Currently reading: Desperation by Stephen King 📚

Tackling the remaining Stephen King books I haven’t read. I usually read fiction on my Kindle, but I have the hardback of this one. I forgot how heavy and unwieldy some of Stephen King books can be!

@robertbreen just out of interest, did you read The Regulators first or are you planning to read it after?

@adam The Regulators is still on my list. Should I be reading that one ahead of Desperation???

@robertbreen I don't think there's a correct order, but I would recommend reading the one whilst you still remember details of the other, if that makes sense.

@adam I'll read Regulators next! Thanks for the tip!

@robertbreen do you have a list of the ones you've read / are still to read?

@adam Yep, I’ve copied by my working list below. By my count, I’ll have just 15 books to go after Desperation. Are you on a similar quest, or have you already read all these?

Books of Stephen King

• [x] Carrie
• [x] Salem's Lot
• [ ] Rage
• [x] The Shining
• [x] Night Shift
• [x] The Stand
• [x] The Long Walk
• [x] The Dead Zone
• [ ] Firestarter
• [ ] Roadwork
• [x] Cujo
• [ ] The Running Man
• [x] The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
• [x] Different Seasons
• [x] Cycle of the Werewolf
• [x] Pet Sematary
• [x] Christine
• [ ] Thinner
• [x] The Talisman
• [x] Skeleton Crew
• [x] IT
• [x] Misery
• [x] The Eyes of the Dragon
• [x] The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
• [ ] The Tommyknockers
• [ ] The Dark Half
• [x] Four Past Midnight
• [x] The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
• [ ] Needful Things
• [x] Dolores Claiborne
• [ ] Gerald's Game
• [ ] Nightmares and Dreamscapes
• [x] Insomnia
• [ ] Rose Madder
• [x] The Green Mile
• [ ] The Regulators
• [ ] Desperation
• [x] The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
• [x] Bag of Bones
• [x] The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
• [x] Hearts in Atlantis
• [x] On Writing
• [x] Dreamcatcher
• [x] Black House
• [ ] From A Buick 8
• [x] Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales
• [x] The Dark Tower V: The Wolves of the Calla
• [x] The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
• [x] The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
• [x] The Colorado Kid
• [x] Cell
• [x] Lisey's Story
• [x] Blaze
• [ ] Just After Sunset
• [x] Duma Key
• [x] Under the Dome
• [x] Full Dark, No Stars
• [x] 11/22/63
• [x] The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole
• [x] Joyland
• [x] Doctor Sleep
• [x] Revival
• [x] Mr. Mercedes
• [x] Finders Keepers
• [ ] The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
• [x] End of Watch
• [x] Gwendy's Button Box
• [x] The Outsider
• [x] Elevation
• [x] The Institute
• [x] If It Bleeds
• [x] Later
• [x] Billy Summers
• [x] Fairy Tale
• [x] Holly

@robertbreen by my count I’ve read 33 of these, and I admire your dedication. Of the ones I’ve read and you’re yet to get to, I remember Rose Madder being pretty good. Keep up the great work.

@adam I just started The Regulators, and now I understand why you asked about this when I was reading Desperation. It's always fun when the same characters pop up in different SK novels!

@robertbreen superb! I’m actually thinking about tackling a King novel for my summer read-along project this year… but it’s one you’ve already read 😉

@adam A summer read-along project is such a great idea! I like your selections of past books. Which Stephen King book are you considering for this summer?

@robertbreen between you and me: The Stand (Complete and Uncut), but I’m not sure it would be to everyone’s taste.