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Amy wrote: "Hey Everyone,I’m Amy. I am of course, a huge reader and Stephen King fan
Hi Amy, I'm in the same boat: only a couple of my friends read, so I rarely get to discuss book thoughts (although I did get to talk about 11/22/63 the other day for a good bit :D ).
Amy wrote: "Hey Everyone,I’m Amy. I am of course, a huge reader and Stephen King fan.
Hi, Amy! Nice to meet yet another Constant Reader in this awesome group :)
Salems Lot is one of my favorites! I can't stop myself from re-reading it once a year.
And it is really hard to contain the King feelings if you don't have someone to talk to about it. I remember finishing Wind Through the Keyhole and feeling like I was going to explode :).
Amy wrote: "Hey Everyone,I’m Amy. I am of course, a huge reader and Stephen King fan.
I have read 31 of his books.
Some of my favorites are:
- Salems Lot (it was my first about 12 years ago)
- The Long Wa..."
I'm with you Amy. I thought the long walk was amazing... and the audiobook version was especailly great.
Hi! I'm Coni from Portland, OR. I read a few of Stephen Kings books (my mom has a decent collection) when I was in high school (The Shining, Night Shift, Skeleton Crew, Different Seasons, The Gunslinger), but I can't even remember what I was reading that bored me and I decided I was done with him.
Now, 25 years later (wow, I feel old), I wanted some audio books to listen to while I'm doing my daily walks. I decided that I would listen to all of Stephen King books in audio form in order and then try to watch whatever adaptations were made from his stories. I even decided that I would listen to books that I have read before since I really wanted to experience all his works in the order he wrote them, especially when some characters and settings cross over in his universe.
I started this project late last year and have made it through Carrie, Salem's Lot, The Shining, Rage, Night Shift, and The Stand. I just finished The Stand a few days ago and started on The Long Walk this morning. So far my favorites have been The Shining and The Stand.
I look forward to reading through all his works and I appreciate his writing much more now than I did when I was younger. I look forward to this group!
Coni wrote: "Hi! I'm Coni from Portland, OR. I read a few of Stephen Kings books (my mom has a decent collection) when I was in high school (The Shining, Night Shift, Skeleton Crew, Different Seasons, The Gun..."
Hey, Coni, I'm a big audiobook fan too. I think there are a few important ones that aren't available... (The Dead Zone for one). But some of the performances are amazing. It is a great companion for walking... makes me walk farther and more consistently. Great for trips and for driving to work too.
Nick wrote: "Hey, Coni, I'm a big audiobook fan too. I think there are a few important ones that aren't available... (The Dead Zone for one). But some of the performances are amazing. It is a great companion for walking... makes me walk farther and more consistently. Great for trips and for driving to work too."Yes, while going through Audible, I have found some books are not on there. I was lucky to find Rage in print so I have read that. I also have bought The Dead Zone, Cycle of the Werewolf, and Pet Sematary because there are not audio versions of them. I'm surprised about The Dead Zone and Pet Sematary. I'll have to read them the old fashioned way! :)
Coni wrote: "Nick wrote: "Hey, Coni, I'm a big audiobook fan too. I think there are a few important ones that aren't available... (The Dead Zone for one). But some of the performances are amazing. It is a great..."It's really amazing about the Dead Zone, especially since it's one of King's favorites.
Don wrote: "So, I'm Don, a Dutchman living in Finland.I'm not a huge bookworm and don't read a whole lot like most people do on this webpage, but when I do I mainly read Stephen King. Though I'm currently ad..."
Hi, Don, welcome!
I've been wanting to read Joe Hill very much, I'll make sure to read the ones you mentioned. I love Salems Lot and I recently read The Green Mile for the first time and it was great :)
I have started Finders Keepers. Hope you enjoy it as much as I am thus far. I'm already more invested in it than I was in Mr. Mercedes :).
MJ wrote: "Hello. I joined this group awhile back and my posting since then has fallen to the wayside so I am going to introduce myself again. My name is MaryJane and I love to read, especially Stephen King. ..."Hello, welcome back :). I agree, his books are definitely made to be re-read. I don't know why, but I get a craving to read Salems Lot every year and just have to!
Hi all, I'm Logan. I haven't read King until fairly recently. My first King book was Mr. Mercedes, which I read last summer at the beach. I really loved that book and continued the Hodges trilogy with Finders Keepers and now End of Watch.
