my dad alwayssss had a new Stephen king book growing he was reading so ive totally been wanting to get into it too lately !! suggestions ??
my cat is totally named church after the cat in pet semetary and my mom's FAV movie growing was Dolores so def my top two I would lean towards I think.
im also from new hampshire myself so I love the stories he heavily leans into New England !!!
by paisleyxosnow
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I wouldn’t. I think he’s wildly overrated.
The institute, the shining, Carrie, and Misery are my favs of his in no particular order
I started with The Green Mile, which I really enjoyed
My two favorites are Pet Semetary and Night Shift, his first short story collection.
Joyland was my first, on a recommendation from a SK lover. Not too scary/horrifying and a relatively short read, which I liked for an intro to his style.
The Shining
I enjoyed Salem’s Lot, The Shining or 11/22/63.
Salem’s lot
It
The shining
Dr sleep
The stand
I love The Shining so much. Misery was the most genuinely terrifying one I’ve read. I’d start with his older classics!
The Shining is a great start. My first was The Green Mile.
Misery
11/22/63 or The Stand. Go big or go home.
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but the Bachman books are usually shorter and faster paced, so for a first dip of the toes into the pool of King, that would be my recommendation. The Long Walk was my personal favorite
I started with Pet Semetary when I was young, followed by It, and Misery
I’ve read them all and I recommend starting with 11/22/63 if you aren’t already a horror reader and Pet Sematary if you are already a horror reader.
Carrie
It’s his first. It’s an easy book to read and I think we can all relate to wanting to be popular and/or getting revenge on our bullies.
Not his best but the best place to start.
Christine was written for the 80’s and we liked it but I don’t think it aged well best to skip.
Night Shift, then Salem’s Lot, which started as a short story in Night Shift.
The Green Mile! It wasn’t the first Stephen King book I read, but it was the first one that grabbed me and got me hooked right away. I’ve been a fan ever since.
The Shining and Salems Lot are also very good introductions to Stephen King.
A short one. I would recommend Misery or Carrie.
salems lot
If you’re not reading one of the anthologies, I’d say Cell, actually. It’s a VERY different kind of horror, and easily the most original take on a zombie apocalypse I’ve ever seen
The Stand might be my favorite book ever. But it’s longgggg. Starting out- Misery, The Shining, or Carrie
Pet Cemetery was my first Stephen King and I would rate it 5/5