Ranking Every Stephen King Book (Updated)
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- Here is my Updated Ranking Every Stephen King Book video! What do you guys think of my list? Anything too high? Anything too low? Leave YOUR ranking down in the comments below!
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11/22/63 is simply the greatest King book this side of the year 2000 and by a long way too. It's a underrated masterpiece that in my opinion can rival anything else he has written ... ever. All entertainment is subjective of course, so there is no right and wrong way to feel, it's how each individual reacts to what they find entertaining.
I’m glad you enjoy it. I disagree though, it’s certainly not underrated, there’s so many King fans AND non-king fans who love that book.
I know what you mean, Karl. That book has such a way of transporting me in a specific way. I felt every emotion reading that one.
@@cambrodia3189 It's a top notch book.
@@BookishDrummer It's amazing how King fans can differ. The Dead Zone is my favourite book as I know it is yours, not many others feel the same way then we differ so strongly with 11/22/63. If I really think of Kings works as a whole, 11/22/63 may just be my second favourite.
I actually think Billy Summers is better
always cool to see these lists with different perspectives and many surprises. its always nice to hear people appreciate Eyes of The Dragon i also find it to be underrated and fun to read through.
also i really dig the hoodie you have.
Thank you so much!
This has to be the most upside down ranking video of Stephen king books I have ever seen! AND I absolutely love it hahaha! I appreciate somehow who has a differing opinion on art. How you enjoy something is entirely subjective and love that you have no qualms whatsoever to feel how you feel. Honestly, when I rank his books it’s very hard to NOT be swayed by how I know “the general consensus” feels. I try to really see how I enjoyed it or not.
I will say I have some hot takes too on some of his classics! But, other classics of his I absolutely love. I always love seeing how differently everyone ranks his works. Awesome video! Cheers
Thank you much! What are some of your favorites by him?
@@BookishDrummer It and 11/22/63 are my clear and away top 2 fav. Beyond that it’s so difficult I love so many. Dark Tower 2-5(haven’t read 6 or 7 yet), green mile, pet sematary, misery all come to mind. I’ve read about 40 of his books though so still have a long ways to go but I’m absolutely loving the journey :)
@@DaveShaves44 awesome! More than halfway there!
@BookishDrummer tbh I haven't read much stephen king as I'm 13 and just getting into his work but I've read doctor sleep the shinning the mist and have started fairy tale and I think the shinning and fairytale are My favorite so far
@@BookishDrummer What they are saying around is that maybe you are that "Adam Medvidović" that wrote that "Night in Zagreb".It is known that "Adam Medvidović" is a pen name, but actuall writer is unknown. Wanted to ask you is it true?You are a genius for writing that
That’s a good point about Cujo, once you get into Stephen King you start to love his set ups and learning about characters before the action/horror
The uncut version of The Stand is very unwieldy, but it has a late 80's / early 90's energy that crackles. Every scene with Randall Flagg is iconic and brilliantly written. Easily some of his most terrifying prose ever in his entire canon of work.
The first 80% or so of The Stand is amazing, but like some of his other novels he just doesn’t know how to pace the ending. Still awesome though.
Duma Key is one of my favorites. If I did a list, it would definitely be in the top ten. Also, ‘The Dead Zone’ was the first Stephen King book I ever read. I was in the fourth grade. I ended up reading it three times back to back. Loved it. Misery was the second book I read of his and that is my favorite.
Awesome!!! Agreed
Love the hoodie! Now *THAT'S* my kind of camouflage.
😂😂😂 I’m hiding from the constant readers who are gonna trash my list lol
in each and every one of the stephen king ranking videos i’ve watched, i always skip to the top ten. everyone’s is different, it’s awesome!
Yes! Thanks for watching!
It's always so fascinating to me how diverse opinions can be regarding King. Personally I had a blast reading Fairy Tale but Pet Sematary was so boring I wanted to chuck it out the window.
Lol agreed, I love hearing everyone’s opinions
Pet sematary is one of the most boring and slow books ever! Gave it 2 stars!
@@sasapejcin3568 I’m glad a few of y’all agree with me lol
@@sasapejcin3568Exactly Try Peter Straub's Ghost Story after King read it his writing improved and If You Could See Me Now his best work perhaps the best story I have read???
