Originally posted by VirginiaR: Actually, this was the first -- and only -- SK book I've ever read. I liked the mini-series so much I wanted to read the book. I wasn't disappointed. I figure the rest of his stuff is too for me.
You might be right on that. He does go for gross and scary. His earlier works (The Shinning, Salem's Lot, Night Shift) tend to be better than the later stuff (Cell, Duma Key Point, Dream Catcher). He comes up with interesting premises but they don't get resolved well.
I figure the rest of his stuff is too 
for me.