After finishing End of Watch, I picked up Revival at Books a Million a couple days ago and hope to start it soon. :-)
Logan wrote: "Hi all, I'm Logan. I haven't read King until fairly recently. My first King book was Mr. Mercedes, which I read last summer at the beach. I really loved that book and continued the Hodges trilogy..."
Welcome! I've been a King fan since the 70s and it seems funny to me that new fans will come to him through the Hodges trilogy, especially since it is so unlike anything else he writes. I wonder how you will feel about the rest of his work when you get to it.
Hi everyone! I’ve been lurking around this group for quite a while and I think it’s about time I introduced myself!
I’m Gaby and I’m from Devon, England. I’m a huge King fan and I’m slowly making my way through as many of his books as I can. So far I’ve checked 22 books off the list, so there’s quite a few to go.
The Shining is my all time favourite novel - though I wasn’t too keen about the film - and I absolutely loved IT and Pet Sematary. I’m currently reading The Dome and next on my list is Joyland.
I love the horror genre per se and I’m looking forward to meeting lots of fellow readers ☺
Gaby wrote: "Hi everyone! I’ve been lurking around this group for quite a while and I think it’s about time I introduced myself!
I’m Gaby and I’m from Devon, England. I’m a huge King fan and I’m slowly maki..."
Hey Gaby, welcome. If you really like horror I hope you've also checked out Salem's Lot, Bag of Bones, The Long Walk, and even Gerald's Game.
Hello all! I'm Alex - lover of King booksMassive fan of It and the Dark Tower Series!
Also do love Salem's Lot and The Stand...
To be honest I have few qualms against any of his books haha
Don wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Hi, Don, welcome!I've been wanting to read Joe Hill very much, I'll make sure to read the ones you mentioned. I love Salems Lot and I recently read The Green Mile for the first tim..."
Great, thanks for the advice! When I read NOS4A2, I'll be sure to get back to you :).
Alex wrote: "Hello all! I'm Alex - lover of King booksMassive fan of It and the Dark Tower Series!
Also do love Salem's Lot and The Stand...
To be honest I have few qualms against any of his books haha"
Hi, Alex, welcome!
All favorites! I read the Stand last year for the first time and it was absolutely amazing.
Gaby wrote: "So far I’ve checked 22 books off the list, so there’s quite a few to go. "Hi Gaby! It still amazes me that you can say you've read 22 books, but there are still so many left to read. King writes so much! I've barely started myself and I wonder how long it'll take me to get through his entire collection.
Hi everyone! My name is Michelle, and I've been a Stephen King fan since the seventh grade-my Dad and Grandma always had SK on the shelves when I was growing up, and once I got tired of R.L. Stine I picked up Insomnia and the rest is history! I remember finishing IT in the eighth grade over the span of about 3 weeks- I went to every class with the book tucked in my lap, I could not get enough!Now I am older and have read about 37 of King's books, he is by far my favorite author! My favorites are The Dark Tower series, but I really love IT and The Stand as well.
I saw a few posts about Joe Hill around here, and I've read all of his published books so far (20th Century Ghosts, Heart Shaped Box, Horns, NOS4A2, The Fireman), and he is awesome. Heart Shaped Box might be one of the scariest books I've read in a long time, and The Fireman is Hill's ode to The Stand (including some intentionally similar character names and moments). I'd recommend Hill to any Stephen King fan, especially those interested in the greater King universe, since Hill leaves a few Easter eggs from his Dad's books in his own work, and vice versa.
Happy to meet you all! Long days and pleasant nights!
Hello all, I just joined this group. I am relatively new to Stephen King; been reading since 2012. My first book was It; it was funny because I read it in 2012, exactly 27 years after It was last battled! I have read his famous novels like The Shining, Pet Sematary, Salem's Lot and his less known novels such as Joyland and Revival (freaked me out). I am currently reading his magnum opus and I am on The Wastelands. He is such a great writer and I hope he is able to write for 10 more years to come. It would also be cool if he could publish a book from beyond the grave haha
Michelle wrote: "Happy to meet you all! Long days and pleasant nights!"And may you have twice the number!
A pleasure to meet you, Michelle! I have also been a King fan since I was young and he's definitely my favorite author. I plan to start Joe Hill very soon, and you and Don have certainly gotten me excited for it. Insomnia is actually a book I read for the first time last year. I enjoyed it! My first King book was It :).
