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Opinions on Stephen King (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/books
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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Check out some of his novellas like The Langoliers, If It Bleeds, Elevation, etc. They are shorter reads (for King at least, usually only a couple hundred pages) and generally get straight to the point (instead of spending a chapter describing a scene).

That and his short stories are some of his best work. It might make you want to jump into some of his more iconic stuff or allow you to realize you don't love his writing style and save you a couple thousand pages.

The Boogeyman is my favorite short story from him. Jerusalem's Lot is also the short story that Salem's Lot comes from. Another great read.