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(1) Sea Level
King didn't become a kajillionaire by making his books hard to read. Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemptionis narrated by Red, and we get our prose in quick, clever chunks. King is quite eloquent, which makes for a very engaging tone, but he's also accessible, so it's not like he's not talking over our heads. Sprinkle in some hot dames (or at least some posters of hot dames) and a nice guy in need of a break, and you have a story that's easy, fun, and quick to read.