What’s a good Stephen King starter book

[Daisy🍓]

I wanna read a book by him but don’t know what to pick up.

[kay ౨ৎ {slump era}]

Id recommend misery! It was my first book for SK, and it got me into him being one of my favourite authors. If you’re into long-ish books (like 500 pages) I’d say Billy Summers, but it’s your thing :)

[Olivia]

Misery! That was my first SK book, and it's really well written and immerses you in the story. WAY better than the movie too (though Kathy Bates was phenomenal).

[❃A.J❃]

I started with The Shining and it was really good! If you like slow burn definitely pick that up. You can also start with Carrie which is his first book.

[vale]

i started with pet sematary, it's really good! <3

[Vuseor]

carrie definitely

[Skylar~semi-hiatus~]

Charlize wrote: "carrie definitely"

AMEN

[Skylar~semi-hiatus~]

Or The Institute
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

[Christina ♡]

the institute! it’s newer but it’s typical stephen king. imo

[Tasha]

I agree with The Institute. It was my first SK book and was really easy to get into.

[sashenka &#x1f5a4; (hard book slump)]

I would say Everything's Eventual it's mostly shorts novellas, it was my first Stephen King book!

[Jocelyn]

Carrie is a great starter book, not too slow and easy to follow!

[Kayla]

I really enjoyed ‘Under the Dome’ and ‘Needful Things’

[Gaby]

Carrie is a really good one!! Especially if you’ve seen the movies, the book is sooooo much better

[Ann]

Stand by me is one of my favorite books by him. Super easy read. I read it in the seventh grade so like not that scary very very good pretty short too.

[Kena]

I started with "the girl who loved tom gordon" and I loved it. the plot is perfectly paced and it's not very horror too.
Billy summers is great too if you want to start there

[Siobhan]

If you want a classic SK - Misery, Pet Semetary or Carrie. If you want a nonnscary/thriller SK - The Green Mile, The Body (Stand By Me) or the Mr Mercedes Series.