You might be surprised to learn my all-time favorite writer is Stephen King. The man can weave a story so intricately, characterize so amazingly, he generally has me completely sucked into his stories like a vortex. I have read every book he’s written, including the Richard Bachman books that I’m not too fond of. Some books were amazing, some were good, others were okay.
With his newest release, Lisey’s Story, Stephen is being called a romance writer! I kid you not, he’s put some sincere romance in this scary tale that surprises some, but not me. Remember, I’ve read everything. He even put himself out there for us to examine in his book On Writing (which I recommend for any writer to read).
I looked on Amazon and found a review by Nora Roberts.
“Stephen King hooked me about three decades ago with that sharply faceted, blood-stained jewel, The Shining…But with Lisey’s Story, King has accomplished one more feat. He broke my heart.
Lisey’s Story is, at its core, a love story–heart-wrenching, passionate, terrifying and tender. It is the multi-layered and expertly crafted tale of a twenty-five year marriage, and a widow’s journey through grief, through discovery and–this is King, after all–through a nightmare scape of the ordinary and extraordinary. Through Lisey’s mind and heart, the reader is pulled into the intimacies of her marriage to bestselling novelist Scott Landon, and through her we come to know this complicated, troubled and heroic man.”
Holy cow! This review by a woman I respect tells me that my predeliction for enjoying Stephen King is justified. I absolutely have to get a copy of Lisey’s Story. I also found an interesting article or two about Lisey’s Story from the Associated Press.
If you’ve never read Stephen King, I’m going to recommend that you do. The gunslinger series, The Dark Tower, ranks up there with my top SK books (there are seven of them). My all-time favorite SK book is The Stand (I’ve read it at least four times and it’s 1200 pages long).
I could sit here all day and list which ones I like, but really though I just want to pay homage to an amazing storyteller. If you have the time, pick one up and read a master writer. The man can write a story, and apparently romance too. Can’t wait to get my paws on Lisey’s Story. 
my three fav sk books are “IT” ,”CHRISTINE”, “CARRY”, AND” STORM OF THE CENTURY” sorry meant to say foiur lol. ive seen his short story movies. i thought mr.king was retiring? he said it after he had that accident it looks like he has to many storys in his mind to even thinking of retiring.
by janet October 26th, 2006 at 4:17 pmJanet - IT is in my top five. That book had amazing characters - scared the crap outta me too.
by beth October 26th, 2006 at 4:25 pmThe accident slowed him down for sure, but I think like most writers, you must write or you slowly go crazy with the stories piling up in your head.
by Loretta October 31st, 2006 at 5:10 amI saw the moive Christine, Carry, Pet Cemertary and The Stand. Haven’t read his books.