Lol literally the only people who didn't like pet semetary are those who didn't get it.
I loved The Dark Tower 7 so much! I think I liked it more than most people. I can understand the feeling of some anticlimaxes, for example a certain character is pursuing the ka-tet for the entire book and then the actual battle between them is quite rushed. The very ending is so great and such a bonkers twist ending! Left my jaw on the floor!
I'm rereading The Gunslinger right now, and you're right, its like a different book on reread! Its so much better and it's just amazing the amount of foreshadowing that goes into the entire series.
Glad to see The Long Walk a lot lower on the list, I'm not a big fan at all.
Although I don't agree, I love your love for The Regulators! It's kind of growing on me a bit.
Super glad to see Desperation and Wolves of the Calla a bit higher.
Extremely happy to see Revival and Needful Things boosted into your top 10, fuck yes!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed book 7! Glad you enjoyed my update
As an ambitious, eager reader at a young age (elementary), I remember countless times picking up my dad’s SK novels, and trying to read them for about 10 pages. The Tommy Knockers, Green Mile, and Gerald’s Game at the least. As I got older, I heard rumblings from my uncles about the greatness of the Dark Tower cycle, and was intrigued by the hints of titanic buildings, and grand narratives. At 17, I conducted some research, and picked-up the same edition of The Stand as you have, with plans to read the first DT afterwards. I loved it, but after about 250ish pages, I got distracted by life, school, loves and despairs. It’s sat on my shelf for 6 or so years, mark still on the same page where I left-off.
Just recently, my buddy read Carrie, and gave me his new, battered copy to read, unasked. I sped through it in less than a week, and the hunger’s awakened in me again. First I gotta finish Children of Dune, but I really wanna tackle The Stand again. But god, is the prospect of starting over painful. I wonder if I should just spark-notes the first chunk like I’m back in high-school, writing an essay the night before a due date.
The dead zone i saw it in the theater way back then i loved it there were some scary parts that had me on the edge of my seat. Now in real life there are people who have the ability to actually see things before it actually happens those are the gifted ones
Revival is all-time favorite. Love it so much!
Agreed!
duma key being no. 6 - SO FUKING HAPPY! it's such an underrated book. i was waiting throughout for it cuz it tends to be so low on other people's lists. was actually praying you didn't completely miss it when it got to the top 10.
Lol it’s an amazing book
I had exactly the same reaction! I got more and more excited as it wasn't being mentioned.
Ahhh Duma Key. I remember being 16yo and reading it while on summer vacation in Brazil with my dad. Beautiful memories
Awesome!
Great video. I am about to start rereading Stephen King's novels but wanted to mix it up from the chronological order. So I have hit on the idea of reading your top 10 first, starting with The Dead Zone which I love.
Awesome!!! 😎
Salems Lot, The Shining and Firestarter are all really good, spooky, suspenseful books, and my favorite Stephen King books. I want to read The Stand and The Running Man.
Great video, thank you so much for making it! I always love seeing these ranked lists and comparing and contrasting them to one another. It’s nice that not everyone has the same opinions as one another, makes him a lot more interesting. I’m currently pretty new to Stephen King, as I’m only on my third book Pet Sematary, but I’m looking forward to diving deeper into his works! So far the ones I’ve completed are Carrie and Salem’s Lot, both of which I absolutely loved!
Excellent! Thank you!
I really recommend grover gardners audiobook reading of the stand (if you haven't already) he makes the characters jump off the page. Its only audiobook ive ever listened too that i was glued to every page. And a lot of it was his narrating.
I disagree on many points, but I still respect your opinion and your list
Thanks
Love this! Currently reading Desperation which is my 18th SK read. Love deciding what to choose next. Thanks for helping me decide, Constant Reader ☺️
That jacket is awesome my cousin got me a blanket with the same design for Christmas
Thanks! It’s fun to wear for videos
Dead zone is one of his best works . Really underrated
Man, this might be the most out there King list I've watched. I'm not shitting on you at all. I actually appreciate the unusual ranking.
thank you so much lol that's why i started my channel, got tired of seeing very similar lists by everybody, especially when I disagreed haha
@@BookishDrummer I'm thinking about starting my own channel soon. Cheers, my dude.
