I would like to start reading Stephen King but not sure where to start. I have watched film adaptations for the shining, pet sematary, it and Carrie so I’d rather start with something other than these so I don’t know where the story is going. Unless you think I really should start with one of these then let me know why!! Thanks guys!
by fulltimetrying
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the shining as a book is much more complex than the movie, so i think there’s still value in reading that! but my all-time favorite stephen king book is misery. i could not put the book down and finished it in a single saturday because i just had to know what would happen, and that is actually a theme discussed within the book. it’s also one of the most satisfying endings king’s ever written in my opinion.
Id recommend Firestarter or The Institute
The Stand, Insomnia, Salem’s Lot, or Christine
Misery, always.
Cujo
I would recommend Night Shift or Skeleton Crew, he writes excellent short stories