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Opinions on Stephen King (lemm.ee)
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This may sound dumb, but I've never read for this man. I've always just heard about him on social media but never ventured to read his work. Opinions, please. Should I invest? Feeling like fiction lately. I've read so much non-fiction ~~through~~ throughout my life that I think I deserve a couple of fiction books to get busy with for a little while. Thanks in advance

EDIT: Thank you so much to all who answered. I have read and appreciated every single comment. I have decided to start with fairy tale since I ran into the book at Walmart. So giving that a shot to see. Thank you so much

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[–] marron12 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I like his earlier stuff when I'm in the mood for psychological horror. Carrie, The Shining, Cujo, Pet Sematary, The Green Mile.

The Dark Tower wasn't for me. I agree with the other person who thought it was a slog.

Lisey's Story is OK. I like the idea of it, but it's taking me a while to finish it.

The Mr. Mercedes trilogy is a nice, fluffy read if you like detective stories.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Oh man Lisey’s Story was one hell of a slog and I thought perhaps King had lost it since it’s one of his more modern offerings. But then he wrote Duma Key and 11/22/63 and I realized it was just a dud. Good luck getting through it!