Stephen King

Today's Writers and Their Works

by Rebecca Stefoff

Describes the life and writing career of the American author famous for his horror novels and stories, including "The Shining," "Carrie," and "Misery."

128 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 2010

Reviews

[Stacey Adams · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read many books on Stephen King. The one thing setting this book apart is the look at specific novels or movies detailing the process Stephen used when writing them. It goes into detail about "Carrie" and "The Green Mile" covering how he got the idea through the writing process and the influence of the movie. This is a young adult book but written for any age. Any fan of King will find it interesting although much of the material is covered in other books on the author. This book has an unique style that I liked and brought out information about more "obscure" books by King like "the Green Mile". It touched on the usual books like, "The Stand", "The Gunslinger", and "The Shining" but I don't remember any other book detailing "The Green Mile" before. If you're a fan like me you read anything you can find on this creative man..this book should not be missed.

[Hadleigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

I used this book for an informative speech on Stephen King. It was a very good resource as well as an entertaining biography.

[Shirley Eiswerth (Quackenbush) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and simple bio, had a lot of info about short stories, etc I didn't know about, so found it interesting.

[Kifflie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a decent overview of King's career, but it left me wanting more depth. Will have to search further.

[Chelsea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perfectly adequate bio - exactly what I needed in order for me to do a project on King. Not that well written and doesn't really add much insight on anything, but good for quick info.