Thread: Finally discovered Stephen King!

I've just started reading Stephen King, too. Insomnia was alright, and I'm halfway through Cell right now, which I'm not all that impressed with. Last night I started reading 'Salem's Lot. I've heard good things about it, so we'll just have to wait and see how that turns out.

I LOVE Mr. King. I might cry when he leaves us. Misery is my fav., hands down, but IT scared me really bad. And Rage.

My first experience with a Stephen King novel was one terrifying night back when I was a wee lad...I devoured Pet Cemetery in a matter of hours.

I,v read Duma Key which i thought was wonderful with characters that shone out and made you want to care. i,m now half way through his latest book 'Under the dome' which is again is a great read with a mystrerious story of which i have yet to fully understand !! I look forward to reading more of Mr king

The Green Mile was such a great novel, and so beautifully written, I (almost) couldn't believe King had written it.

My favourite Stephen King book has got to be Under the Dome, the story doesn't take too much of a supernatural twist like his others do and focuses more on the political implications of a small town being completely secluded from civilisation. Though I was mildly disappointed with what happened to the primary antagonist, anyone else who has read it will know what I mean.

All of his work rocks! A lot of his newer stuff gets a bit wordy, (you can do that once you're famous and people will pay to read your grocery list), but all of his stories are good especially if you get into characterization. His characters are very real and colorful.

Being a writer, I'd also suggest that you read his non-fiction book entitled, 'On Writing'. The first half is extremely interesting because he tells you bits and pieces of his life in very colorful stories. The second half will give you a ton of good information on how to write fiction. In addition to owning the paperback, I also have it on a CD which I listen to about once a year. He's the one who reads it on the CD which makes it even more fun to listen to.

You have a lot of fun reading ahead of you!

Script Girrl

Read like 10 king books, just started Under the Dome. My favorites by him were Misery, and Shining. READ THEM BOTH if you haven't. Right now. It'll change your life. Maybe.

The Dark Tower series is spectacular! But my favorite thing he's written recently is a story written in Just After Sunset titled, "N." I'm very much a Lovecraft fan and Stephen King has always said Lovecraft had a big influence on him. "N" is a perfect example of that. Imagine if obsessive compulsive disorder was contagious. Or even worse, if all the little things someone with OCD feels they have to do to keep the world in order were actually totally necessary.

I really liked the Dark Tower series until the last book. It was a fitting end, but I still wanted more resolution than it gave. I'm all conflicted and angst-ridden about that one.

A lot of you have thrown in for Misery, and I am adding my hat. It was excellent.

My first Stephen King book was Pet Sematary. Good lord, that is a brilliant book.

Amazon.com: 11/22/63: A Novel (9781451627282): Stephen King: Books

On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? Stephen King’s heart-stoppingly dramatic new novel is about a man who travels back in time to prevent the JFK assassination—a thousand page tour de force.

Following his massively successful novel Under the Dome, King sweeps readers back in time to another moment—a real life moment—when everything went wrong: the JFK assassination. And he introduces readers to a character who has the power to change the course of history.