The most heart-rending book he has ever written?

[Quentin36]

I say your last statement is a profound one, Pucker. I'm currently personally relating, in fact.

I think of The Last Rung too, now that you mention it, and my response to Dead Zone is the same. Just sad, sad. Imo most sK stories are not ultimately sad, but those two are.

I love last rung. Very underrated story.

 

[Quentin36]

Hearts in Atlantis.

I held this one off for a couple of years, not expecting it to be my cup of tea, nevermind rending my heart. I just wanted a happy ending for those two kids, now grown up, but King--correctly--refused to give me that saccharine and false conclusion. Instead he served me a cold dish of truth and realism.

And he warned me throughout the book that it was coming, but I still didn't see it. They discuss the unhappy ending of Lord of the Flies at length, and Ted mostly shrugs, stating flatly: "It's an ending."

I completely agree. Loved the movie as well. Anthony Hopkins was incredible

 

[OldDarth]

Pet Sematary remains the most heart wrenching book overall for me.

I find the closet bomb and the aftermath in The Stand are the most emotional sequences.

 

[skimom2]

Well, I'm on Cujo now. You all were right. It's really working on me. I had the ending spoiled for me, and knowing what's going to happen (I'm about three quarters of the way done) I'm not sure how I'm gonna handle it. Today I read the part where

Spoiler

Tad is playing with the ducks

and found myself a big weepy mess.

It's official. I can't even think/read about Cujo without getting teary.

 

[Saigrim]

Seems like the older I get the easier it is to get teary eyed. That being said, the Dark Tower VII tore me a new one.

As someone pointed out earlier...

"I, Ake"

Pretty much sums it up!

 

[AchtungBaby]

Insomnia, Lisey's, 11/22/63, Cujo

 

[mal]

While there were others, it was DTVII that was the best/worst in terms of jostling the tear ducts.