yes, read it all right now lazy girl!!!Originally Posted by ZoNeSeeK
Rach, seriously, Rose Madder, Desperation, Dolores Claiborne (forgot about this in the top 5 thread, which it would definitely be in mine now that I think about it - very subtle and well done), IT and The Stand need to be read.
Come on, Ruki! Don't be so easy on her--she can read all those books as well as the original expurgated version of The Stand!
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My first was The Dark Half.
I was in High School, working in the local supermarket in town and one of the paperbacks the store was selling was The Drawing of the Three, so I swiped it and brought it home knowing I was in for a boring evening - well, as I got a few pages into it I realized it was part 2 of a longer story so I set it aside and went to a real bookstore to buy part 1. Now, me being a dopey high school kid I didn't look at what I was buying and ended up with The Dark Half (DARK half, DARK tower - kinda similar). I got a few pages into the book and was hooked. After I finished that book, I went back to the book store and bought The Gunslinger (see what happens when you pay attention?) and was off from there!
Thats a really cool story ny. I love how we can all remember where we were the first time we found Roland.
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Thanks! That little episode not only set me on the path of being a King fan, but got me into reading in general - from there I started to read McCammon, Koontz, etc etc etc.
Thats a really cool story ny.
Either The Stand-back when the superb TV miniseries adaptation was broadcast on ABC-or Carrie, which I read just as I was entering high school.
Night Shift was right on the heels of those two, although I might have read that collection first.
So, that was the troika that got me hooked on Stephen King for obvious reasons.
first book, Skeleton Crew. My buddy let me borrow, heh, never gave it back.
The Tardis (Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space) duh!
My first was Cujo when I was about 12 years old. My next one was Night Shift which made me really fall in love with SK's writing. To this day, Strawberry Spring is one of my favorite stories.
My first King book was the uncut version of The Stand, and this was only 3 years ago. I absolutely loved it.
I had always wanted to try to read it but it's bulk was so intimidating, but I flew through that book and was amazed. What a way to start!
Yeah, that's a really good one.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
My first SK book was The Green Mile! That's a REALLY good start, isn't it?
OOOH, I loved that one! Did you buy it as the serialized version or as one book?
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
Serialized. And it was VERY HARD to wait untill the next TWO weeks to read the next part!
I know, I did that too. Nerve-wracking!
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
My first was like, the first chapter of Gerald's Game. I was maybe 12 at the time? And I was like "What the hell is this? This isn't horror! Just some old fat guy tying his wife to a bed, eww!" and I took it back to the library
I did finish the whole book eventually and it definitely was horror..oh my!
My first was like, the first chapter of Gerald's Game. I was maybe 12 at the time? And I was like "What the hell is this? This isn't horror! Just some old fat guy tying his wife to a bed, eww!" and I took it back to the library
I did finish the whole book eventually and it definitely was horror..oh my!
That's definitely one of the most disturbing books I've ever read.
The Gunslinger
This is what I wrote in the introduction thread:
"I was looking for another long adventure story to read after finishing The Lord of The Rings and told my wife that I might try The Dark Tower by Stephen King. She ended up getting the first three for me as her gift of paper for our first wedding anniversary. She didn't realize she was going to create an addict. That was only six months before the last book came out. Basically, I read books one to six straight through, read most of the connecting books while waiting for the final installment, and then read book seven within days of it coming out."
I love the way The Gunslinger starts and works its way backwards to tell the tale of Tull.
the first SK book i read was The Green Mile and that was hands down one of thee best books ive ever read
The first one I ever read was Needful Things. I was pretty young at the time, so some of it was a little beyond me, but I was still able to enjoy it and it made me want to continue reading King.
Pet Semetary.
"It's his eyes, Roland thought. They were wide and terrible, the eyes of a dragon in human form" - Roland seeing the Crimson King for the first time.
"When the King comes and the Tower falls, sai, all such pretty things as yours will be broken. Then there will be darkness and nothing but the howl of Discordia and the cries of the can toi" - From Song of Susannah
The Gunslinger
Pet Semetary was my first one. I read it back when I was around 14. Wasn't anything like what I expected but I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
4th Grader reading "Cujo"?
This was me. As a 9 or 10 year old, I was thrilled when my loving mother finally told me that I could read "Cujo". I was understandably thrilled at King's writing style, especially since my reading "experience" basically started and ended at "The Hardy Boys".
My classmates were equally thrilled by all of the new phrases I brought to their innocent 4th grade ears, and "Monsiur Ronald Fucking McDonald" was probably their favorite. And I was thus fully drawn into his world...
That still makes me laugh to this day, I bet 4th graders loved it
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
One of my favorites as well.
Also, one of his scariest short stories, IMO.
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