@@MilesWilliams88 hell yeah!
Lot of hot takes in there, ayuh! Lol, good video
Thank you!
Great video! It's refreshing to see a different point of view on King's work.
Thank you!
I’ve only read 2 of the 4 stories in Different Seasons, I love watching these rankings from you and others, because every book hits someone different. It’s a great list. Have a good one!
Thank you!
I'm a little late to this video but I was so happy to see Duma Key getting the love it deserves! My 2nd favorite King book of all time and SO underrated.
This is such an excellent video. I must have missed Lisey's Story but I was for some reason expecting it to be number one lol. You really know your King!
Always interested to hear what other people think of The Institute as it is one of my favorite modern King books, and definitely agree. The start is really well done and they set up a really engrossing character, then the switch is a little jarring. I did keep wondering when it would switch back. Personally loved the overall dread and tension that came with following the escape, and found The Institute as a whole deeply interesting in terms of its purpose. Can agree that parts of the ending got a little confusing but overall really loved it. Think it would honestly work pretty great as a TV series or something, cutting back to that initial main character more often as well as some of the other POVs.
On an unrelated note, that hoodie is amazing and I want one lol.
Thank you!
Full agreement with Insomnia and The Stand. Both are such tedious slogs to get through and I don’t understand the hype when he’s written so many (subjectively) better works.
This has got to be one of the most unusual Stephen King ranking video. Usually most people list are relatively similar, this one threw me so many curve balls.
Hahah I’ll take that as compliment 😎
I have never read any of the Dark Tower series. My sister recommended it to me many times. It seems like there are too many books to have to know how to read in order, that I’m already lost.
I’d love a “read in order” Dark Tower list.
Honestly the only book I say you should read along with the DT series is Salem’s Lot before book 5. Most of the other books are just gonna have Easter eggs and such.
Omg i agree with most of your rankings and this is an excellent guide for me when picking out my next King book!❤ Thank you!
Awesome! 😎
@@BookishDrummerthe best sweater in the world too lol..btw how would you rank Holly in the list?
I just made a list of every Stephen King book and plan on reading them in order.
Cool video and love your collection.
Thanks! Good luck!
Agree about Blackhouse. Not great, but the ending almost redeems it with finding the children at the Big Combination . The dark tower connections made it worth it for me. Did love Talisman though!
Great video. I haven't read many Stephen King novels, but out of the ones I've read so far 'IT' and 'Pet Semetary' are my favourites, and I really did not like 'Christine.' However, I totally get that everybody has different opinions and so I'm not going to bash you for your opinions 😂. I also think it's great how you remain respectful to the people who are bashing your opinions. Nice work :).
Thanks! Yeah it’s all just opinions, no need to get nasty lol
Exactly 😂. I'm in the middle of reading 'Needful things' at the moment and really liking it so far :).
@@shutter_star44moschino53 great book! Hope you enjoy it!
Thanks :)
While I didn't enjoy every page of Danse Macabre I still found it to be a fresh experience after reading tons of fiction. It goes without saying, but Stephen King certaintly knows his stuff. One aspect of the book that sticks with me three years later is its humor; King has some hilarious lines, my favorite being: "...history may record that dramatic television finally gave up the ghost and slid down the tubes with a hearty cry of 'Na-noo, na-noo!'"
Also TOTALLY with you on Mr. Mercedes. You described it almost word for word how I described it to my friend the other day. The only King book that's all plot no character which is the opposite of what I like him for usually
Putting It below Desperation is wild
YOU HAVE GOT TO READ BUG BUNNY AND THE CARROT MACHINE. IT STARTS BY TAKING YOU BY SURPRISE SO GRIPPING IN JUST PULLS YOU THROUGH TO A VERY SURPRISING ENDING!
My first book by Stephen king that I read was full dark no stars I really enjoyed big driver story
Great collection!
Nice shirt 🎉
It's definitely interesting to see the differences of opinion for King's work.
Thanks! And yes, agreed
The craziest thing to me about Mr. Mercedes is just how much better the tv series is. That might be the case for the entire trilogy actually but especially the first season. It adds new characters and depth to each and every cast member (maybe besides Jerome where they only take away from him, which is still for the better iykyk). It feels like the tv series, which was co-written by Dennis Lehane btw, was a much needed second draft to a book that got published much too early.
