What was your first Stephen King book? Showing 1,551-1,600 of 1,824

[Wyatt]

Mine was either The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon or The Eyes Of The Dragon. Since I started on his books at age 11 I was trying to find some of the less extreme ones.

[Amanda]

I was 12 turning 13 and read The Gunslinger followed by the rest of the dark tower series over that summer. it was incredible. I had never found such a depth in the young adult series I had read before. Stephen King was an unexplored vista. I had to get permission from my parents to get an "adult" library card. I was in love and have been an avid fan ever since!

[Kimberly]

Carrie. The moment it came out in paperback. I think I was a freshman in high school.

[Joan]

Carrie was my first Stephen King book. It was 1976 and I was a senior in high school. I’ve been a Constant Reader since.

[Andrea]

Michael wrote: "Amanda wrote: "I was 12 turning 13 and read The Gunslinger followed by the rest of the dark tower series over that summer. it was incredible. I had never found such a depth in the young adult serie..."

we all know he actually wanted that brand new bike though

[Tek]

I probably already responded on this post but since I don't remember...

Mine was The Stand Long and Uncut....looking back it might've been a better idea to start with a smaller novel, but I had recently watched the Stand miniseries from the early 90s and really liked it, and was curious what details the story held that the show couldn't cover. It also took me upwards of 6 months or so to finish and was a bit of a slog at times due to me not being much of a casual reader at the time. But ultimately it turned me onto Kings novels and reading as a hobby in general so Im happy I tackled it.

[Nico]

Needful things when I was 10 or something like that. Mum brought it home from the library...

[Pavel]

‘The outsider’ - since then - 26 of his books within an year - just never knew how brilliant he is...-:)

[Kandice]

Pavel wrote: "‘The outsider’ - since then - 26 of his books within an year - just never knew how brilliant he is...-:)"

Good for you! I love when people fall deeply in love with his writing late enough that there are so many fresh reads there for the picking.

[Daniele]

Misery in 1987 and I was immediately hooked!

[Derrick]

Cujo and I think I was around 11 years old at the time. I could be wrong about my age but probably too young to be reading something like that in any event. That was the only time I ever read Cujo. I still have that same copy I think. I should read it again it's probably a completely different book lol

[Drew]

My first Stephen king book was this year The Shining and I have finished 12 of his books so far

[Kandice]

Derrick wrote: "Cujo and I think I was around 11 years old at the time. I could be wrong about my age but probably too young to be reading something like that in any event. That was the only time I ever read Cujo...."


I know Cujo is not supposed to be the best example of his writing, but I think it's perfect. Quick paced, tense from almost page one and the ending is no holds barred.

[Jos]

Las 3 después de Medianoche. Me llamo mucho la atención y luego compre más y más libros de SK.

[Derrick]

Kandice wrote: "Derrick wrote: "Cujo and I think I was around 11 years old at the time. I could be wrong about my age but probably too young to be reading something like that in any event. That was the only time I..."

Having read my first King book at such a young age, there's still so many of his books I haven't read yet.

[Mary]

Dolores Claiborne was my first. Happened to have it in with a bunch of books someone gave me and it sounded interesting. I’ve been a constant reader ever since! Over a year now and just ordered 9 books last week 😊

[Beril]

It was Rose madder, I don't even remember how old I was at that time. I even forgot the existence of that book until a few days ago, I'm a little bit sad about reading that from the library tho' I wis I had it on my shelves because I remember it scaring me sooooo good.

[br]

When I was 10 I tried IT. Dnfed it. I felt it was just too much for my age and that I would have a better experience if I read it later on.

2 years later I tried Carrie, and loved it :)

[Anja]

Thinner ... I was 11 or 12, and it was a perfect first one for me. Different seasons collection wasn't next, and both Thinner and the stories in different seasons are still among my favorites

[Anja]

* WAS next

[Murray]

The Green Mile was my first Stephen King book. I liked how he created a story that felt like an episode of The Twilight Zone.

[Mohamad]

My First Stephen King book was Carrie, and then i read 7 books after so far. and i did a video ranking all 8 books that i read. :)
here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEyQL...

[Patty]

Nightshift

[Phdrseuss]

It was either Firestarter of Christine. As soon as I would finish one I went & got another. The rest is history & I'm still reading Stephen King.