Michelle wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Michelle, and I've been a Stephen King fan since the seventh grade-my Dad and Grandma always had SK on the shelves when I was growing up, and once I got tired of R.L. Stine ..."My mom had random Stephen King on her bookshelves which is how I picked up one of them when I was a teenager. She didn't have It, but I remember other friends reading it and it scaring them so much. I look forward to finally reading that one when I get to it (I'm going in order). I've also never seen the miniseries. I don't want anything spoiled for me until I finally read it!
Michelle wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Michelle, and I've been a Stephen King fan since the seventh grade-my Dad and Grandma always had SK on the shelves when I was growing up, and once I got tired of R.L. Stine ..."So if I didn't particularly enjoy The Stand (don't hate me), would I enjoy The Fireman? I really liked Heart-Shaped Box but not some of his other stuff.
Dennis wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Michelle, and I've been a Stephen King fan since the seventh grade-my Dad and Grandma always had SK on the shelves when I was growing up, and once I got tir..."The Fireman is definitely different from The Stand in many ways (and quite a bit shorter), but it deals with similar themes of how we reconstruct the world after an apocalyptic event and the fine lines between good and evil. Definitely worth a read, and hard to compare to Hill's other books- I'd say it is much more complex in theme and characters than Heart Shaped Box. Nothing like Horns if that wasn't your thing, most people agree that is probably Hill's weakest book. It was a weird one but I enjoyed it.
Michelle wrote: "Dennis wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Michelle, and I've been a Stephen King fan since the seventh grade-my Dad and Grandma always had SK on the shelves when I was growing up, and..."Hey, Michelle, I liked Horns a lot. In case you want to read it, here's a link to my five-star review. I start The Fireman tomorrow.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Joey wrote: "Hello all, I just joined this group. I am relatively new to Stephen King; been reading since 2012. My first book was It; it was funny because I read it in 2012, exactly 27 years after It was last b..."Michelle wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Michelle, and I've been a Stephen King fan since the seventh grade-my Dad and Grandma always had SK on the shelves when I was growing up, and once I got tired of R.L. Stine ..."
Welcome to you both.
Hi, my name is Katie. I've always loved reading but don't have a lot of friends that do so I joined Goodreads just recently to try and find some! I've not read much Stephen King yet (only The Shining and Carrie; I'm about to start working on Misery) but I love what I have read, and I just got a bunch of his books at a used book store and I can't wait to dive in.
Katie wrote: "Hi, my name is Katie. I've always loved reading but don't have a lot of friends that do so I joined Goodreads just recently to try and find some! I've not read much Stephen King yet (only The Shini..."Sounds great Katie. Lot's of CONSTANT readers here. Looking forward to sharing ideas with you.
Misery was the first King book I ever read back in high school and it made me a life long fan of his
Hi. I'm Anna. I've been a King fan since I was fifteen and read Carrie. He's been a constant in my life ever since and one of the reasons I became a writer. My favourite King book, Salem's Lot. Having said that, there are so many I love. Such a rare talent.
Nice to meet you.
Katie wrote: "Hi, my name is Katie. I've always loved reading but don't have a lot of friends that do so I joined Goodreads just recently to try and find some! I've not read much Stephen King yet (only The Shini..."Hi Katie! I have some friends who read but not as much as me or not the same books as me so that's also why I've become more active on Goodreads. I love talking about the books I have read and get ideas on what to read next. Welcome!
Katie wrote: "Hi, my name is Katie. I've always loved reading...."Hi, Katie, and welcome! Carrie was one of my first books as well. Can't wait to see how you like the new books you get!!
Hi all. Avid SK reader, now making my way through the back catalogue, not having read them for years and years. Just finished Salems Lot, Pet Semetary, The Shining. Am also on the hunt for other authors. (Am currently reading Wilbur Smith's The Quest - having read the first 3 in that very good Egyptian series.) Not a huge fan of Joe Hill. Did quite like Neil Gaiman, but he just tends to be a little too 'fantasy' for my complete liking.
Sometimes read a bit of erotica, in my own quest to understand what my wife wants from me in order to find me attractive :).
All author recommends appreciated.
