Stephen King Books; Where to begin?
01-28-03, 11:50 AM
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I love the short story collections. They tend to be more impactful and jarring. They are the ones I spent the most time thinking about after reading. Skeleton Crew has some great ones in it. Others include: Different Seasons, Bachman Books, 4 past Midnight and Night Shift
The Dark Tower is a great series as well as Eyes of the Dragon.. Both are not "typical" King stories, but still some of his best in my opinion.
The Stand is a classic and a must read for Kings fans and so is "IT". I also highly recommend Salem's Lot, Tommy Knockers, The Dark Half and The Green Mile.
The Dark Tower is a great series as well as Eyes of the Dragon.. Both are not "typical" King stories, but still some of his best in my opinion.
The Stand is a classic and a must read for Kings fans and so is "IT". I also highly recommend Salem's Lot, Tommy Knockers, The Dark Half and The Green Mile.
01-28-03, 08:34 PM
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I think the first King I read was the novella "The Mist" in Skeleton Crew. I loved it, and it's still one of my favorites. That wouldn't be a bad place to start. Also, all the novellas in Different Seasons were really great. My favorite is "Apt Pupil", but they're all worth reading.
02-04-03, 07:26 PM
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Originally posted by Josh-da-man
When in doubt, go with publication order.
That's my preferred way of getting into authors with large bodies of work.
Even if the books go in a chronological order that doesn't match the release order (think Star Wars) I still find it best to watch the stories develop naturally, as well as watch the author hone his or her particular style.
King's best work is his earliest.
Carrie
'Salem's Lot
The Shining
The Stand
Night Shift
The Dead Zone
When in doubt, go with publication order.
That's my preferred way of getting into authors with large bodies of work.
Even if the books go in a chronological order that doesn't match the release order (think Star Wars) I still find it best to watch the stories develop naturally, as well as watch the author hone his or her particular style.
King's best work is his earliest.
Carrie
'Salem's Lot
The Shining
The Stand
Night Shift
The Dead Zone
My favorite, btw, is either the Shining or Talisman. All those early ones he lists above are good though (actually, I'm not as fond of Night Shift, since I prefer novels to short stories in general).
02-11-03, 08:04 PM
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Originally posted by Josh-da-man
When in doubt, go with publication order.
That's my preferred way of getting into authors with large bodies of work.
Even if the books go in a chronological order that doesn't match the release order (think Star Wars) I still find it best to watch the stories develop naturally, as well as watch the author hone his or her particular style.
When in doubt, go with publication order.
That's my preferred way of getting into authors with large bodies of work.
Even if the books go in a chronological order that doesn't match the release order (think Star Wars) I still find it best to watch the stories develop naturally, as well as watch the author hone his or her particular style.
