Honestly, I haven't noticed a difference in his writing before or after his addiction. I find that he's got strong areas either way. I do agree that his short stories seem more powerful in a ways his novels don't, possibly due to the fact that there is less amount of space he has to work with.
Secret Window, Secret Garden is an excellent example as to what King can do in a short story.(And the movie was awesome as well. Definitely like that ending more.) But my favourite novel has to be Misery. I found that it had a raw edge to it that appealed to the darker side of me
The ones that I could have done without reading were Under the Dome and Thinner. I found both quite boring. And the characters fell flat to me
Secret Window, Secret Garden is an excellent example as to what King can do in a short story.(And the movie was awesome as well. Definitely like that ending more.) But my favourite novel has to be Misery. I found that it had a raw edge to it that appealed to the darker side of me
The ones that I could have done without reading were Under the Dome and Thinner. I found both quite boring. And the characters fell flat to me