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Stephen King Book recommendations
Posted on 6/4/15 at 8:48 am
Posted on 6/4/15 at 8:48 am
I figured this was a good place to ask about books, rather than the OT.
I've never read a SK book before recently. I'm not necessarily a horror genre kinda guy, but figured he's the most famous in the area so might as well give it a shot. Someone gave me Needful Things for free so that's my first exposure. I'm about halfway through and it's pretty good so far. If I wanted to read some of his other works, what would yall recommend? There is a caveat though, after reading the unabridged Count of Monte Cristo, I decided that long as shite books (like ~1200ish pages) just aren't for me. Nothing against the story or the author, I just don't like reading a book that long. So, I guess for the sake of this discussion the Stand and IT would probably be out. Yes, I realize those are probably 2 of his best works. I'll just miss out on those, oh well. Aside from that...what suggestions would you have that are under 1000 pages?
I've never read a SK book before recently. I'm not necessarily a horror genre kinda guy, but figured he's the most famous in the area so might as well give it a shot. Someone gave me Needful Things for free so that's my first exposure. I'm about halfway through and it's pretty good so far. If I wanted to read some of his other works, what would yall recommend? There is a caveat though, after reading the unabridged Count of Monte Cristo, I decided that long as shite books (like ~1200ish pages) just aren't for me. Nothing against the story or the author, I just don't like reading a book that long. So, I guess for the sake of this discussion the Stand and IT would probably be out. Yes, I realize those are probably 2 of his best works. I'll just miss out on those, oh well. Aside from that...what suggestions would you have that are under 1000 pages?
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Posted on 6/4/15 at 8:51 am to WG_Dawg
Salem's Lot
The Shining
The Shining
Posted on 6/4/15 at 8:51 am to WG_Dawg
I've had The Stand sitting on my desk for 10 years begging me to read it.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 8:52 am to JawjaTigah
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Salem's Lot
I hear good things about this one. It's about vampires right? Do you think it'd still be an enjoyable read even if the reader doesn't care at all about vampires?
Posted on 6/4/15 at 8:59 am to WG_Dawg
Start with:
The Stand
It
Salem's Lot
The Shining
Seriously, don't worry about page count.
You're comparing Dumas to King? King is going to read FAR faster.
The Stand
It
Salem's Lot
The Shining
Seriously, don't worry about page count.
You're comparing Dumas to King? King is going to read FAR faster.
This post was edited on 6/4/15 at 9:01 am
Posted on 6/4/15 at 9:04 am to WG_Dawg
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what suggestions would you have that are under 1000 pages?
You can't give yourself a limit on pages if you're gonna read books. Might as well not even read. Just read It and The Stand and pretend you're reading 4 books of 600 pages.
This post was edited on 6/4/15 at 9:05 am
Posted on 6/4/15 at 9:05 am to Freauxzen
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You're comparing Dumas to King?
Don't believe I compared the 2 as authors, just said that I would prefer not to read another book over 1000 pages. Like I said it's a personal thing, I just kinda get bored after that many pages.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 9:06 am to Indigold
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You can't give yourself a limit on pages if you're gonna read books. Might as well not even read
Hope you stretched before making that leap
Posted on 6/4/15 at 9:09 am to WG_Dawg
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Hope you stretched before making that leap
Well you're basically saying, "I want to read, but it better not take me too long." Doesn't sound like you'll enjoy it if that's your mindset, having a countdown until you're finished with it.
This post was edited on 6/4/15 at 9:12 am
Posted on 6/4/15 at 9:12 am to Indigold
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Well he's basically saying, "I want to read, but it better not take me too long."
How is my personal preference any different than someone saying "I love movies, but would rather they be under 3 hours"? People complain about long movies all the time.
I like reading. I try to read when I have free time. I would just prefer to not read a book that is over 1000 pages. What's the big deal? To suggest that I "might as well not even read" is complete idiocy.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 9:15 am to WG_Dawg
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Don't believe I compared the 2 as authors, just said that I would prefer not to read another book over 1000 pages. Like I said it's a personal thing, I just kinda get bored after that many pages.
