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just finished reading uncut version of pic related. This was the first Stephen King book I’ve ever read, it was pretty good and I’m looking for more of King’s stuff. Any suggestions?
I’ve been leaning towards Pet Cemetery or starting the Dark Tower series but I’m not sure if I should pick something else

>> No.14408028

Don't read Cell or IT.

>> No.14408035

>>14408028
why not

>> No.14408039

>>14408028
I get IT, but what’s wrong with Cell? The premise sounds like the book would age like milk, is that it?

>> No.14408069

>>14408018
Read the first Dark Tower book then read someone else so you can savor it. Its ending is very powerful especially right off the back of The Stand. However it was written long before the other books and so trying to read them all in order is dissatisfying in a way that overshadows the first book's power. So just read the first, then take a break and come back later.

>> No.14408074

>>14408069
>However it was written long before the other books
To clarify, I mean that there's a jarring stylistic difference between book 1 and the rest, which I attribute to the great length of time between their writing.

>> No.14409465

back 2 reddit

>> No.14410688

The Stand is the only Stephen King book thats good

>> No.14410800

>>14410688
More or less true, but the ending still sucks.

>> No.14410854

>>14410688
Swan Song had the better ending.

>> No.14411030

>>14408028
Read IT before the new movies came out. It's like 800 pages but I really thought it was good and a satisfying read. Cell on the other hand didn't make a lot of sense going in but I still thought it was alright

>> No.14411340

>>14408028
"It" was awesome. I've only read it and the stand and liked them equally well.

>> No.14412176

>>14408018

I liked The Stand, Salem's Lot, The Shining, and Needful Things. Haven't read too much else of King. Like you OP, thinking of starting the Dark Tower series. I think King's early stuff is pretty good, and his later stuff gets formulaic.

>> No.14412849

>>14408018
Books worth reading of his IMO:
'Salem's Lot
The Shining
Rage
The Long Walk
The Dead Zone
Firestarter
Roadwork
Cujo
The Running Man
Dark Tower series
Pet Sematary
Thinner
Misery
The Tommyknockers
Needful Things
Gerald's Game
The Green Mile
Desperation
The Regulators
Bag of Bones
Cell
Blaze
Under The Dome
11/22/63
Elevation
The Stand unabridged version is one of his best and my favorites but if I had to choose another one it would be It
Hope these recommendations help you OP

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14414311

Daek tower series goes to shit after book 3 and only book 1 is "really" good, so I suggest you read something else.

>> No.14414527

>>14408039
interesting premise, with a couple of subtle foreshadowings, but it turns into a "our only hope is to kill the monster with electricity".

>> No.14414537

>>14408018
>Any suggestions?
The Gunslinger if you want a western/more action.

The Talisman if you want more Americana epic.

Insomnia if you want to become a doomer.