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How often do really good writers come along? It's interesting to hear what contemporaries thought of Gatsby because, 90 years later, we know that it is an Impor
by chrismaeda 10y ago
How often do really good writers come along? It's interesting to hear what contemporaries thought of Gatsby because, 90 years later, we know that it is an Important Book. On the other hand, how many people will read Stephen King or Twilight or 50 Shades of Grey in the year 2100, even though these were commercial blockbusters in our time?
- dpark 10y agoStephen King is so prolific that I imagine some of his works will have real staying power. Even if he's merely a "good" author, odds are that at least one of his works will be far better than his own average.
- abakker 10y agoMy vote is for the first dark tower book. That one above all others I've read remains fun to think about.
- mercer 10y agoEven if you just consider the film classics based on his books (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Shining), he'll have staying power as people will find his books through the films. Then there's the cultural impact he's had. Stranger Things was basically a Stephen King novel and even directly name-dropped him.