You got bored because you're reading a translation of an Old World Text. It's a brilliant book no doubt, but it's dense, slow, complex, and everything you read you're having to think far more about because you're reading something that we don't directly connect to as a culture.
In short, reading old books, especially gigantic old books, is tough.
Stephen King is cake compared to Dumas. You're doing yourself a HUGE disservice by cutting The Stand or It from the get go. If you're mildly interested in King, you will love both.
However, if that still doesn't convince you, read The Shining first. That's a bit thinner. If you love that, go for It. If you can handle that, you HAVE to read The Stand.
Reading 2 pages of Dumas is like 10 pages of King. Seriously.
This post was edited on 6/4/15 at 9:17 am
Posted on 6/4/15 at 9:17 am to Freauxzen
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If you're mildly interested in King, you will love both.
However, if that still doesn't convince you, read The Shining first. That's a bit thinner. If you love that, go for It. If you can handle that, you HAVE to read The Stand.
Sounds like a reasonable game plan. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Reading 2 pages of Dumas is like 10 pages of King. Seriously.
Yeah it wasn't really the quickest read I've ever had ha.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 9:20 am to WG_Dawg
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To suggest that I "might as well not even read" is complete idiocy.
Well it might have been a leap, but to leave out those two based on length is pretty silly, considering your limit is 1000 pages, and they're both only about 160 pages longer than that.
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than someone saying "I love movies, but would rather they be under 3 hours"? People complain about long movies all the time.
Not much different, but good movies that are over 3 hours don't feel that long. Same goes for a good book. If you're enjoying it, you shouldn't worry about the page count.
Just suggesting that you don't rule those out..
Posted on 6/4/15 at 9:20 am to WG_Dawg
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Yeah it wasn't really the quickest read I've ever had ha.
Dumas is a beast. His prose is awesome and 3M moves a bit faster than Monte Cristo, but even then it's slllooowwwww going. To bring this on board topic, I think that's why the movie so good. It certainly skips major beats from the book, but it actually does a really good job and making the narrative more efficient.
You should read Proust next. Come on. Not KIng.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 9:21 am to WG_Dawg
I thoroughly enjoyed 11/22/63. It's on the long side, but it's an engrossing thrill ride of a story. It's not a horror story either, but it's still distinctly King in the way that it's written. It's basically about a guy that discovers a time machine and travels back to try to stop the Kennedy assassination in the hope that it would prevent a lot of other tragedies (like Vietnam) from following it.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 9:27 am to The Midnight Rider
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I thoroughly enjoyed 11/22/63. It's on the long side, but it's an engrossing thrill ride of a story. It's not a horror story either, but it's still distinctly King in the way that it's written. It's basically about a guy that discovers a time machine and travels back to try to stop the Kennedy assassination in the hope that it would prevent a lot of other tragedies (like Vietnam) from following it.
11/22/63 is a really good quick read. It is long, but you get through it fast. I enjoyed it also.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 9:51 am to WG_Dawg
the stand is worth it
i read it on my kindle and never really noticed how many pages it was
in fact until this thread i didnt know it was 1000+ pages
it read like a 500-600 page book
i read it on my kindle and never really noticed how many pages it was
in fact until this thread i didnt know it was 1000+ pages
it read like a 500-600 page book
Posted on 6/4/15 at 9:54 am to WG_Dawg
Start the Dark Tower series and stop reading after book 4.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 10:12 am to Ash Williams
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the stand is worth it
i read it on my kindle and never really noticed how many pages it was
in fact until this thread i didnt know it was 1000+ pages
it read like a 500-600 page book
Yup.
That's the thing here, The Stand is super important. It is King's only, and a legit, "Great American Novel." It's a classic with very few equals in the genre.
Posted on 6/4/15 at 10:16 am to Freauxzen
Eyes of the Dragon has always been my favorite book by King.
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