I'm ashamed to say that I was a bit of a snob when it came to Stephen King in the past
I don't know why did I assume this before I'd even read and judged for myself??. Well I did try to read Stephen King when I was a kid back in the early 90's
My Aunt given me alot of Stephen King Hardback Books, I tried reading "The Dark Half" but just couldn't focus enough to finish it (I loved the start of it).
I did watch on TV IT, The Stand, All the films too and loved them as well.
But I think it was the massive page numbers of his books that put me off until......
I was given a book token as a gift back in Nov 2011, And saw in Waterstones 11/22/63, I'd loved the cover, and had read rave reviews in the national press.
I read the first few pages there and then in Waterstones and was hooked!!!, Best £10 I'd spent in ages!!.
While I was reading 11/22/63 at home I looked up Stephen King on the internet and found lots of very helpful sites and pages for someone like me who wanted to know if it was worth investing time and money in buying and collecting Stephen King Books.
I took a step towards the Stephen King Universe I wasn't scared I was exicited!!!.
So between early Dec 2011 to a few weeks ago end of Jan 2012, I went to all the charity shops in my area (Windsor, Egham, Woking, Staines, Ashford, Richmond) and was very lucky to very quickly pick up almost all of the whole Stephen King written works (Apart from Carrie, Salem's Lot, Eyes of the Dragon, The Dark Half, Christine, Firestarter, & Skeleton Crew) for only £1, 50p, £2, etc.
So now I'm only on my 2nd SK Book which is "The Stand" (Chapter 48).
I know I'm being a bit forward in joining this site as it's going to be a while before I feel I would be ready to start reading The Dark Tower books.
But I can't wait to get stuck in. Happy Reading to you all.