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What was your first Stephen King book?
Hi Erin my all time favorite depends on my mood I'm in at the time. I have had at least 57 of his books that have been my favorite at one time or another.
Mine was Christine when I was about 13 (so 3 decades ago!)
. Will always be a favorite.
Cujo was my first. I was 10 so I didn't really get a lot of it. It was The Mist that hooked me as a King fan.
My first Stephen King was The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. I totally loved the way it was written and it was the first book that made me feel a little bit uncomfortable. After that I decided I wanted to read all of his books!
My first Stephen King novel was The Stand. I was 12 years old, a bit young, like the other fans here! I was hooked!!
I am a late-starter. I just read The Shining this year, and am now reading It. LOVE them both, but I think It may be the favorite.
My first one was "CARRIE" which I happen to be re-reading right now. I love reading it and listening to the audible version narrated by SISSY SPACEK. It is AWESOME.
Mine was Cujo, back in the mid-80s.
The first book I finished was Under the Dome. But I did also read about 100 pages of The Tommyknockers when I was around 12 years old. The only reason I tried to read it was cause my dad loves that book, but in that time it just wasn't for me. I still remember how slow and boring I thought it was. I want to try to read it again someday though!
My first book by him was "Christine" when i was 17. WOW! i was baffeled and completely sucked in. And wildly curious by how he could bring everyday, ordinary objects as we know them to life and create these terrifying encounters with them. I remember reading "The Lawnmower Man", "The Mangler" and other shorts at the time too. I was like WTF?? Why does this scare me so much? "Chattery Teeth" for instance was nothing short of amazing to me...
Matthewcross8877 wrote: "Anneke wrote: "My first book by him was "Christine" when i was 17. WOW! i was baffeled and completely sucked in. And wildly curious by how he could bring everyday, ordinary objects as we know them ..."I'm a bit sad i didn't like the movie as much as the book. It's just the way King writes that's so compelling to me.. His character descriptions and that overall 'familiar feeling' that is always there in his stories, i can only find that when i'm reading him.
Which doesn't really mean i did not enjoy the movies, though they kind of stand apart from the books imo, maybe due to these deleted scenes and mostly the missing voice of King..
Now it's been at least 15 years since i last saw Christine, maybe it's time for a rewatch
Anneke wrote: "Matthewcross8877 wrote: "Anneke wrote: "My first book by him was "Christine" when i was 17. WOW! i was baffeled and completely sucked in. And wildly curious by how he could bring everyday, ordinary..."Maybe that's not completely true, i did enjoy watching "Riding The Bullet" ,"Stand by me" oh and definitely "Cat's Eye" as if i was in one of his books!! (sorry for hijacking this thread :p)
It would definitely be an interesting addition to my limited view of the movie. Thank you for that :)
Matthewcross8877 wrote: "Anneke wrote: "Anneke wrote: "Matthewcross8877 wrote: "Anneke wrote: "My first book by him was "Christine" when i was 17. WOW! i was baffeled and completely sucked in. And wildly curious by how he ..."Wait a minute, I think i completely forgot about those series! I remember reading somewhere about their existence.. I liked kubrick's movie tho, again maybe more as a stand alone thing, but the whole athmosphere of isolation and lingering doom was well done imo. You've got me however very curious about the mini series. Thank you!
Matthewcross8877 wrote: "Anneke wrote: "Anneke wrote: "Matthewcross8877 wrote: "Anneke wrote: "My first book by him was "Christine" when i was 17. WOW! i was baffeled and completely sucked in. And wildly curious by how he ..."I'm reading a bit about King's miniseries right now.. There is so much i havent seen yet!! There has been a couple of years where i didn't look into it as much as when i was younger, maybe it's time to rediscover a bit :) I also haven't read the dark tower, which is a piece i want to commit to in the near future. I postponed it so long and now there's the movie...
Hahaha that happens often e. I understand that. For my own opinion I honestly couldn't share my thoughts :p i haven't seen the new IT and it seems i kinda forgot about the older version. But that ones a maybe for me tho
Matthewcross8877 wrote: "Anneke wrote: "Matthewcross8877 wrote: "Anneke wrote: "Anneke wrote: "Matthewcross8877 wrote: "Anneke wrote: "My first book by him was "Christine" when i was 17. WOW! i was baffeled and completely ..."That's the whole thing with making a movie out of a book i guess. All the thoughts, feelings, info. In the movie they often leave you guessing.. You, more often then not, get an entirely different, limited view of the story. A feeling of incompleteness. That's why i'm getting curious about some of the mini series ** If as you say they do the stories more justice due to the time there is to make it more complete
That was actually my plan with the shining :p watch the movie en then the series. It's the only way to know ^^ I've re-read the book a few years ago.
I see them every now and then popping up in reviews. I like that... It often gives better expression to certain thoughts or feelings. Dunno, different clothed twins high fiving seemed the perfect image to describe what i expect from a movie adaptation of a book XD
It's been a while, but indeed i do, otherwise i would've probably never joined this group :) King has been an important introducer to reading to me.
Nobody ever forgets their fist SK novel ever. For me it was Salem’s Lot, follow by the Stand and the shining. All three were the best of the best stories that King ever wrote. In 1986, I read IT and wow his gift truly shined through. If you want to talk about the movies then that’s an entirely different tread, which most people know how I feel about the movies and there is no reason to continually bring up old conversations and continue to dig up old dirt and bait me into a negative discussion on yet another tread.
