Looking for recommendations

[Owenk]

New here.

I had never read Stephen King until the start of this year, thinking, wrongly that he was only a horror writer and I don't like horror as a genre. Turns out I have been missing out on what I guess everyone here knows already he is a superb author and observer of the human condition.

Having ripped through the Dark Tower series, and thoroughly enjoyed The Talisman (brilliant) Needful Things and now Revival I am looking for recommendation of what I should read next.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Moderator]

Welcome to the Board!

 

[blunthead]

Welcome to the SKMB!

 

[blunthead]

New here.

I had never read Stephen King until the start of this year, thinking, wrongly that he was only a horror writer and I don't like horror as a genre. Turns out I have been missing out on what I guess everyone here knows already he is a superb author and observer of the human condition.

Having ripped through the Dark Tower series, and thoroughly enjoyed The Talisman (brilliant) Needful Things and now Revival I am looking for recommendation of what I should read next.

Thanks in advance.

You've read Revival already? Wow. I've heard that Stephen King himself has recommended The Dead Zone for new readers. A few of my personal favorites are Desperation, Misery, Mr Mercedes, Bag of Bones, The Mist, and a bunch of the short stories, including The End of the Whole Mess, The Jaunt, and Survivor Type.

Check out the Library (part of StephenKing.com) for ideas on what you think you might like...

StephenKing.com - The Library

 

[Owenk]

Not finished Revival, I am currently listening to it on an audiobook.

I completely fluked out on Revival, as I was getting towards the end of Needful Things on Tuesday and so went shopping for a new Audiobook and brought Revival not realising it was its release date - accidentally contemporary and bang up to date - that's me

 

[king family fan]

Welcome among us. So many choices,you are lucky. My personal favorite The Green Mile or The Stand is a great read as well.

 

[GNTLGNT]

...recommendation?....buy low, sell high...

 

[Bryan James]

An easy reco is The Eyes of the Dragon if you like a quick, fantasy-lite sorta read.

 

[Riot87]

Try FireStarter or the Green Mile

The Stand is good too

 

[AchtungBaby]

The Shining, The Dead Zone, The Stand, Misery, Dolores Claiborne, Mr. Mercedes, the short story collections, etc.....

 

[prufrock21]

Welcome. Try the nonfiction. Danse Macabre is great.

 

[doowopgirl]

Welcome. Fair play for realizing there is so much more to SK than horror. Try a short story collection.

 

[Haunted]

 

[Neesy]

An easy reco is The Eyes of the Dragon if you like a quick, fantasy-lite sorta read.

This was a great book - supposedly written for children but I enjoyed it very much.

 

[Neesy]

New here.

I had never read Stephen King until the start of this year, thinking, wrongly that he was only a horror writer and I don't like horror as a genre. Turns out I have been missing out on what I guess everyone here knows already he is a superb author and observer of the human condition.

Having ripped through the Dark Tower series, and thoroughly enjoyed The Talisman (brilliant) Needful Things and now Revival I am looking for recommendation of what I should read next.

Thanks in advance.

Welcome - if you enjoyed Needful Things you might enjoy "It" as well

StephenKing.com - The Library

Here is a link to "The Library" if you want more descriptions. (I think he is up to 63 books by now? (not counting the short story collections).