'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

[Wheatjedi]

I just love this book so much! I've probably read it 7 or 8 times since I was in junior high after my best friend, Jeff, suggested I read it after telling him I wanted to read something scary.

[BlakeTyner]

As much as I like Stephen King's stuff (well, his good stuff, he's pretty hit and miss) I've not yet read Salem's Lot, Pet Sematary, The Stand, or The Shining. I really need to do that when I finish the pile of books in my reading list.

[Rick]

I thought Salem's Lot was great. I've read it a couple times myself.
I agree with BlakeTyner though to a degree.
I've found a lot of his stuff overthe past few years to be hit or miss.
Right around the time of Gerald's Game and Rose Madder I started to notice a definate shift and found myself more than a little disappointed with some of his stuff.

[Rich]

This book was [almost] a scene for scene re-write of Stoker's Dracula.

[Lance Lives]

Hey BlakeTyner, you owe yourself the pleasure of reading Pet Sematary. It's probably my favorite book. The Shining and The Stand are both great as well.

On topic, I also love this book. I read it probably the quickest of any King novel, except Pet Semetary.

[Shoesalesman]

I agree with BlakeTyner though to a degree.
I've found a lot of his stuff overthe past few years to be hit or miss.
Right around the time of Gerald's Game and Rose Madder I started to notice a definate shift and found myself more than a little disappointed with some of his stuff.

I completely agree. Bag Of Bones and Hearts In Atlantis were disappointments to say the least. Dreamcatcher had a flicker of hope before fading away.

'Salem's Lot was an excellent book. I read it for the first time in grade seven and every few years I dust it off and read it again.

[Rick]

I completely agree. Bag Of Bones and Hearts In Atlantis were disappointments to say the least. Dreamcatcher had a flicker of hope before fading away.

'Salem's Lot was an excellent book. I read it for the first time in grade seven and every few years I dust it off and read it again.

Two great examples.
I was also disappointed with From a Buick 8. It was just way too long and slower than molasis.
I think it could have worked MUCH better as a short story.
I'm sort of expecting the same thing with Blaze, King's newest novel under the Bachman name.
It was one of his first attempts at writing a full novel years before he did Carrie. I think it's more of a crime novel. I remember him talking about it in either an interview or Danse Macabre, something I read years ago.
Unless he went back a did a rewrite before publishing it as a newly discovered Bachman book, I don't expect anything supernatural in it at all.

[ChildrenoftheDamned]

'Salem's Lot is awesome! I love this book. Stephen King is one of my favorite authors. I read 'Salem's Lot for the first time my freshman year in high school. Thoroughly enjoyable.

[SlasherFreak]

'Salem's Lost is definitely one of my favorite books of all time. The pace of this book is remarkable, I've re-read it in 2 days once.