If I had time I’d watch it but I read too much lol
I loved The Dead Zone! Excellent movie too!
Agreed!
Totally agree with you on the institute. The first half was great but fizzled towards the end and the ending was very strange, even for King.
I tend to enjoy Bachman more than King himself. It shows the talent he has to write in different styles as the same person. Amazing!
I read the Dead Zone in HS, and it is a great read. Not only was the book great, but Martin Sheen and Christopher Walken were perfectly cast.
This was refreshing and different. I like the Wedding Gig more than the JFK book. Misery is my favorite followed by Apt Pupil at 2 and the Pet Cem issue I had was he would over explain every single little trivial detail every time he climbed to the cemetery that I had to skip pages. He just fleshed everything out way too much where it became a chore to finish even though I did like it.
So i now officially beleive that no one who has done one of these lists has ever read a stephen king book or does not understand them. This is truly sad
Lol Why do you say that?
I get that with these lists you can fall back on the old stand by of "it's objective" but this list is just nuts. If you really want to break it down I can get into it but it will take a while
For starters ranking roadwork at 11 looks like you are either trolling or have never read a Stephen king book. I'm sorry don't usually think that popular opinion matters but there is a reason this book is almost universally loathed
@@kylebrodeur4872 I genuinely think it’s overrated, it’s a really good character study about a guy slowly going mad. People don’t like it cuz it’s not stereotypical Stephen king horror, but I really like it.
It has nothing to with it not being stereotypical horror. Nether is the long walk which is far superior bachman. The writing in roadwork has some moments but they are few and far between and if we're talking about character studies king has written much better ones
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon was my first King experience also. I've loved him ever since I read it in elementary school. My favorite is Duma Key by far. I read it at like 17 when it first came out, and nothing has ever topped it. Ugh Full Dark No Stars was simultaneously horrible and wonderful.
Very interesting take on Roadwork. I’ve never seen it that praised before. Not mad at it lol. I found it to be solid, but certainly not a favorite. Cheers
Thanks! It’s definitely one of his most underrated IMO, doesn’t deserve the hate it gets lol
I agree with you on a lot, but I also haven’t read nearly his whole catalogue… King tends to ramble on. I don’t need details on every little detail in the scene he’s creating to imagine his story. Too many details that tend to drag the stories down.
oh man, I'm a new SK reader who is going through the Dark Tower series and all the other tie-in books. I have read up until the Drawing of The Three on DT, and for the tie-ins I have read It, the Stand, Eyes of the Dragon, 'Salem's Lot, and now I have about 80 pages left on the Talisman...and I do not like the Talisman at all. It's a slog through and through and i'm shocked that i'm actually going to finish it. Contrary to your ranking, I hear a lot of people say the Black House is much better, so i'm hoping that is the case. I'm definitely taking a small break with SK after finishing the Talisman though lol
@@satolicious yup talisman is pretty bad lol, black house was somewhat better but still bad imo lol
@@BookishDrummer I just finished it, it was terrible through and through. I'm glad I'm done with it lol
Nice list 📚
The best The Shining
The Worst Elevation .
Just started reading Fairy Tale
Nice lol
Kinda agree with most of your rankings but The Stand?!?!… it was magnificent dude! Cmon really?!
Agree to disagree lol
I found 11.22.63 excellent. Actually I had stopped reading King for many years, until I read this one. The TV adaptation was really bad
I appreciate you showing Tom Gordon some love, I’ve always thought it was far better than most people count it for (I often see it placed in his bottom 5)
it is great!
Wow i like your hoodie
Thank you!
Great Misery representation!! That book is spectacular!
Agreed!
I'm about to finish The Outsider. I'd say I liked it a lot. The main issue I have is that Stephen makes characters ramble SO MUCH. Idk if that's something he does in all his books
Definitely in some of them, yes lol
Salem’s Lot is definitely even better than you think it is.
An utter masterpiece.
Glad you enjoy it!
Agreed King's best structured work imo and Kings writing style changed after he read Ghost Story by Peter Straub the better stor of what vampires werewolves ghosts might be?
