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[Michael]

Jo, 11/22/63 is definitely worth reading! I know next to nothing about that portion of history, but I still really enjoyed the book. It's probably my second favorite SK novel.

[Nick]

Jo wrote: "Have you read Mr Mercedes yet? I have it on my kindle but I'm saving it for my holiday so I can really enjoy it."

I'm a quarter of the way through it... I like it. So far I'd say 11/22 is better though.

[Kandice]

Seely wrote: "Evening there....long time reader, first time user here.

UK (Nottinghamshire) based legal-person, interested in a range of things. I focus more on specific authors rather than individual genres, a..."

Other than Dostoyevsky who I've read, but not loved, I like all your favorites.

Chrichton, like King, wrote in so many genres, and every single novel seemed so well researched. I can read him over and over.

I feel the same about Orwell and Huxley.

Can't begin to count my reads and re-reads of Conan Doyle.

So, hello! And welcome.

[Jo]

Thanks for the comments. I was just wondering how the 'we are about to start reading' section works on here. I see that the group will start reading The Regulators next week. Does a board go up and we comment as we read? X

[Maximus]

Jo wrote: "I haven't read 11/22/63. It's about the Kennedy assassination isn't it? I didn't fancy it because of this. I don't know much about the era. Should I give it a go? X"

Most certainly give it a go! It is a bit of a history lesson, but much more than that, it is a beautiful love story. And a definate mind bender.

[Jo]

Well, with two people singing its praises, a gal can hardly say no!!

[Barbara]

Hey, y'all.

I'm Barbara, have lived in North Carolins for 30 years after 30+ years in Cincinnati -- if you do the math, you'll find that I've had the opportunity to read King's novels from the very beginning.

I think I've read THE STAND at least 10 times ...6 of them the less-interrupted version.2

[[deleted user]]

Well I've been apart of this group for a while and never introduced myself. My name is Ryan, I'm from New York. I got into Steven King after reading The Shinning and talking to one of my good friends about him. I'm getting back into this group because of July 's group read The Regulators. I have a question, should I read it's companion book Desperation? Anyways , hope everyone enjoys the Macabre style of King.

[Malina]

Welcome Barbara and Ryan :)
I've also read The Stand many times and it's still my favorite!
I read both the Regulators and Desperation years ago, I would need to revisit them in order to remember

[Leah]

Hi! My name is Leah. I live in Washington state. I love Stephen King. I think he is smart and his stories go places I have never seen stories go. I didn't become a Stephen King Fan with the first book I read of his. In high school I read Carrie and Cujo and It and while they were good and I enjoyed them none of them really grabbed me. Until I read Tommyknockers. My parents had had this copy of Tommyknockers lying around the house for as long as I can remember. It was old and worn out. The cover was hanging on by a tread. But I just never thought of reading it until one day I was like "Why not?" And I do have to say that the first part of the book is the most boring thing I have ever read. I don't even know why I continued reading it, but I did and I am so glad I did. To this day it is on my top 5 list of the best books I have read, written by Stephen King or not. And I still have that copy with its cover torn to shreds. I love it.

[Kandice]

Leah wrote: "Hi! My name is Leah. I live in Washington state. I love Stephen King. I think he is smart and his stories go places I have never seen stories go. I didn't become a Stephen King Fan with the first b..."

I think you and I are in the minority for loving Tommyknockers, but I'm okay with that!

Welcome.

[Kenneth]

Kandice wrote: "Leah wrote: "Hi! My name is Leah. I live in Washington state. I love Stephen King. I think he is smart and his stories go places I have never seen stories go. I didn't become a Stephen King Fan wit..."

Kandice and Leah. Do you have room in that minority for one more? I know that Tommyknockers takes a beating from most of the King "purists". But, I love it. I'm still haunted by all the teeth falling out to this day!

[Kandice]

Ken The teeth falling out really gets me too, but the batteries just fascinate me.

[Malina]

Welcome Joshua and good luck with your writing!

[Jack]

Hi, I'm Jack and I've been a King fan going on 20 years, starting with sneaking over to a friend's house as a kid to watch the made-for-tv IT miniseries.

Since then I've read just about everything King wrote, my personal favorites being Duma Key and Salem's Lot.

