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What was your first Stephen King book?
What a coincidence Nihilizem but after thinking long and hard I'm pretty sure It was my first too! I was a little older, probably 17 or so and I absolutely hated the book. There were probably a whole bunch of reasons why but it was the "orgy" at the end that really freaked teenage me out. Grown up me (who retains all of teenage me's general insanity while possessing a bit more worldy wisdom) re-read a few years ago and was bowled over by this rich, gorgeous testament to the power of childhood friendship.
Came to the party quite with regards Stephen King, it was Revival at start of year..but since then have read Joyland, The Green Mile and CarrieAnd have Dreamcatcher to read next
mine was MiseryI have never been so engrossed with a book and to think i just randomly bought it on the street and my Stephen King virginity and it was the best decision of my life
I found Carrie at a bookstore in the midwest back in 1976. After that, I ran through The Shining, Christine and The Stand. After all these years, still an amazing writer, if not better.
My first King book was Cell. I loved it, but didn't actually start reading more of his works until a few years later. I really got hooked on him with Misery though, and ever since then I've read primarily King books.
The Shining was my first and still my favourite!
The Shining. I was in 6th grade and loved it. Most of my fun reading in school was Stephen King. Knocked out most of the classics by college.
Christine, actually did a book report on it in 7th grade and got an A. Wonderful book that lured me to Mr King.
The Shining. Wanted to see the differences from the movie. Love it!
11/22/63 on audio book was my first...then the Stand shortly after that. Currently reading Gerald's Game....
Shawn wrote: "11/22/63 on audio book was my first...then the Stand shortly after that. Currently reading Gerald's Game...."I have Gerald's Game on my shelf is it good so far?
Bill: On page 93 as of today: Definitely Stephen King getting into your head by means of his characters thoughts....very captivating so far.....
It was, "Carrie,"...I am the same age as SK, so we grew up together, I relate to him, perfectly. I had an entire, hardback, first edition collection, that started with Carrie. I recently donated all of them (50) to my local library,( my name is still written in them lol) but I kept my favorites, which I re-read.
SK is my, "Favorite Genius."
SK is my, "Favorite Genius."
Nicole wrote: "my was IT that why i hate clowns to this day"
SK is afraid of clowns, I always have been repulsed by clowns, and yes, they are frightening.
SK is afraid of clowns, I always have been repulsed by clowns, and yes, they are frightening.
Addicted wrote: "Eyes of the dragon."
That is an excellent book. It has been overlooked.
That is an excellent book. It has been overlooked.
That's amazing, Janet! So awesome to have donated your most cherished collection! <3
Aoife wrote: "The Shining was my first and still my favourite!"I've finished this book a couple of weeks ago. This is the best book of King, nothing to compare with the movie, despite the great Jack Nicholson.
Mine was Christine. I read it in 6th grade and was scared of cars for a week xD Then I watched Cujo and was scared of DOGS for a week.
Mine was Shining and I'm still afraid of snowy mountains!
Shawn wrote: "Bill: On page 93 as of today: Definitely Stephen King getting into your head by means of his characters thoughts....very captivating so far....."thanks will dive into it
Andrew wrote: "Aoife wrote: "The Shining was my first and still my favourite!"I've finished this book a couple of weeks ago. This is the best book of King, nothing to compare with the movie, despite the great J..."
The book and the movie are definitely two different beasts. It's not really meant to be fully compared.
The first SK book I read was the Tommyknockers, but I'm currently reading The Shining and loving it! What other SK books would you propose I start? :)
Georgie wrote: "The first SK book I read was the Tommyknockers, but I'm currently reading The Shining and loving it! What other SK books would you propose I start? :)"I would say It or the Stand but you can't really go wrong with any of them. Loved Tommyknockers myself...
Georgie Lisey's Story is my favorite "new" King though its quite a few years old now. Also A Wind Through the Keyhole is delightfully dark and delicious fantasy and a wonderful look at his Dark Tower series if you were considering taking that on.
Georgie wrote: "The first SK book I read was the Tommyknockers, but I'm currently reading The Shining and loving it! What other SK books would you propose I start? :)"Salems' Lot is a great one to start with too.
My first SK novel was The Stand. I'm surprised that I ever finished it, being that I was in the fifth grade and so much of the book probably went over my head. Reading the Dark Tower series now, not sure why I waited so long. So good.
The very first book I read was The Shining as I just went to the drive-in with my parents to see the movie. I wanted to see if the book was anything like the movie. Boy, was I surprised! The next book I tried to read was Pet Semetary but, to this day, I have not been able to finish reading it. It scares the bejeebus out of me that much! I loved Carrie from the get go as I could relate to being an outsider trying to fit in. Just glad that I didn't have to go all bats**t crazy like she did at the prom. Two of my favorite short stories is The Mangler and Popsy.
Georgie wrote: "The first SK book I read was the Tommyknockers, but I'm currently reading The Shining and loving it! What other SK books would you propose I start? :)"The Stand... It... Salem's Lot. I thought the Tommyknockers seemed a little like Under The Dome. (the book definitely not the TV show.) If you want to stay in the same spirit of The Shining you might go right to Salem's Lot. 11/22/63 is a whole different kind of book. But definitely one of King's best.
