[Prosjekt Stephen King]

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Jeg er en stor Stephen King-fan. Den første romanen jeg lånte på voksenavdelingen på Bekkestua bibliotek som fjortenåring, var Piken som elsket Tom Gordon, og man kan si det var kjærlighet ved første gjennomlesning. Opp gjennom årene har jeg konsumert en god del King-romaner og novellesamlinger, men bare på norsk og i tilfeldig rekkefølge. For noen år siden bestemte jeg meg for at jeg skulle pløye meg gjennom hele forfatterskapet hans i kronologisk rekkefølge (med unntak av The Dark Tower-serien og bøkene som ble utgitt under pseudonymet Richard Bachman, disse skal jeg spare til siden), på engelsk.

For å gjøre det lettere for meg å holde oversikt over hva jeg har lest og ikke lest i dette prosjektet, poster jeg en oversikt nederst i dette innlegget.

Før jeg runder av og lar dere skrolle nedover, må jeg fortelle om en artig dateopplevelse som har med Stephen King å gjøre: Da jeg var i Los Angeles med Teater Manu i 2014, dro jeg på date med en hyggelig kvinne. Lawyer by day, graffiti artist by night. Jeg kom til å nevne Stephen King-prosjektet mitt for henne, noe hun syntes hørtes kult ut. Deretter sa hun: «You know, I’m from Bangor in Maine. Stephen King used to be my neighbour.»

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I am a big fan of Stephen King. The first novel I borrowed from the grown-up section at Bekkestua Library as a 14 years old was The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, and you could call it love at first reading. Through the years I have consumed a fair share of King’s novels and short stories collections, but only in Norwegian and in a random order. A few years ago, I decided to start ploughing through his entire bibliography in chronological order (except for The Dark Tower series and the novels published under his pseudonym Richard Bachman, I’ll save those for last), in English.

To make it easier for me to keep track of what I have read and not read in this project, I’ll post an overview below.

Before I wrap it up and let you scroll down, I have to tell about a funny date experience related to Stephen King: When I was in Los Angeles with Teater Manu in 2014, I went on a date with a nice lady. Lawyer by day, graffiti artist by night. I happened to mention my Stephen King project for her, which she thought sounded cool. Then she proceeded: «You know, I’m from Bangor in Maine. Stephen King used to be my neighbour.»

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Titler med uthevet skrift: Lest.
Titler i kursiv: Tidligere lest på norsk.

Titles in bold: Read.
Titles in italic: Previously read in Norwegian.

  1. Carrie
  2. ‘Salem’s Lot
  3. The Shining
  4. Rage (Richard Bachman)
  5. The Stand
  6. Night Shift (collection)
  7. The Long Walk (Richard Bachman)
  8. The Dead Zone
  9. Firestarter
  10. Roadwork (Richard Bachman)
  11. Cujo
  12. The Running Man (Richard Bachman)
  13. Different Seasons (collection)
  14. The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger
  15. Christine
  16. Pet Sematary
  17. Cycle of the Werewolf
  18. The Talisman (with Peter Straub)
  19. Thinner (Richard Bachman)
  20. Skeleton Crew (collection)
  21. It
  22. The Eyes of the Dragon
  23. The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
  24. Misery
  25. The Tommyknockers 
  26. The Dark Half
  27. Four Past Midnight (collection)
  28. The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
  29. Needful Things
  30. Gerald’s Game
  31. Dolores Claiborne
  32. Nightmares & Dreamscapes (collection)
  33. Insomnia
  34. Rose Madder
  35. The Green Mile
  36. Desperation
  37. The Regulators (Richard Bachman)
  38. The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
  39. Bag of Bones
  40. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
  41. Hearts in Atlantis (collection)
  42. The Plant
  43. Dreamcatcher
  44. Black House (with Peter Straub)
  45. From a Buick 8
  46. Everything’s Eventual (collection)
  47. The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
  48. The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
  49. The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
  50. The Colorado Kid
  51. Cell
  52. Lisey’s Story
  53. Blaze (Richard Bachman)
  54. Duma Key
  55. Just After Sunset (collection)
  56. Under the Dome
  57. Full Dark, No Stars (collection)
  58. 11/22/63
  59. The Dark Tower VIII: The Wind Through the Keyhole
  60. Joyland
  61. Doctor Sleep
  62. Mr. Mercedes
  63. Revival
  64. Finders Keepers
  65. The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (collection)
  66. End of Watch
  67. Gwendy’s Button Box (with Richard Chizmar)
  68. Sleeping Beauties (with Owen King)
  69. The Outsider
  70. Elevation
  71. The Institute
  72. If It Bleeds (collection)
  73. Later
  74. Billy Summers
  75. Fairy Tale
  76. Holly