Hi everyone! I am wanting to read my first Steven King book, but I don’t know which one I should start with. Any suggestions??
Hi everyone! I am wanting to read my first Steven King book, but I don’t know which one I should start with. Any suggestions??
It! Or The Shining, or Misery, anything’s good as long as it fits your interests
Misery 🙂
Hearts in Atlantis is my favorite.
Misery was my first and I would recommend it!
Pet Sematary
Start with Salem’s Lot. It’s early and it’s a good one about vampires taking over a town.
The Green Mile was my first.
Carrie
The Green Mile
Bag of Bones
Carrie
The Eyes of the Dragon is the only Stephen King book I’ve ever read, because it isn’t horror lol… I’m a scaredy cat
Misery. Great intro to King.
I just read Salems Lot and enjoyed it!
It was also my first SK ?
Misery, the green mile and Dolores Claiborne are great
I’m reading my first Stephen king right now-IT. I’m loving it. My next stops will be the green mile and misery
Rage it’s in the bachman books. His first true novel
carrie
‘Salems Lot, The Shining or the Stand (but that is a really long one!)
I started at the beginning chronologically, which would be Carrie.
i read IT for my first stephen king novel. i enjoyed it and i happened to find one of dad’s old copies of another one of his books so that’s on my list of books to read!!
my dad’s*
My first SK book was 11/22/63 which is a time travel novel about JFK’s assassination. Really good. If you want something more creepy, then I’d suggest ‘Salem’s Lot
I started with Under the dome, but I would recommend Carrie.
Probably Dolores Claiborne or Carrie or the newest The Outsider!!!
Simple or complicated style?
Long or short book?
Probably simple and a short or medium length would be best for me to start with!
@Makenzie I’d recommend Carrie. A simple yet intriguing short novel.
@Makenzie Hi Makenzie. I just read my first one and I read The Body. It’s very very short maybe 200 pages but I loved it! Totally gave me Goonies or Stranger Things vibes. Pretty simple plot but great characters 🙂 movie based on the book is Stand By Me
Thank you!!
Christine or Black House or Bag of Bones
The shining
Pet cemetery
Where it all began … Carrie
I’m reading my first right now.
It
Misery is a good one
The Shining.
Start at the beginning. JMO.
I think starting with some of his shorter books would be a good place to start. Misery, The Shining and Carrie are all great reads that aren’t as big of a commitment as IT, Salem’s Lot or The Stand.
Start at the beginning…Carrie…
Green Mile
Gerald’s Game
The Dead Zone
Carrie 100%
The Stand, or It! 🙂
It. Hands down!
I just bought Mr. Mercedes. It’s the one I’ll start with. I’m on the crime side.
This was a good book but not his best.
Shinning/ cujo
IT 🙂 im actually reading it now… Very good
Lisey’s Story or Duma Key, or eyes of the Dragon
The gunslinger series is also amazing
Very true
Salem’s Lot!
Salem’s lot
Pet Cemetary. Since then King is on my top shelf
Misery
The Stand
Desperation
Reading The Stand for the third time!!!
Thinner
Carrie!!
Go with an oldie first. Pet Sematary.
The Green Mile
Cujo
The Long Walk
The long walk
Just got done reading misery and I read the green mile before that
STEPHEN KING* sorry guys, since I haven’t read his books it’s not a surprise I don’t know how to spell his name lol
But thank you for all of your suggestions! I added many to my “to buy” list!
It’s alright dear. You can start with his writing memoir “On Writing”. 😛
Misery.
The mist! Short and creepy
Start with his first, “Carrie.” Skip “It”
The Green Mile and Pet Sematary are my personal favorites.
The Green Mile
Cujo
I started with The Shining and loved it! Carrie is short and sweet that is very good too ?
The mist was my first one then I read 11/22/63
I started small to get the feel for his books..
Started with the green mile, then the girl who loved Tom Gordon..
Then into “IT” holy moly that was a huge read, it was a bit of a drag in some bits and couldn’t wait for it to be over!
Personally I prefer his short stories to his bigger 1s..
Currently reading Christine and finding the start a bit of a drag…
I woukd also start with Carrie , it’s a short book and even though I’ve watched the movie the book was not boring at all, quite the opposite it sucked me right in !!
Carrie
It
11/22/63 is my personal favorite, but I also loved IT, ‘Salem’s Lot and Pet Sematary.
Misery
The Shining
It or Carry
The Stand or The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Cujo, Carrie, or Salem’s Lot
Dark tower series might be a nice one. Also Christine could be worthy if you don’t want more than one book.
I started Mr. Mercedes it’s a series very good
The Green Mile
Carrie
The shining or pet semetary
I just read my first and loved Carrie. Saving this list for suggestions on where to go next.
Misery….
however I tried getting into his books last year and I’ve DNF’d more than I’ve read lol. Just warning u. Misery is one of the shorter ones
I started with It.
If you like scary, The shining. If you like more of a dystopian feel, The Stand. If you like short stories. Different Seasons is one of my favorite of his collections.
Oh and I highly recommend Bag of Bones and Rose Madder. They’re fantastic!!!
I agree different Seasons is one of his best – all the stories are very good!!!!
Salem’s Lot
Misery or it
Sales Lot
Salem’s Lot
Pet Cemetery.
Outsider !
Misery is amazing, especially if you are interested in mental illness.
I agree with Misery also ?
So good!!!
Christine
The shining
Misery and Delores Claiborne. Loved 11/22/63. Hated the stand
If you’re up for a fantastic long read – you must read the stand – but if you want to start easier – I’d read carrie
Delores Claiborne! His mr Mercedes trilogy was also great – Finders Keepers was the best.
cell
Carrie. It was my first book I read of his and his first book. I think it’s a really good place to start too because it’s not too long or hard to read
It was my first of his as well. I was 13, I read it in a full 24 hour summer day. After that, I was hooked on Stephen King and super sleepy!! ???
11/22/63!!!!
The dark tower
I tried a few of his books and I could not get into them ?
If you’re into classic horror, i would say Pet Semetary. Psychological, The Shining, Misery, or Gerald’s Game. If you coming from fantasy and dipping your toes in, try Dark Tower: The Gunslinger.
The Girl who loved Tom Gordon is a great book that’s pretty short compared to his others and not really a horro
*horror story
Rose Madder. Written from a woman’s point of view
I just ordered under the dome. I’ve never read any of his books, but that one looked extremely interesting! It’s a big book to! So it’ll keep me busy ?
Christine, Cujo, The Tommyknockers, Salem’s Lot, The Shining, or Different Seasons.
Or, indeed, Night Shift.
Try Mr. Mercedes trilogy or The Shining series.
The Stand
I personally LOVE all of his books!! But one of my all time favorite ones is The Talisman!! It’s SOOO good! I wish they would adapt it into a movie….it would be amazing! ?
Salem’s Lot
I liked “the stand.”
I wish I could help but, sadly, I have never read a single book of his.
All stars no dark, multiple stories so it’s a good intro book I thought
If you are just starting, start with Pet Semetary or Cujo
I’m currently reading the shining and it’s my first time reading Stephen king. So far I love it!
The stand
The Shining