but regulators does seem like one of those super crazy weird fun books
Thanks! I genuinely was shocked by how much I enjoyed Desperation. The Regulators was alright, but I definitely wouldn’t have enjoyed it as much if I didn’t read Desperation first.
Happy reading (:
I agreed with you more than I do I lot of these videos! You’re the man 🙌🤝👏
@@chancemoody8448 Appreciate you brotha 🫡
Really very good ranking. You express yourself with clarity, to the point and at adequate speed. Says one who has seen many SK YT tier lists and rankings. I am now remembering that other great young SK reviewer from the Otherworldsthathis channel in England.
I've read 61 SK books, all of them fiction except On Writing and only one, The Gunslinger, in the Dark Tower Series.
Best so far and only 10/10: 11/22/63
Worst 6/10 both: The Girld Who Loved Tom Gordon and The Long Walk.
They have in common that repetitive progress of the protagonists' journey.
I don't find IT so interesting (repetitive, unnecessary long) but still 7/10. Like you, I don't find The Body so interesting, though not bad..
Some discrepancies with your ranking:
I gave Blaze and Dolores Claiborne 9/10.
Others I also consider his best: Dr Mercedes trilogy, Joyland, Revival, The Green Mile, Salem's Lot, The Shining and Desperation.
Best short story collection: Skeleton Crew. 9/10. Best story: The Jaunt.
Last read: If You Like it Darker 7/10
I encourage you to continue with your videos.
@@Santi_407 Thank you so much for your comment! I really appreciate it (:
I always love hearing/watching other people’s rankings of Stephen King’s works! I love how even though there are discrepancies in our lists, you are polite and respectful. That’s why I personally like UA-cam videos, I find the audience to be much more respectful than other social media platforms.
I haven’t read, “You Like It Darker” yet… but I am hoping to make a video about it once I do read it. Stay tuned for that one (;
Which short story in that collection was your favourite??
What were your thoughts with Under the Dome?
@@yair1010 I gave it 8/10.
Desperation is awesome, makes me glad to see this much appreciation for it
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it, especially because no one really talks about it! Definitely one of King's most underrated books.
My top 10 changes all the time, but I am right with you on your 1 & 2. Both of those books interchange for me and are masterpieces, but your #1 is my #1 as well. Just something about Derry!
IT is truly special and magical. Thank you for your comment (:
Kudos on your list, man!
If there's one thing I've gathered from the various lists of everyone's SK rankings, is how almost each book hits differently with each reader besides the Top 10 books which are more or less the same.
Personally I've only read 10 books of the king of horror but this is my current ranking:
1. Under the Dome
2. The Stand
3. It
4. 11.22.63
5. Needful things
6. Pet Sematary
7. Outsider
8. Salem's lot
9. Firestarter
10. Talisman
A. I sort of got lost with the Talisman at the second half but I must say that you got me intrigued to give Black house a shot.
B. I wholeheartedly enjoyed 'It' but I did wish there was more "screen time" for It in the book.
C. Under the Dome was a gem for me, mainly for the aspects you mentioned.
@@yair1010 Thanks for the comment brotha! Very solid top 10. Under the Dome was a suspense-filled book. Personally, I struggled with the corruption of power and the evil-doings of Jim Rennie and his son Junior (along with the police force). I just found it hard to enjoy watching these awful things happen to these innocent people😂. Still a great book!!
Definitely give Black House a try. I liked listening to the audiobook (as I felt it fit the narrative style better). There are Dark Tower tie ins however… so, if you haven’t read those books yet, you might not appreciate it as much, and that’s perfectly understandable!
Thanks again for your comment (:
@@RileyReads19
Completely understandable with Jim Rennie and his thugs but on the other hand, it makes their Karma be so satisfying IMO 😄
Well I am certainly planning to give The Dark Tower series a go so either way Black house will have to wait a bit 😆
Aside from that, my next two reads of King will most likely be The Institute and a bag of bones :)
Damn bro your underatted
Oh, I was absolutely NOT a Revival fan! I felt like I was waiting for the book to start the whole time. I'm so curious to see a review of it from someone who liked it.
I LIVE for It! one of my faves all time
great ranking video! even though I disagree with a lot of your ordering lol
Thank you so much! I have watched a ton of your videos. You have a great UA-cam channel! I've also watched your ranking... so I can understand why you disagree with mine haha.
@@RileyReads19 awesome, thanks man
Great video, great editing, great ranking
BTW, do you plan on reading You Like It Darker?
