TAWhite answers “I read a couple of Stephen King novels a...”

Lea Ann Cornman asked this question about Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #1):

I read a couple of Stephen King novels a few years back....Needful Things and Insomnia. I had a very hard time getting through these and frankly found them boring. I then heard great things about 11/22/63 and I read it earlier this Spring and LOVED, it. What is this one like? I have not read any older King either, Cujo, Firestarter....etc. I want to like King's novels, but I don't want to be disappointed either.

TAWhite If you really want to enjoy Needful Things you need to start with his early work...NT is his final nail in the coffin of Castle Rock & coming in at th…moreIf you really want to enjoy Needful Things you need to start with his early work...NT is his final nail in the coffin of Castle Rock & coming in at the close of it could just be confusing. Seeing the loss of that town takes knowing the back story better. As with the majority of these comments The Stand is his best! I also want to recommend his collections of short stories as well...there are so many nuggets of gold in them (even a few boulders of gold). I'm starting Mr. Mercedes right now & am finding it to start out better than most of his books. It takes a few chapters for King to really get going. Start from his beginning & you will really have a better understanding of his work.(less)

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