I know I’m super late to the party, but I just read my first Stephen King novel (Thinner) and absolutely devoured it.
I loved it, so I’m reading Pet Semetary and while it started a bit slow, it’s got its hooks in me now. I’ve already got 4 more books lined up for when I’m done.
I don’t even know why I didn’t start sooner because I love horror, I used to read Goosebumps books as a kid constantly and I love films like The Shining and The Green Mile.
I’m working my way through the more well-known ones (IT, Cujo, Green Mile, Different Seasons etc) but can anyone recommend some deeper cuts that I might also enjoy? I’ve seen on a few rankings that Thinner is usually relatively low and I loved it so I’m looking forward to exploring his back catalogue!
Dark Tower series is actually what put me off him. Individually as separate books? Fantastic reads.
Together as a single universe? Messy, egotistic, and derivative.
I wish he stopped the gunslinger series past the first book. Just my opinion, though
I had the same reaction. I read most of his books, loved the first gunslinger book. Didn’t mind the second one. When I reached the end of the third, I realized I was done and haven’t read anything by him since. He’s actually put out a couple since then that I’ll probably read one of these days, but it’s hard to go back.