[Elisia]

Hi all I'm Elisia! I'm fairly new to Mr. King's work, because before college I never paid much attention to the horror genre of books. I took a creative writing class and we read King's On Writing, a really fantastic book if you haven't read it. It introduced me to him as an author and after reading it, I became sort of fascinated by his ability to write and his stories. I'm trying to decided which of his novels to read first, and I'm leaning towards Carrie, just because it was his first. Excited to read and to be a part of this group! :)

[Kenneth]

Welcome Jack and Elisia

[Kandice]

Elisia wrote: "Hi all I'm Elisia! I'm fairly new to Mr. King's work, because before college I never paid much attention to the horror genre of books. I took a creative writing class and we read King's On Writing,..."

If you have the patience and the opportunity I can think of no better way to read his books than the order in which they were written.

With the exception of the Dark Tower series. I don't like to read a series one right after the other, but since they've all been published, I bet you won't be able to read them between all the books he wrote in between installments.

I envy you coming to him fresh with so much to choose from and not having to wait for the next!

[Treanne]

Hello everyone.
I'm Treanne. I've very recently become a Stephen King fan. My mother has been cajoling me for years to read his books. I read Misery when I was 14 and loved it but never read any of his other works. Last year I decided to pick up the Dark Tower series and fell in love. Since, I've read It, Salem's Lot, The Shining, Dr. Sleep , The Talisman and Black House plus a few others. I've never read an author that can fully immerse a reader into his world and it amazes me everytime I read a Stephen King novel.

[Nick]

Elisia wrote: "Hi all I'm Elisia! I'm fairly new to Mr. King's work, because before college I never paid much attention to the horror genre of books. I took a creative writing class and we read King's On Writing,..."

Hi Elisia: There are a lot of good places to start. I was looking for horror so I started with the Shining, then Salam's Lot, both much better books than Carrie... though King's explanation of how he wrote Carrie in ON WRITING is so good that it might be worth starting there. Then there's the book he wrote before any of them THE LONG WALK which is listed as a Bachman book, but which many of us consider one of his best.

[Steve]

I'm Steve, 19. I'm new to Stephen King, I've only read : Misery, The shining, Salem's lot. I thoroughly enjoyed all of them. I'll keep reading! King is a genius!

[Malina]

Welcome all new members!! Happy reading

[Kenneth]

FemmeQ wrote: "Hi, I love Stephen King! He has a horror of an imagination and it fascinates me to no end. My 1st SK book was Pet Sematary - that book terrified me so that I could not sleep without a light on for..."

I'm with ya, FemmeQ. Pet Sematary was my first Stephen King novel at the ripe old age of 12. My life was forever changed and my eyes permanently wide open as I discovered more and more of King's gems. I've since expanded out into more horror authors. But, King is always a guilty pleasure and always feels like putting on your favorite worn-in shirt. Welcome to the group.

[Stephanie]

Salem's Lot is the first of his that I read, quite young also. I have his newer books on my to read list. Looking forward to having time for them.
Welcome to all the new members!

[Elisia]

Nick wrote: "Elisia wrote: "Hi all I'm Elisia! I'm fairly new to Mr. King's work, because before college I never paid much attention to the horror genre of books. I took a creative writing class and we read Kin..."

I actually read On Writing and that's why I want to read Carrie first, because he talks about how he came up with the plot. So I'll probably start there. Thanks for the advice, though, since you seem to know much more about him than I do! :)

[Elisia]

Kandice wrote: "Elisia wrote: "Hi all I'm Elisia! I'm fairly new to Mr. King's work, because before college I never paid much attention to the horror genre of books. I took a creative writing class and we read Kin..."

Kandice wrote: "Elisia wrote: "Hi all I'm Elisia! I'm fairly new to Mr. King's work, because before college I never paid much attention to the horror genre of books. I took a creative writing class and we read Kin..."

I'll most likely read them in order, because I like to read things chronologically most of the time. And ahh don't be envious, I wish I'd discovered his books years ago! I feel a little late to the party :) But better late than never, right?

[Sue]

Started reading Stephen King in 1977 - Salem's Lot or Carrie was the first one and I've read all the others.

[Steve]

Hi Elisha, welcome to the group. I'm new to King too. I've only read Misery, The shining and Salem's lot ; rated all of them five stars! Now I'm going to read his novels in order, starting from Carrie!

[Kronk]

Yeah, Pet Sematary is a good one, you tried It yet??

Welcome...from Britain

[[deleted user]]

'It' is my all time favourite of King's novels. The Stand and The Shining follow. Also the first King novel I ever read was Firestarter. It's one of his shorter novels, so for those who are just starting to read his books, definitely check it out. "It" is over 1000 pages long, which was a huge deterrent for me when I was younger.

