May 28
Stephen King’s Top Pick
According to a post over at the Shocklines forum, Stephen King has named his pick for best outright Horror Novelist: Bentley Little. According to the post, King mentions Little’s The Store and Dispatch as novels not to be missed in a column in the current edition of Entertainment Weekly.
I’ve read The Store and I enjoyed it. Anyone who hates those mega-retailers probably would get a kick out of it as well. I haven’t read Dispatch, yet, but it’s in the book pile.
I’m not sure I’d call Little the best, but there are worst choices for King could have made. Have you read Little? If so, what’s your favorite of his books?
June 9th, 2006 at 10:27 pm
I’m reading The Walking right now after seeing King’s reading list in EW. Pretty good so far, although to be honest, I was expecting something a little more - how should I say it - out there.
August 29th, 2006 at 9:02 am
I’ve read The Ignored and Dispatch, and the thing I like most about Little is that his stories are very idea-driven. These stories are not your typical horror fare. He’s worth a read, but my feeling from these two books is that Little is probably a bit over-rated.