Stephen King Fans discussion

I have only read three of his books this month and I absolutely love his work. Any recommendations?

@Emily: Hey! I’d say…

Misery
‘Salem’s Lot
IT
The Shining
Cujo

Happy reading!

I agree with LTJ, but since you're a YA fanatic you might also consider CHRISTINE. It is dated, but the characters are great and the relationship between the high school kids is very well done. After that - The Shining, Salem's Lot, IT, Misery, and maybe Duma Key.

My favorite book by King is the extended version of The Stand.

Christine
Cujo

If you really liked the books you read, my recommadation is that you start from Carrie (the first King published) and then you read his books in a chronological order. There are quite many recalls/citations from previous books as you go along.

Night shadows os so good, if you want something longer, I mean really long, than maybe The Stand

I highly recommend you to start with Carrie, his first published book. It's short but very intense and interesting.

I highly recommend you to start with Carrie, his first published book. It's short but very intense and interesting.

I would also recommend Carrie. His first published novel, but structured like none of his other books. He's still trying to find his voice. Then, any of his other books pre-1990. One thing that will do for you is show you his horror roots. His output these days are more homages to writers he liked growing up (such as John D. McDonald). A lot of people new to King don't get a primer on the writer he was, compared to writer King today.

Needful Things
Stephen King is a very good author of horror fiction; perhaps the best horror writer of all time, depending on your of view., he have annoying quirk of having fantastically thought-out plots, imaginative settings, engaging characters, then ruining them with limp endings that don't live to the readers' expectations.

premise offul Things is remarkably simple and a new take on the "making deal with the devil" scenario. Leland Gaunt, a seemingly demonic being, is the charming charismatic proprietor of the new store, Needful Things, which has everybody talking. The store seems to sell something for everyone in town, and at a very affordable price too,... there's a catch; if you the item, your Needful, badly enough, you have to make an additional of a little prank Gaunt seems to know and exploit the various townspeople'sices one another, and before you know it, tensions have reached a boiling point.

Carrie
Salem’s Lot
Cujo
Needful Things

Pet Sematary
Needful Things

better start with something short and gripping then. id say children Of The corn .

Hi! 😊 I would recommend my favourite King book Pet Sematary! The Institute and The Outsider. I feel these cover a wide variety of genres!

I’d begin with the book that started my love affair: ’Salem’s Lot

Just finished his short read the Monkey and it was a great 4 stars. Can’t wait to see the film adaptation. Happy kinging 📚

My 1st king was “IT” all 1300 pages of it my whole summer of 2017 💕📚then The shinning which I adore the movie as well with Jack nickelson, then “doctor sleep” which was ehh and then “11/22/63” which I am still holding on the the last 100pgs, “fairytale” which I loved 🥰 I don’t care lol, “salems lot”, “if it bleeds”, and “holly” and just today “the monkey” oh and “the Colorado kid”.

Hi! As a big fan of Stephen King, I began by reading Carrie and The Shining. To go with what others have said, those are always good beginners though I would also suggest The Dead Zone and Firestarter. Both very gripping novels and two of his works that get over looked, in my opinion.