[Manuel]

Hi! I`m from Costa Rica, Stephen King became my favorite author after I read The Wind Throught the Keyhole. Right now I`m reading The Gunslinger, and I already bought The Shinning and It.

[Leah]

Kandice wrote: "Leah wrote: "Hi! My name is Leah. I live in Washington state. I love Stephen King. I think he is smart and his stories go places I have never seen stories go. I didn't become a Stephen King Fan wit..."

Kandice and Ken, I am happy to be in the Tommyknockers minority with you guys! I'm so glad somebody loves it as much as I do.

[Jeff]

I started with "The Dead Zone" when it was released. I was hooked immediately and became a lifetime constant reader. He has given me a lifetime of reading pleasure and I eagerly await each new release. I am thrilled to be a member of this group. It will be a joy to connect with so many of King's fans.

[Kenneth]

FemmeQ wrote: "Ken wrote: "FemmeQ wrote: "Hi, I love Stephen King! He has a horror of an imagination and it fascinates me to no end. My 1st SK book was Pet Sematary - that book terrified me so that I could not s..."

With the light on and the closet door barricaded shut! Lol.

[Malina]

Manuel wrote: "Hi! I`m from Costa Rica, Stephen King became my favorite author after I read The Wind Throught the Keyhole. Right now I`m reading The Gunslinger, and I already bought The Shinning and It."

Welcome Manuel! Not sure if you are into futbol but CR did an amazing job!!

[Bryan]

Greetings from east Tennessee. I have started the Dark Tower Series and have read Bag of Bones, The Stand, Everything's Eventual, Thinner, Under The Dome as well as Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill. I dig me some Stephen King and glad to find this group.

[Tim]

Hi I'm Tim, and I've been reading Stephen King since I was fifteen and read the Tommynockers which started a lifelong live of reading and of horror and supernatural fiction in specific.

[Kenneth]

Welcome Bryan and Tim

[Tim]

Bryan, kinda weird that we joined at nearly the same time I'm from East Tennessee too.

[Malina]

Welcome Bryan and Tim :)

[Cosmo]

Hello, my name is Chico and I just joined the group. I have been a fan of Stephen King since I was a kid and he is one of my favorite authors.

[Diego]

Hi everyone! Im Diego, im from Argentina
Im currently reading The Wind through the keyhole for the second time. A while ago i started reading the tower books again, i had forgotten how great they are!!
Cheers!

[Nick]

Diego wrote: "Hi everyone! Im Diego, im from Argentina
Im currently reading The Wind through the keyhole for the second time. A while ago i started reading the tower books again, i had forgotten how great they a..."

Welcome Chico and Diego, glad you're here.

[Karen]

Hello all! My name is Karen, and I'm a huge Stephen King fan. I've read too many of his books to list, and look forward to each new release. Favourites that I've read are It, The Dead Zone, The Shining and Misery.

I'm happy to find this group, and to have so many fellow King fans to discuss his work with. Happy reading everyone!

[Michael]

Welcome to the newcomers! I've enjoyed my time in this group, I hope you all do as well.

[Sara]

Hi, I'm Sara. I just joined this group two days ago. Actually my twin sister Leah is the one who turned me onto both this site and this group page, so props to her, I love it here.

I love Stephen King he is by far my favorite author, although I haven't read all of his books. The first book I read by King was The Stand and it was amazing, that book made me a reader. Of course I had read books before that but after reading The Stand I said to myself 'I never want to stop reading, like ever!' So that is why he is my favorite author.

[Nick]

Sara wrote: "Hi, I'm Sara. I just joined this group two days ago. Actually my twin sister Leah is the one who turned me onto both this site and this group page, so props to her, I love it here.

I love Stephen ..."

Glad to have you here, Sara. What you say reminds me of one of the reasons I started reading King, he's so easy to read. His sentences just flow until you don't even know you're reading... get away from him and many writers are a struggle to get through. But not King, he's the master of the easy read... even when he's scaring the hell out of you in the process.

[Shawn]

Welcome sars

[Shawn]

Sorry I meant welcome Sara.

[Sara]

Nick wrote: "Glad to have you here, Sara. What you say reminds me of one of the reasons I started reading King, he's so easy to read. His sentences just flow until you don't even know you're reading... get away from him and many writers are a struggle to get through. But not King, he's the master of the easy read... even when he's scaring the hell out of you in the process. "

I agree completely. His books are some of my fastest reads, even when they are 800 pages, I just devour them. I read The Stand in like 4 days and I am a very slow reader.