The first book I read was Just After Sunset and the first novel was Under The Dome :) They definitely got me hooked!
Jayps wrote: "INSOMNIA"
Ooh, I didn't read Insomnia for ages but it's definitely one of my favourites. I love how it revolves around an older generation, it makes it so much more unique :)
Ooh, I didn't read Insomnia for ages but it's definitely one of my favourites. I love how it revolves around an older generation, it makes it so much more unique :)
I've started The Girl on the Train. I heard so much about this. I found it a little boring in the beginning, little action and so much psychological analysis of the characters.
Andrew wrote: "I've started The Girl on the Train. I heard so much about this. I found it a little boring in the beginning, little action and so much psychological analysis of the characters."I've got a review up... probably with spoilers. I do remember saying that you should stay with it even if you find that you don't like the characters, because it has a strong ending
Nick wrote: "Andrew wrote: "I've started The Girl on the Train. I heard so much about this. I found it a little boring in the beginning, little action and so much psychological analysis of the c..."I'll do it. I'm curious to see the ending.
Andrew wrote: "Nick wrote: "Andrew wrote: "I've started The Girl on the Train. I heard so much about this. I found it a little boring in the beginning, little action and so much psychological anal..."Great - let us know what you think,, Andrew.
My first book was The Shining. It's my favorite!! My mom when I was younger was really into reading. And she was up to date with a ton of SK books so I got to borrow it. Now He's one of my absolute favorite authors!
My first SK book was Cujo. I did a report on SK for my 9th grade creative writing class and randomly chose Cujo for the book to report on. I was 15. Been hooked ever since and I'm 32 now :D
whoa my first Stephen King back was The Shining. completely fell head over heels in love with it. I read more of him and that was it i was in neck deep with his work!
Gosh...Pretty sure my first SK book was The Dark Half and then shortly after I read The Shining, which is still probably one of my favorites.
Bryana wrote: "Gosh...Pretty sure my first SK book was The Dark Half and then shortly after I read The Shining, which is still probably one of my favorites."How did you like the dark half, Bryana?
Nick wrote: "Bryana wrote: "Gosh...Pretty sure my first SK book was The Dark Half and then shortly after I read The Shining, which is still probably one of my favorites."How did you like the dark half, Bryana?"
Oh boy haha...it's been so long! Let me try and recall my initial feelings about it...I must have been probably around 13 or 14 and I think reading it then vs. now would probably impact my thoughts. But - I do remember being very hooked and needing to know what was going to happen and how things were going to play out. I think I was also slightly disappointed with the end of Stark, the alter ego, as I felt it was almost anticlimactic. SK's writing of course never disappoints and that may be what saved the end of this book the most for me. I may have to read it again and see how I feel now - I'm sure I will have a different opinion now as when I read this originally I was just first getting in to reading as a hobby :)
Scrolling through some of this discussion I don't think I saw it mentioned from anyone else - granted I didn't go back very far haha!! Have you read it?
Bryana wrote: "Nick wrote: "Bryana wrote: "Gosh...Pretty sure my first SK book was The Dark Half and then shortly after I read The Shining, which is still probably one of my favorites."How did you like the dark..."
Yes, I read it after reading a lot of other King books. I thought it was great, but, like you, I can't remember much about it. It's high on my list of read-again-Kings. I did think that the end of Stark (view spoiler)Was pretty creative. I do find it surprising that, like THE DEAD ZONE, it's one of the few King books that people don't talk much about.
My first Stephen King book was The Death Zone. But my favorite book from Stephen King is Carry, maybe because that is the book I've read recently.
Silvi wrote: "My first Stephen King book was The Death Zone. But my favorite book from Stephen King is Carry, maybe because that is the book I've read recently."How did you like the dead zone? I know it's one of King's favorite books.
my first Stephen King book was the gunslinger which was quickly followed by my next 6 Stephen King books. I've read a lot of his work now however I never got around to Wind through a Keyhole the "4.5" book that released last in the DT series.
Jake wrote: "my first Stephen King book was the gunslinger which was quickly followed by my next 6 Stephen King books. I've read a lot of his work now however I never got around to Wind through a Keyhole the "4..."Wind Through the Keyhole is an interesting read. Not a favorite of mine in the series but it was worth checking out just to revisit Mid-World for a bit. Doesn't add or change anything to the major story though.
Yeah Louis that is what I expected I purchased it recently and will probably read it soon. all this talk of Midworld has me craving it. also, a lot of people consider book 4 to be their least favorite in the series when I found it to be one of my favorites so I'm interesting to see what Roland did following that book.
Jake wrote: "Yeah Louis that is what I expected I purchased it recently and will probably read it soon. all this talk of Midworld has me craving it. also, a lot of people consider book 4 to be their least favor..."I did enjoy Wizard and Glass alot actually. Keyhole is similar in structure. It's another story recounted by Roland.
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Pretty redundant to say, but the book scared me to no end.
After that I believe my next book was either Firestarter or The Dead Zone.