Roadwork so high? Great choice! Most critics are not brave enough to rank a bachman book so high.
Thank you! Glad you agree
My favorite King is Bag of Bones (I'm not sure you mentioned it here, unless I missed it?). Least favorite so far is probably Duma Key. I LOVED the last 150 pages or so, but the middle of it dragged on for so long that I almost didn't get to it. I just started Needful Things yesterday!
I felt the same with bag of bones, which I rank pretty low, first few chapters of bag of bones were great but it dragged for me
I really enjoy the fact you didn't put the stand or the shining super high on your list because they also aren't near my favorites by a wide margin and I always feel like an outsider when I see everyone rave about them.
Me too! Lol that’s why I started my channel
Had to bow out at 57. This man is clearly insane.
Hahaha
The Institute is great on audio book!
Hahaha.. My God!
This is the most insane and unique ranking list of King books I've ever seen
Definitely wasn't expecting those well known and highly recommended almost similar top 10 books from others slipping here over 30th positions 😂
I appreciate your liking and this list.... Great Job!
You earned a subscriber 💯
Thank you so much!
It...37....wow youve lost credibility
@@SY-nq3qp lol why? I’m not allowed to have an opinion?
@@BookishDrummer not what I said....just saying you have no credibility
@@SY-nq3qp what does that mean to you exactly?
11/22/63.....top 5 maybe 3. Agree with The Stand. Love your list!
Thanks!
Where did you get that AWESOME shirt/sweater? I'd really like to get one!!!
My fiancés mom gave it to me, she just googled it and found it somewhere
Very brave and honest list ❤
Thank you!
Love that 11/22/63 is so far down the list. I hated it!! Your list is great apart from Tommyknockers being so low as it’s my favourite!!
Most of Stephen King books are canon within their own universe so it's hard to rank without deciding another should be in a different spot or number one.
I love your sweat shirt it's nice 👍🏿😎🤠
Thanks!
LOVE THE HOODIE !!
Thank you!
I respect your opinions…. But the stand ranked low blew my mind lol and later is one of my least favourites. Cool list even though we disagree
My top 10: It, Salem's Lot, Under the Dome, Duma Key, Pet Sematary, Revival, Needful Things, Cujo,The Shining, The Outsider
My bottom 5: Lisey's Story (my least favorite), Elevation, Doctor Sleep, Christine, Black House
Pretty solid list! Only one that I strongly disagree with is doctor sleep being bottom 5 lol love that book
Finally someone showing some love for Roadwork ! I never understood the hate for this book. It's just heartbreaking and crazy good written you can feel Barton state of mind and this novel is unfortunately still relevant to this day.
Love the love for roadwork! Super underrated, I’m always glad to hear some people love it too
Most of these critics will not rate Bachman books high on there list. I think they can't wrap there heads around the different name. I have Running Man, Roadwork and Thinner in my top ten of all King's work.
IT is way too down on the list, but I still appreciate your work a lot
Thanks!
11/22/63 and the stand being so low reminds me that everyone is entitled to opinions… even wrong ones.
😂😂😂😂
I was quite surprised that I enjoyed christine and bag of bones
I need to reread bag of bones eventually, I remember not liking it that much but a lot of people love it
Wow! The Dead Zone is my favourite also. The best wrap up of any King I’ve read as some leave me non plussed but the journey to the destination more than makes up for any flat endings. Still have plenty more King novels to read tho. I’ve just started on the Dark Tower series having just finished The Drawing of the Three which I thoroughly enjoyed and was so pleased to see it also was very special to you. I’m so looking forward to completing this journey. A lot of people will argue against but King is so the best author ever, mainly because he can do it all, basically cover so many genres and do so with amazing aplomb. I’m gonna have to re-read a part in Drawing of the 3 as I have a question, but will see if you might clear it up having read it 3! times. Question: Eddie with Roland inside him are delivered to Balazars office. Balazar is wondering what happened to the H as Eddie was shaken down by airport custom agents. Cutting to the quick Eddie promises Balazar he will get half the H after using his office privy and then get the other half once he sees that his brother Henry is alright. So as you know when Roland and Eddie come back with the first half of the H they end up shooting every one before one of Balazar’s goons come in with Henry head. They make short work of this goon. So my question is if they didn’t have to get the other half of the H why did Eddie have to go cold turkey when he and Roland returned to the beach? Cheers mate I know you can clear this up, no rush tho and if I work it out in the meantime I will let you know, I’m sure the I’ve misread it tho. 😎
Glad you also love the dead zone! Can’t remember the drug details off the top of my head, sorry lol
@@BookishDrummer No problem, will investigate further. Thanks for getting back.