Cheers
Andrew
John Saul is my second favorite, next to SK. When I run out of SK, I turn to him, although I haven't seen any new stuff in years. As far as the other, try "The Ninety Days of Genevieve" by Lucinda Carrington. Funny, I was looking on Amazon several years ago for any books with my name in the title and stumbled across this one. I've read it twice. It's quite sexual and shares a lot of sexual fantasies, while not being perverted at all.
Andrew wrote: "Hi all. Avid SK reader, now making my way through the back catalogue, not having read them for years and years. Just finished Salems Lot, Pet Semetary, The Shining...."Welcome, Andrew!
Hope you're enjoying going through the King again! Salems Lot is one of my all-time favorites.
I would recommend Dean Koontz for any King fan, because his novel genres also vary- there are some with horror elements, some with more fantasy, some with no fantasy at all, but like King, he sees the humor in everything. I recommend Dragon Tears especially to any King fan- there's a character I find just as creepy as Tak from Desperation/the Regulators. It also has the best first line of any book I've ever read: "Tuesday was a fine California day, full of sunshine and promise, until Harry Lyon had to shoot someone at lunch."
I also love Life Expectancy by Koontz, which has a lot of plot twists and humorous elements.
I also enjoy Gaiman, but I like some of his books much more than the others. I have heard from a lot of people that they feel the same way about Joe Hill, and will be trying him next myself. Happy reading!
Anna Willett wrote: "Hi. I'm Anna. I've been a King fan since I was fifteen and read Carrie. He's been a constant in my life ever since and one of the reasons I became a writer. My favourite King book, Salem's Lot. Hav..."Welcome Anna
Andrew wrote: "Hi all. Avid SK reader, now making my way through the back catalogue, not having read them for years and years. Just finished Salems Lot, Pet Semetary, The Shining. Am also on the hunt for other ..."
Welcome Andrew
Erin wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Hi all. Avid SK reader, now making my way through the back catalogue, not having read them for years and years. Just finished Salems Lot, Pet Semetary, The Shining. Am also on the ..."
Try Karen Slaughter... Pretty Girls is very rough stuff but "unputdownable"
Nick wrote: "Try Karen Slaughter... Pretty Girls is very rough stuff but "unputdownable" "I agree with this recommendation. It's gruesome but that did not stop me from racing through it.
Thanks All. Nicole, I have tried some Koontz, but mainly his Odd books. They were OK, but perhaps a little, I don't know, weak?However, I will try the ones you suggested.
Nick, seen a lot of you buddy; you're like a foundation stone here; good to see. When I see your name I know I'm on the right site. Thanks, I will try Pretty Girls.
Noelia wrote: "HI, i love Stephen King forever, i have just finished reading the Talisman and am going to read Wizard and Glass next"Make sure you read the Dark Tower series in order though Noelia.
Andrew wrote: "Thanks All. Nicole, I have tried some Koontz, but mainly his Odd books. They were OK, but perhaps a little, I don't know, weak?However, I will try the ones you suggested.
Nick, seen a lot of you..."
Thanks, Andrew, when the book keeps you up all night blame Rhian, she recommended it. She also suggested Night Film by Marisha Pessl, a really great read... sort of a multimedia novel with web pages and headlines built into it. It's a little enigmatic, where Pretty Girls goes straight for the gut... with a machete.
Andrew wrote: "Noelia wrote: "HI, i love Stephen King forever, i have just finished reading the Talisman and am going to read Wizard and Glass next"Make sure you read the Dark Tower series in order though Noelia."
I agree. W & G is my favorite King book, but a lot of it depends on the previous books.
Nick wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Noelia wrote: "HI, i love Stephen King forever, i have just finished reading the Talisman and am going to read Wizard and Glass next"Make sure you read the Dark Tower series in ord..."
Yes, I liked it very much too.
Nick wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Thanks All. Nicole, I have tried some Koontz, but mainly his Odd books. They were OK, but perhaps a little, I don't know, weak?However, I will try the ones you suggested.
Nick, se..."
Nick wrote: "Andrew wrote: "Thanks All. Nicole, I have tried some Koontz, but mainly his Odd books. They were OK, but perhaps a little, I don't know, weak?
However, I will try the ones you suggested.
Nick, se..."
Ha, sounds good.
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I just wanted to say, The Long Walk is one of my favorites as well. I read it years ago in a collection of stories and it had a lasting affect on me. I think it's about time I buy the book and add it to my personal collection!