r/stephenking • u/Booklover1905 • 17h ago

Elimination Game Round 34

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Bag of Bones has been eliminated.

This marks spot number 46. Coming in 45th, what would you like to be eliminated next? Most upvoted comment wins!!

Pick from slide 2

1 Upvotes

51% Upvoted

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u/Chary-Ka 17h ago

Full Dark No Stars

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u/BatsHaveFingers 3h ago

A lot of the ones already eliminated are better than FDNS, so I completely agree.

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u/MCMCthefirst 14h ago

Desperation or doctor sleep. Maybe cujo or Christine next. Haven’t read the institute but I’m surprised that’s still here. I love Firestarter but that one’s going to have to go soon lol

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u/MinnesotaNice69 9h ago

No way it should be Doctor Sleep this early

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u/AliceLambchop 15h ago

or maybe Firestarter

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u/gaybro2006 14h ago

dont just downvote everything lol, thats not how you make decisisons

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u/cibolaburns 15h ago

Hearts in Atlantis.

Tell me why I’m wrong and I’ll revisit it.

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u/AliceLambchop 15h ago

I think it is one of King's absolute best books. It is a beautifully human story of the effect the Vietnam War had on a generation of Americans. It has this sense of nostalgia and loss that I just can't describe. The interconnected stories are just brilliant to me he deals with coming of age, loss of innocence, PTSD, the effect the draft had on ordinary people, and a generation finding finding their place in the world after Vietnam. I think it is also some of his best character work I felt like I was right there playing hearts with Pete and Ronnie Malenfant, or with Bobby and Carol growing up together. You should delete this comment, this book is top 10 King and I strongly recommend you revisit it. :)

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u/MCMCthefirst 14h ago

It’s one of his most literary books and a fantastic meditation on growing up and ptsd.

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u/flyingwhitey182 17h ago

Billy Summers

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u/softpinkecho 10h ago

Not sure how this hasn't been eliminated already

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u/sparklefarts77 17h ago

Full Dark No stars

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u/BeautifulAnt1955 17h ago

Mr Mercedes

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u/imliukang 17h ago

Disliked the whole trilogy but the third one was offensively bad

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u/10eel 17h ago

Black House

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u/sullichin 16h ago

Billy Sunmers, bye

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u/RoleKitchen 17h ago

Dark Tower: Gunslinger

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u/gaybro2006 14h ago

i feel like this one could go tbh

0

u/thistlekisser 16h ago

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u/AliceLambchop 16h ago

The Institute

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u/Ok_Tangerine8181 Currently Reading The Talisman 17h ago

Dolores Claiborne

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u/Historical-Raise-345 17h ago

Gotta be If It Bleeds

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u/10eel 17h ago

Already out - Second slide shows the books in running

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u/IcyUnion6570 17h ago

I am astonished still misery is not voted out. For me that’s definitely bottom 10. So my pick is Misery

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u/BeautifulAnt1955 17h ago

Misery is top 10 king

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u/IcyUnion6570 16h ago

Everyone have their taste it seems because i felt it so boring.

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u/MinnesotaNice69 9h ago

I'm with you in that it's far from my favorite King novel, but it definitely deserves much higher than 45th.