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Anonymous Sun Mar 15 08:03:10 2020 No.14891849 [Reply] [Original]

Thinking of getting into Stephen King novels. Where's the best place to start?

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 08:17:48 2020 No.14891901 >>14891849 the trash can

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 08:26:07 2020 No.14891929 >>14891849 Harry Potter.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 08:36:47 2020 No.14891956 >>14891929 I completed my training a long time ago. I'm ready for the real deal.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 08:38:55 2020 No.14891960 >>14891849 The Long Walk Fire Starter Running Man

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 08:42:10 2020 No.14891970 read his old stuff >Carrie >Pet Semetary >The Shining >Salem's Lot If none of those do anything for you, abandon ship.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 08:56:54 2020 No.14892001 >>14891956 >real deal >King please.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 08:58:43 2020 No.14892005 >>14891849 Stephen King. Stephanie Queen.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 09:02:42 2020 No.14892009 >>14891849 bachman books

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 09:11:05 2020 No.14892023 Collected Tweets

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 09:20:24 2020 No.14892053 The Long Walk The Stand Pet Semetary IT Insomnia

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 09:23:05 2020 No.14892064 >>14891849 best place to start is with none of them King is shit

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 11:16:12 2020 No.14892472 >>14891849 Desperation is a good one. Along with Salem's Lot.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 11:17:21 2020 No.14892475 >>14892023 Holy based...

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 12:04:54 2020 No.14892642 >>14891970 Avoid books he wrote last half of 1980's those are his worst as he was a cokehead then.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 12:07:21 2020 No.14892654 >>14891849 The Mist is okay as a watered down Lovecraft novella

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 12:10:38 2020 No.14892665 >>14891849 The Green Mile for a sad read; The Long Walk for a disturbing, uncomfortable read.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 12:27:56 2020 No.14892735 >>14891849 >SNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFF

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 12:30:30 2020 No.14892750 File: 77 KB, 1280x720, 8947567413.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14892735 >HOOOOOOOOOLY SHIIIIIIT THATS THE STUUUUF

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 12:49:40 2020 No.14892867 The Stand.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 12:57:30 2020 No.14892906 >>14892642 Wouldn't coke make his books better?

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 13:20:53 2020 No.14893005 >>14892906 It wasn't just coke, he was basically a walking pharmacy.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 15:58:35 2020 No.14893722 He is interesting to read if you want to see how bad popular writing can really get. But don’t waste too much time on it

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>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 16:02:13 2020 No.14893741 >>14891960 >the long walk one of my favourites, has a great sense of weird dread that creeps up until that kid gets his foot ran over and crushed, then tries to keep running on it

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 16:03:06 2020 No.14893747 Thinner is his only good story

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 16:03:12 2020 No.14893748 Probably some town in New England. Although, he rarely draws on reality. I suppose if you were some kind of inter dimensional being and not a human that would help. Shame on you for being a human you loser.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 17:55:13 2020 No.14894274 >>14891849 Try his short story collections.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 18:36:53 2020 No.14894459 >>14892906 no they were awful

Anonymous Sun Mar 15 18:41:31 2020 No.14894476

He is good describing obsession and destructive vices that doom the characters in a fateful way that was unavoidable from the start
That's his main appeal for me, and also the circular prose he employs so he keeps bringing those vices and ticks and thoughts thought the story to haunt the characters and (you)

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 15 23:06:16 2020 No.14895386 >>14891901 the haunted trash can

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 00:11:58 2020 No.14895577 >writes himself in to a corner >"better make the kids have sex" King confirmed pedo

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 00:17:53 2020 No.14895599 >>14895577 I'd say Pizzagate proved that your track record for "confirming" pedos hasn't been that great.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 00:19:11 2020 No.14895601 >>14895599 >hasn't even heard of NXIVM uh oh

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 00:22:32 2020 No.14895610 >>14895601 I don't care about your Q bullshit.

Anonymous Mon Mar 16 00:23:47 2020 No.14895617

>>14895610
>Allison Christin Mack (born July 29, 1982) is an American actress, known for her roles as Chloe Sullivan on the WB/CW series Smallville and as Amanda on the FX series Wilfred. She was arrested in Brooklyn by the FBI on April 20, 2018, on charges of sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy, and forced labor conspiracy in relation to her role in the NXIVM organization. Mack pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in April 2019, and is awaiting sentencing.
Oh no no no

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 00:26:11 2020 No.14895626 >>14895617 I'm not going to read that because you just used the "Oh no no no" meme. I don't talk to meme-spouting brainlets, especially on /lit/.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 00:27:35 2020 No.14895632 >>14895617 >pizzagate

Anonymous Mon Mar 16 00:28:21 2020 No.14895635
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>>14895626
>I'm not going to read that
You already read it, the cognitive dissonance must be painful though. Why haven't you heard about this you wonder, what else haven't you heard about? Why?

