The stand was the last book of King’s that I could read.
“IT” was horrible- and I actually tossed it in the trash before I finished it. (And I had sprung for the hardcover)
I gave up on King after Cujo.. When you put a book a month a out it goes down hill pretty fast not to mention his liberal views are a horror story itself.
I really liked the Stand but I thought the ending was stupid. It was also the last novel of his I read but I did like his book of short stories.
I read king all the way to after he got run over by that van. Last one was “Duma Key” where he bashed W. Bush ....that was it for me.
If you didn’t read Misery give it a shot. Movie was pretty good but book is better of course.