[Scott]

That was a long time ago... it would have to be 'Salems Lot' it was right after the mini series premiered and everybody couldn't stop talking about at school, after that it was 'Cujo' which happened to be new at the time.

[Gabriela]

My first book was "Dead zone" and I don't recommend it as a begginer book ( especially when your 12). I bearly finished it, I was so bored (probably because I was super slow reader back then), honestly now I'm thinking maybe I should reread it sometime. The next one was "shining" and it was the book that really started my love to S. Kings work.

[Adrian]

The Dead Zone is one of my favorites.

[Matt]

my first Stephen King book was "the gun slinger". since that I have read books 1 - 4 of dark tower series. currently in the middle of wolves of the calla. I took a break read the outsider, the institute, and just finished Mr. Mercedes. I just can't put the books down!!!

[glamarieous]

The green mile, and I loved it.

[F.C.]

Somebody loaned my mother a paper back copy of The Shining, which she never read because Danielle Steele was her speed, but I picked it up and was hooked on King right then and there.

[Tek]

Matt wrote: "my first Stephen King book was "the gun slinger". since that I have read books 1 - 4 of dark tower series. currently in the middle of wolves of the calla. I took a break read the outsider, the inst..."

Wolves of the Calla was my favorite of the DT series. Hope you like it.

[Tek]

My first was The Stand Long and Uncut....altho if we're being technical i TRIED to read Desperation in like 1997 but had a hard time getting into it...but the first King i read all the way thru was The Stand, after seeing the tv miniseries i just wanted to know more about the characters...especially Randall Flagg.

[Daniele]

Mine was "Misery" and then I was hooked :-)

[John]

My first king book was "IT" saw the original movie as a skid and when I was brave enough I read the book. After that was hooked.

[Tully]

I think it may have been Firestarter but I'm not sure now.

[A]

Night Shift was a great introduction and a way to get hooked to Stephen King. The first novel was Cujo

[Rafaela]

Mine was "Needful things" and it was also one of the first books I read in english (i'm portuguese). It still is one of my favorites and when I talk about him I recommend always this book.

[Pavel]

Mine was “The Outsider”, and 30 more followed ever after -:) The King is a great artist!

[Kandice]

Pavel wrote: "Mine was “The Outsider”, and 30 more followed ever after -:) The King is a great artist!"

That was quick!

[Caitlin]

The Green Mile, I couldn't put it down.

[Pat of Rocks]

Pet Sematary. Read circa '93. Definitely too young to be reading it, but it lit the fire because over the next couple years I would go on to read IT, Tommyknockers, and Insomnia. King became my first "serial author" to follow.

[Jenny]

My first was Salems Lot follow by the stand (condensed version). From there the rest is history.

[Pete]

The Talisman in the early 90s when i was a teenager... still one of my all time favorites

[Peter]

I read IT when I was much, much younger and didn't fully understand parts of it. I took a break for a few years and then did Desperation, which I enjoyed.

[Laura]

The Green Mile, when I was 17. After that, I think it was Under the Dome. ❤️

[Joey]

Mine was Misery, my school friend had bought it in a second hand book shop before we went to watch Jeepers Creepers 2 and we had both forgotten it was in my bag. Because it was the school holidays, I had time to read it over three days before I gave it back to him. I never told him I read it before he did!! I'd also never read a book so fast at that age.

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My first book by King was Finders Keepers. Yes yes, I know that it's the middle book of a trilogy but it captivated me. After all, my parents were in an hour-long line at our local rec center to vote. Lucky for me, there was a spot where people could read quietly. I was beginning to take an interest in Stephen King and I just picked the one with the title that stood out to me the most. And boom, just like that I was hooked.

[Julian]

Christine - has a special place in my heart. That, IT and Needful Things are my favs.

[Joseph]

It. To this day, it's my favorite King Book. I consider it his Stairway to Heaven. I used to read it once a summer when I was in high school/ college. I still say you can properly incorporate all the elements of the novel if you make it into a netflix/ hbo series

[Donna]

My first introduction to King was the movie Carrie, I then read the Shining and was hooked, I went back and read Carrie and then Salem's lot, and have pretty much read all of his books as they have been released. My all time favorites are the Stand, It, the Talisman, and the Gunslinger series. King is my favorite author!!