Welcome to the redpill :^)

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 00:39:04 2020 No.14895673 >>14895635 I don't read greentext unless the blacktext isn't meme-spouting bullshit, and yours wasn't. I see you're just firing off more buzzwords now and hoping one sticks. I can see this board is a little too smart for you.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 00:42:29 2020 No.14895691 >>14895673 >Pizzagate >Q bullshit >you're just firing off more buzzwords now and hoping one sticks the ironing

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 00:42:58 2020 No.14895695 >>14891849 Carrie

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 00:43:59 2020 No.14895701 >>14895691 I'm done reading your posts.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 00:44:27 2020 No.14895702 >>14895701 No you're not

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 00:45:57 2020 No.14895708 File: 62 KB, 440x620, 2131F0E8-1BDD-4CF0-939B-34457FF46EFE.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>14895673 that girl from smallville was really arrested for child sex trafficking, it was right here in my city (vancouver) for some cult thing

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 00:50:26 2020 No.14895728 >>14895708 Celebs are the first to get the "friendly hello" on the day of "tidying."

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 00:51:28 2020 No.14895733 >>14891849 Cell.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 00:54:01 2020 No.14895744 >>14895733 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpkeAQG6kQw

Anonymous Mon Mar 16 00:56:02 2020 No.14895754

>>14891849
imo in this order-ish
>carrie
good intro. Not too long, so you can decide if you like his writing style.
Alternatively,
>Misery
same thing. Gives you a good insight into how he describes characters and their thoughts, which is a huge part of the uniqueness of his writing
Assuming you like those:
>IT
Just a classic. Arguably his magnum opus. Fantastic book about how your childhood really defines you and the power of nostalgia over a person.
>The Stand
Relevant today. Also arguably his magnum opus. Lots of people shit on the ending but I really liked it. It has a ton of memorable moments and engrosses you into each character.
After that, it's your choice. Personally I'd recommend 11/22/63 if you like alternate history (although desu 11/22/63 isnt really about alternate history as much as you may think). Also, it's written in first person, which is kind of weird. Still super good
>Eyes of the Dragon
If you want a short medieval story completely separated from every other story (although it does involve Randall Flagg) and written in a different way, try this out. I'd say it's underrated but eh, King's written a ton of great stuff.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 01:00:40 2020 No.14895768 nightmares and dreamscapes, night shift both have some really entertaining stuff

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 02:05:16 2020 No.14895933 >>14895768 He seems to write about night a lot.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 02:36:16 2020 No.14896029 He's a rural guy with a humble upbringing who pulled himself up by his bootstraps and made his own money instead of inheriting it from someone. It's honestly odd that there's so much hate for him.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 02:47:21 2020 No.14896069 >>14891960 >>14893741 was about to recommend these, especially the long walk. his richard bachman works are his best from a literary perspective.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 02:52:03 2020 No.14896079 >>14896029 people here hate genre fiction. it's taboo here to think that it can be enjoyable or even readable. obviously it's pretentious if not usually true.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 03:12:02 2020 No.14896131 >>14896079 They think they can only enjoy "highly intellectual" literature if they wanna be intelligent, for some indiscernible most likely retarded reason.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 03:26:57 2020 No.14896176 >>14896131 Funniest thing about it is that none of them have actually read such literature. They just sit on /lit/ pretending they have.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 07:56:36 2020 No.14896790 FUCKING PSEUDS

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 08:01:41 2020 No.14896811 king makes me cringe for real

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 08:07:42 2020 No.14896827 >>14896811 Stephen Cring

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 09:37:17 2020 No.14897041 >>14896827 Hehe

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 10:50:31 2020 No.14897278 The Dropkick Murphys say they will be playing a full concert that will be livestreamed free on St. Patrick's Day.

>>	Anonymous Mon Mar 16 10:53:04 2020 No.14897284 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_PBqSPNTfg Perhaps the most kino interview of all time. I cannot think of a single author that pisses off /lit/ more than these two, and here they are together.

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