@@BookishDrummer
Hi again, so I went back and read over the passage relating to my question. I found no solution. Must’ve been an oversight I thought. But I began to wonder, ponder it a bit. An oversight? By one of the greatest writers to have ever scratched parchment with a pen?? Something is afoot. The mistake is glaringly obvious for it to get past all the editors, the readers, and you yourself having read it thrice. Nah no. The answer lies waiting I’m sure, the solution to my confusion is up yonder upon the roads to be yet walked or ridden. You didn’t want to spoil it so you down played it discreet like. Well only time passing and pages turned will reveal my sneaky suspicions one way or the other no? I, or we shall leave it at that dear fellow reader and excellent reviewer. Nothing more to say except Thankyou. So Thankyou. 🤩😎👍
appreciate the steely dan record in the back
Aja= third fav album of all time
Steely Dan = second fav band of all time
I do agree with you about Song of Susannah. And totally disagree about The Talisman and 11/22/63 :)
Awesome! Thanks
By book 30, you had already counted down my top 5
Hahaha i get that a lot
IT at 36 is criminal
Lol it’s higher on this list than my old ranking, maybe don’t watch that series 🤪
The Black House was a great read.
11/22/63 is not only one of Kings best
But one of the best books of the last 50 years
Glad you enjoyed it
I don’t get the hate for Lisey’s Story unless the reader has never been in a serious, long-term relationship and/or never experienced childhood trauma. I thought it was incredible.
I will admit at the time I read it, i was never in a serious relationship. So I’d probably appreciate that aspect more. I still don’t think I’ll love the lovey dovey language parts lol
@@BookishDrummer I get that. And honestly those parts don’t even come to my memory. But his childhood with his dad and brother, whoah! Turning self harm into a deeper, metaphysical reality: holy shit! Brilliant, in my opinion.
Are u sure u are a King fan? You say negative things about every book it seems. If not for the title and obvious effort you put in to make this video (and of course the sweatshirt) it doesn’t seem like King is for you. Maybe you should just rank your top 25. Didn’t believe your fan status until that point on your list.
Lol he’s my second favorite author. I enjoy most of his books, but they’re not perfect. If you want a more in depth look at what I think of his books, I have a ten episode series where I rank his books and dive a little deeper into my thoughts on all of his books
Dude Pet Sematary overrated? Yeesh… I realize this is purely subjective but I don’t think you’ll find many, if any who agree. Otherwise I’m OK with your list.
Lol I do have a Pet Semetary book review if you want further details on my unpopular opinion. Thanks for watching!
I've read nearly every King book twice, but do you read other books by other authors?
I do! I read a variety of authors
"On Writing" is what it's supposed to be.
I'm waitinggggggg..............
Patience lol
I really love Dolores Claiborne, glad to see that in the top 10
Audiobook really enhanced the story for me
Where did you get your Stephen King top from I really want one
My fiancés mother gifted it to me, she just googled it and got it from a random website
Thanks very much I have found it very cool I like getting clothes that will get people asking questions and this most probably will
How have I not heard about a lot of these books! Lol
anything you’re interested in?
Did I miss The Mist?
Well it’s included in the Skeleton Crew, so didn’t include it by itself.
Where's that awesome hoodie from? 😍
My fiancés mom got it for me for Christmas, she just googled it and found it somewhere
@@BookishDrummer thanks so much!
So in other words, don’t rush to reread any of these 😂 jk. As someone who’s only read about 20-25 of his books, I love this list! I myself would have under the dome higher, but you having the stand and It where you have them I love! 2 books with such praise that I just struggled to finish! Well done list!
Lol thank you so much! It’s always nice hearing that I’m not alone in my strange opinions 😀