Looking for tips--please and thank you!
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Welcome.
If you start the Dark Tower series, you may have to suffer through the first novel, The Gunslinger, before getting to the really good stuff. Many have made mention along the same lines.
(And said with no sophomoric wise-azzness… can you believe it?)
If you can stomach something kinky, try Gerald's Game. With or without
handcuffs
Lots of great ideas! Thanks a bunch, everyone. When it came down to it, I ended up going to a few local thrift stores to see what I could find. (Thrift stores always seem to have SK books in my experience!). I found and purchased Needful Things, Joyland, and books three and six of the Dark Tower series! (Haha, books one and two will surely be more handy right now, but I figured hey, why not start the collection if I can find the copies cheap cheap cheap!) As of last night, I have started reading Needful Things. Thanks again everyone for your kind welcomes and suggestions! The SKMB sure seems like the place to be.
Thank you, doowopgirl. Nice to meet another lover of The Stand! Do you have a favorite collection of short stories?
That is certainly an interesting way to go about things! I think it would be a cool experiment to read them in that order and see what that's like.
Welcome.
If you start the Dark Tower series, you may have to suffer through the first novel, The Gunslinger, before getting to the really good stuff. Many have made mention along the same lines.
(And said with no sophomoric wise-azzness… can you believe it?
Yes, I've definitely heard that The Gunslinger isn't exactly a unanimous favorite. But it does seem unanimous that the rest of the series is awesome.
Thanks for your input!
I don't think where I live, many people read Stephen King. I very rarely find SKs at thrift stores.
I would absolutely love to hear the break down in statistics from top SK states to the bottom -- Moderator, surely the publisher has this sort of information. Which state buys the most SK? Which state buys the least?
I would absolutely love to hear the break down in statistics from top SK states to the bottom -- Moderator, surely the publisher has this sort of information. Which state buys the most SK? Which state buys the least?
...AND how many call the publisher "Shirley"...
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Welcome to the Board! I envy you, as I envy anyone that is starting the journey into King's works. Only having read 4 books of his so far, you have a l-o-n-g way to go before you finish his novels. Lucky you!! If I were you I would try to read his books in order, or as close as possible, and as many as possible, before starting the journey to the Dark Tower. Most of his novels tie into the Tower in some way and without having the foreknowledge of that, you won't 'catch' all of the ties. Happy reading!
@DanaJean-- in my area of FL- you are lucky to find anything SK in a used book store. Have to drive "to the city" to find one!
Everythings Eventual and Bazaar of Bad Dreams. Hard to choose a favorite!Lots of great ideas! Thanks a bunch, everyone. When it came down to it, I ended up going to a few local thrift stores to see what I could find. (Thrift stores always seem to have SK books in my experience!). I found and purchased Needful Things, Joyland, and books three and six of the Dark Tower series! (Haha, books one and two will surely be more handy right now, but I figured hey, why not start the collection if I can find the copies cheap cheap cheap!) As of last night, I have started reading Needful Things. Thanks again everyone for your kind welcomes and suggestions! The SKMB sure seems like the place to be.
Thank you, doowopgirl. Nice to meet another lover of The Stand! Do you have a favorite collection of short stories?
That is certainly an interesting way to go about things! I think it would be a cool experiment to read them in that order and see what that's like.
That would be just the primary US publisher? And the total number of SK books sold each year in each state?
I honestly don't know if they keep a chart with those statistics but they could probably pull it together from sales figures. I would imagine they'd have to do it as the total for each year as there would be spikes right after the book release and again during the holidays. They'd also need to add in the paperback releases as sometimes people wait until the paperback release if you wanted to know the breakdown by title. And then there would be the back titles. It's a little more complicated once you add in the other factors. I'll see what I can find out.
Yes, just united states. And you could just pick a year, 2015. From January to December. I think that would be really fun to know the ranking of states in regards to Stephen King purchases.
Welcome.
If you start the Dark Tower series, you may have to suffer through the first novel, The Gunslinger, before getting to the really good stuff. Many have made mention along the same lines.
(And said with no sophomoric wise-azzness… can you believe it?
Firstly welcome to the OP'er.
I really liked The Gunslinger and it is what got me hooked on SK.
Having said that I just finished Joyland and loved that - so evocative of the period.
Currently on Rose Madder, I can't say I am enjoying it as the subject matter is a bit challenging
Just read the bit where Peter Slowik gets killed and it really upset me......
I agree with "Needful Things" that Terry said, but also "Full Dark, No Stars" and "The Dark Half" (just finished, GREAT!) and read "Cujo" even if you saw the movie. The book is so much better, (if you dare. It will scare the HECK out of you, but oh so good!)
Welcome to the board!!!
Welcome to the board!!!
Yes that would be very interesting! The most recent places I've lived seem to be filled with SK a-plenty in all used bookstores and thrift stores. Washington, California, Alaska=loads! I'd love to see the statistics as well. Would certainly be interesting.
Thanks! I promise not to.
Lucky lucky me! I will remember to treasure this early reading.
Thank you for the suggestions! I think I definitely will hold off on The Dark Tower until I have plenty more under my belt.I'm super excited to read Joyland! I also just snagged a ridiculously cheap copy of The Colorado Kid off of eBay. I love the style of the two!
Thank you!! I'm not so sure about Cujo, to be honest. I'm not big on the super gory stuff! The whole premise of the book makes me feel wildly claustrophobic and I may be too big of a wuss!
Welcome, DianaRose!
Sounds as if you are off to a great start with all these suggestions and your recent SK purchases. My favorite SK book is Gerald's Game, so look for that one as well!
Sounds as if you are off to a great start with all these suggestions and your recent SK purchases. My favorite SK book is Gerald's Game, so look for that one as well!