Hey! Thank you for the positive feedback! This was my first time making a UA-cam video, so I tried very hard with the editing. I have the book sitting on my shelf, but I am at the stage where I am wanting to read more books by other authors. I will definitely read it at some point (potentially a future video) but at the moment I am going to consume a wide variety of authors (:
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is my worst book, mainly because as a South African I know nothing about baseball. Great ranking, mine differs from yours, but that is what's great about these kind of videos. The Stand is my favorite King book. If you enjoyed that you will love Swan Song by Robert McCammon. IT is awesome, You have to read Boy's Life by Robert McCammon. Awesome video! I do recommend Skeleton Crew as well. Keep going Constant Reader!
Thanks Cliff (: looking forward to picking those books up at some point!
Dada chuck?
curious to see how your list changes once you read more of his books and maybe reread some of them as well
Hahaha, I have a feeling it probably will change a ton!
I can’t really give my opinion on my top Stephen King books since I’ve only read one, which was Misery. And funny enough, it’s the one you haven’t fully finished reading 😂
I actually finished it today, so I was curious to see your score…. I would say it’s a good book, 4.5/5 in my opinion. I wouldn’t give it 5 stars since there were some parts I didn’t care for (ex - the book within the book) and idk about the ending. I still don’t know how I feel about it, but that’s okay😂 you’ll see why when you finish reading it at one point✌️
Haha that’s hilarious! So funny how the only one you’ve read is the one I haven’t fully finished😂
Thanks for the comment brotha! 🫡
Drawing of the Three is my favorite Tower book as well, you need to read Duma Key and Bag of Bones
@@kevinphelps5807 Noted!
I have an 11 year old daughter Who wants to read Stephen King books, how old were you when you read your first Stephen King book ?
Hey! Thanks for your comment (:
I started reading King in Grade 12 (age 17).
Although I love hearing that she wants to start reading Stephen King (at such an early age) I would be cautious on which books she is reading.
There are some great options for her age, such as the following: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Fairy Tale, The Institute, and Eyes of the Dragon.
These books are pretty tame and would be a great starting point for her (in my opinion).
@@RileyReads19 Thanks ! I dont know why she is just in such a hurry😱
Great video!
@@gabrielaalvarez259 it depends what the kid is used to. Me and my friend group watched the SAW movies in 4th grade (10-11 year olds) and we turned out fine for the most part. Stephen king isn't usually scary or gory at all, I think by 15 she should be fine handling everything.
@@user-ly2ll5od1r Thanks a lot!
I think any form of art is fine to ingest at any age as long as you set good morals on your kid I grew watching horror movies with my mom and shooting guns w my dad and have never felt that violence is the answer for anything except the protection of your family 🇺🇸
The Talisman is in my top 5!
Man, we are twins! Same kurt cobain's poster, same tastes on king's books. I like books that other people don't like. My top 5: misery, christine, the shining, 11/22/63, and first position desperation. I don't like it but it's my fault because I tried three times to read it as my king's beginning book. And I failed three times. Awful memories interwoven to this book.
Hi riley! Have you got a copy of rage to send me? Because in italy it's impossible to find it. Thanks!
@@MarinaMacca-i2t I only have one copy of the “Bachman Books” which includes a physical copy of the short story Rage… I probably wont be selling it though because it is in amazing condition and I paid very little for it😂 sorry!!
@@RileyReads19 thank you very much for your answer. Very kind of you.
Good one brother! If you could only keep the summary of the book a bit more brief, it would be perfect for me:D But take it easy, for me everything is spoiler:D
Glad ,Christine #5 👍
Absolutely loved it! Such an amazing book!
Just subscribed. I really recommend reading Later. Theres a connection to another book I think u will like.😎
@@stephentheshywarrior2759 i’ll need to find a copy and read it soon! Thanks for subscribing (:
Needful Things being so low hurts my heart. But, then Desperation being so high returned my heart to happiness. Every King list is interesting. Good job
Thank you very much! I appreciate it (:
Finally I found a great Stephen King ranking video! Now I desperately need to read “Desperation”😂 Greetings from Ukraine 🇺🇦
Trivia have you ever heard what Stephen King's favorite story is... I just heard last night what it is...
Hmmm… I recall him saying that “Lisey’s Story” is one of his favourites. I don’t know if that’s the right answer or not though 🤷♂️
It's a short story called survivor type...
@@franciscoovalle4853 oh yes, I’ve read it before! It was pretty good!
Peter Straub is Steven King. It is his pseudonym 😂
Uhhh what? Lol
Man I'll never understand why people like the Stand - I thought it was so boring
People like different books I guess haha. For me, I loved the story, and I was intrigued with the idea of reading a 1000+ page book… the longest I had read before that was only 600 pages, so I think that was a personal challenge for me and it made me appreciate it a lot more (:
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