If you've never read anything by Stephen King, but you kinda feel like you want to, I strongly recommend The Dark Tower series, starting with The Gunslinger. The second and third books -- The Drawing of the Three and The Waste Lands -- are good, but not as good as the first book. However, the fourth book, Wizard and Glass, is one of my favorite books of all time. I like it as much as Crime and Punishment.
The series isn't what someone unfamiliar might expect from Stephen King; it's not horror, it's an adventure story. The plot is very simple, and mainly driven by the memories of the main character, Roland, the Gunslinger. The series was inspired by a poem by Robert Browning named "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came", the title for which was taken from a line in Shakespeare's King Lear.
The Gunslinger's ancient world is passing away; his kingdom lies in ruin, his friends and family murdered by the Man in Black. All Roland can do is hunt down the destroyer and take revenge.
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"Wizard and Glass is one of my favorite books of all time. I like it as much as Crime and Punishment."
What the fuck? If you had said that in front of me I swear I would have slapped you in the face with my balls, and it would hurt me as much as it hurt you.
First off, read "the drawing of the three" again. That is the best book King has written for this series, and yes I read "Wolves of the Goddamn Calla." Second, please pick up some Charles Bukowski and Richard Brautigan. Read everything they have ever written, except for "Women" written by, sadly, Bukowski. They may not reach the heavenly ass-laden heights of "Crime and Punishment" but they are much better books.
Actually, I didn't much like The Drawing of The Three, I thought it was weak. None of the characters except Roland and Jake really connected with me, for one thing.
I've read some Bukowski and Brautigan, and they're good.