Matthewcross8877 wrote: "Denice wrote: "The first book I finished was Under the Dome. But I did also read about 100 pages of The Tommyknockers when I was around 12 years old. The only reason I tried to read it was cause my..."Yes I really liked under the dome. It definitley made me want to pick up more books by him. For me that one was a real page turner. It really didn't feel as long as it actually was.
My First was Carrie, Just found a copy of the original movie Carrie on dvd for next to nothing. Not as good as the book but not bad either.
Carrie. I found it when I was ten, in a cardboard box full of my dad's old paperbacks in our basement. I found Christine and Pet Sematary then too, but read Carrie first. Pet Sematary was more memorable in relation to that time period because it had me sleeping with the light on for a few months. I also remember being terrified that Zelda was going to lurch out of my closet and grab me with her birdy hands. After I recovered from the initial shock, I read those things over and over until the bindings split and pages were falling out. It was true love, and has been ever since.
Anneke wrote: "Matthewcross8877 wrote: "Anneke wrote: "My first book by him was "Christine" when i was 17. WOW! i was baffeled and completely sucked in. And wildly curious by how he could bring everyday, ordinary..."Christine is absolutely one of my favorite King books, and it's filled with so much wisdom about growing up and the difficult relationship between kids and their parents. The movie was okay. Since I'm a big fan of that particular model 1958 Plymouth Fury, it was a joy to watch for that reason alone. But they left out so much of the story that it just didn't come close to the book. The audiobook, on the other hand, is wonderful.
Matthewcross8877 wrote: "Nick you should get hold of the of the American blu ray version of Christine on the back of the box it says region ABC and special features : deleted scenes
commentary with director john carpenter..."
Thanks, I'll track it down.
Angela wrote: "Carrie. I found it when I was ten, in a cardboard box full of my dad's old paperbacks in our basement. I found Christine and Pet Sematary then too, but read Carrie first. Pet Sematary was more memo..."Angela, I have a few King books in that condition and will not let them go. My wife complains but doesn't do anything about it. Wow reading Carrie and Pet Sematary at the age of 10, I have no doubts you slept with the light on I am surprised you got any sleep at all.
That first box of books opened up such a huge new world to me, it was worth all the sleepless nights, for sure. In with the Stephen King stuff, I also found a '59 print of Johnny Got His Gun, and a '68 print of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, both were my dad's when he was in high school in the 70s. They're currently wrapped in plastic and sitting on my bookcase right now, some of my prized possessions. Carrie, I was just sort of morbidly fascinated with (as well as then suffering deeply instilled fear that I would someday get my period at school) -but Pet Sematary did mess me up for a little while, I was having all of these very new thoughts about death.
My dad laughs now when we talk about the lack of monitoring of what I was reading and watching, remembering when he let me watch the edited for TV version of The Exorcist and how I was afraid to yawn after that, thinking a demon would climb into my mouth. When it comes up that I'm a horror fan, I'm like, see dad, it's YOUR fault, thanks for making me that weird kid.
My first Stephen king Book was Mr.Mercedes :)
The Eyes of the Dragon which led me to The Dark Tower which led me to everything else he's ever written.
Eye of the dragon an excellent book.
Cujo. Read it as a teenager and instantly fell in love with his writing. 30 years later and I'm still digging his work.
Elizabeth wrote: "The Eyes of the Dragon which led me to The Dark Tower which led me to everything else he's ever written."Do you know he wrote that for his daughter? How sweet, right? My dad never wrote a book for me...
" It " was my first. Really looking forward to reading it again when the time comes in our reading challenge. I have forgotten so much from the story :( .
What I like about the eyes of the Dragon was the connection to the Dark Tower and of course Flagg...,
Anthony wrote: "The Gunslinger"I did enjoy this one but not as much as the others....
BTW; the Dark Tower DVD and Blu-ray release date is today... so check it out if you like...
Kenneth wrote: "Anthony wrote: "The Gunslinger"I did enjoy this one but not as much as the others....
BTW; the Dark Tower DVD and Blu-ray release date is today... so check it out if you like..."
I heard not so good things about the movie. Thoughts?
Anthony wrote: "Kenneth wrote: "Anthony wrote: "The Gunslinger"I did enjoy this one but not as much as the others....
BTW; the Dark Tower DVD and Blu-ray release date is today... so check it out if you like..."
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From my understanding; this movie didn't follow the books "right on" the main gist of the plot and characters were there so I don’t think anyone will be disappointed. Contrary to what some other user reviews have said, the plot was cohesive, well thought out, and had similarities to the book. The acting so I have been told was very well done all around; the action was apparently excellent and was not jittery or blurry. It's easy to connect to the characters and the emotional points of the plot.
Anthony wrote: "Kenneth wrote: "Anthony wrote: "The Gunslinger"I did enjoy this one but not as much as the others....
BTW; the Dark Tower DVD and Blu-ray release date is today... so check it out if you like..."
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Here's all you need to know. The Man in Black had minions. If you think that's in keeping with the story then you are okay. Didn't work for me. Good acting, good settings, but those minions and what the man in black had them do changed the whole story for me... no matter how many easter eggs there were. Still, I might get the DVD or the Pay Per View anyway, just to give it another look or two or three.
I do love this site I can se all the arguments LOL it fun to read them.
My first was It I think.
I was like 10 when I read my first Stephen King and the book was “Cujo”. Scared the bejeebus outta me but I loved it. Been a fan ever since and read darn near all his books. DT series and The Talisman are my favs...but I like quite a few and there are a few I don’t like...Tommyknockers, Dreamcatcher to name a few....
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The Shining and Misery are my all time favorite SK novels to date.