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After reading King's "On Writing," I developed a new appreciation for him. And, for full disclosure, I'm the biggest reading snob on earth, so I didnt' read a King novel until my early 20's. Nevertheless, it's my opinion that in a hundred years he'll be something like the Dumas of the 20th and 21st centuries.
+1. I think King knows what sells and is brilliantly able to exploit it. I think some of his stuff has been vastly improved in film adaptation, like The Shining, but a novel like "The Dead Zone" was surprisingly good.