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Too late. I got Under the Dome.
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Hey, all! First post on TRF in quite a long time. "Where'd GR go?" Well, Rush just doesn't have as much IMPORTANCE in my life as they once did.

 

Anyhoo. Thinking of reading some King again, and wanted a recommendation. Should I read:

 

Under the Dome

11/22/63

The Stand (re-read, first time since '88)

Where've you been? Actually under the dome yourself?

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I've now read both Under the Dome and 11/22/63. Loved and devoured them, but I give the nod to 11/22/63. It's going to stay with me.

 

I never would've guessed when I picked it up that I'd care less about the assassination and more about the fictional love story, but that's King's "head fake" with this novel. We ALL end up feeling that way, right? Jake and Sadie forever!

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Hey, all! First post on TRF in quite a long time. "Where'd GR go?" Well, Rush just doesn't have as much IMPORTANCE in my life as they once did.

 

Anyhoo. Thinking of reading some King again, and wanted a recommendation. Should I read:

 

Under the Dome

11/22/63

The Stand (re-read, first time since '88)

Where've you been? Actually under the dome yourself?

 

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I've now read both Under the Dome and 11/22/63. Loved and devoured them, but I give the nod to 11/22/63. It's going to stay with me.

 

I never would've guessed when I picked it up that I'd care less about the assassination and more about the fictional love story, but that's King's "head fake" with this novel. We ALL end up feeling that way, right? Jake and Sadie forever!

 

11/22/63 is amazing - I couldn't put it down.

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I've now read both Under the Dome and 11/22/63. Loved and devoured them, but I give the nod to 11/22/63. It's going to stay with me.

 

I never would've guessed when I picked it up that I'd care less about the assassination and more about the fictional love story, but that's King's "head fake" with this novel. We ALL end up feeling that way, right? Jake and Sadie forever!

 

11/22/63 is amazing - I couldn't put it down.

You never even slept! :pussy:

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Has anyone read Skeleton Crew? I must confess its the only Stephen King book I have read, but I really enjoyed it. Anybody got any recommendations?

 

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Oh jeeze, where to start...

 

It, The Stand, The Shining, The Dark Tower series (good at least up through #5), Wind through the Keyhole (kinda goes along side the DT series), Duma Key, Lisey's Story, The Talisman (written w/ Peter Straub), Rose Madder... Those are all favorites of mine. Try reading The Stand first, maybe, then delve into the others. That's the one that'll get you hooked (in my opinion).

 

If you liked Skeleton Crew, try some of King's other short story collections... Four Past Midnight, Different Seasons, Night Shift, Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Bazaar of Bad Dreams, etc.

 

You have so many books to choose from you'll not lack something good to read for a very long time.

 

Happy Reading, C2BF!

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I went through my collection, and took pictures so that I can keep track of what I have. Heres my paperbacks. https://imgur.com/a/kcfue

 

 

And next Tuesday the 26th Sleeping Beauties comes out. Written by Stephen and his son Owen.

That's a lot of KING books!

 

I found four more after taking the pictures. And I still have to organize my hardcovers.

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I went through my collection, and took pictures so that I can keep track of what I have. Heres my paperbacks. https://imgur.com/a/kcfue

 

 

And next Tuesday the 26th Sleeping Beauties comes out. Written by Stephen and his son Owen.

That's a lot of KING books!

 

I found four more after taking the pictures. And I still have to organize my hardcovers.

Where do you store them all?

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I went through my collection, and took pictures so that I can keep track of what I have. Heres my paperbacks. https://imgur.com/a/kcfue

 

 

And next Tuesday the 26th Sleeping Beauties comes out. Written by Stephen and his son Owen.

That's a lot of KING books!

 

I found four more after taking the pictures. And I still have to organize my hardcovers.

Where do you store them all?

I went through my collection, and took pictures so that I can keep track of what I have. Heres my paperbacks. https://imgur.com/a/kcfue

 

 

And next Tuesday the 26th Sleeping Beauties comes out. Written by Stephen and his son Owen.

That's a lot of KING books!

 

I found four more after taking the pictures. And I still have to organize my hardcovers.

Where do you store them all?

 

I've got a book shelf that has all of my hardcovers and a few soft covers. I've also got shelves built into my closet, on each side, that have lots of books on them.

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Ok, what's your opinions on this ?. I am currently reading the Dark Tower series again. Now I have read some chaps prefered order of reading that intersects in the order that a number of SK's other novels should be read, for example Gunslinger followed by The Drawing of the Three then The Stand ect, ect. The reasoning being that it is the introduction of certain characters that happens are better explained.....interesting concept that I am going to attempt.
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Ok, what's your opinions on this ?. I am currently reading the Dark Tower series again. Now I have read some chaps prefered order of reading that intersects in the order that a number of SK's other novels should be read, for example Gunslinger followed by The Drawing of the Three then The Stand ect, ect. The reasoning being that it is the introduction of certain characters that happens are better explained.....interesting concept that I am going to attempt.

I just read them as they were released. I originally read King novels in 1987, so I read everything he had from October 1987 to about May 1988 on and off. So then the Dark Tower just had two releases, but I don't think a copy The Drawing of the Three was released in the UK until 1989 on Sphere Books.

 

This is mine:

 

http://www.thedarktower.org/custom/images/1441200754-DarkTower3.jpg

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Read Salem's Lot and possibly The Stand before hitting The Dark Tower. Then Blast through those 8 books. As you read further into his catalogue later on, you'll realize that 90% of his books have some sort of connection to The Dark Tower.

 

I've got Bag of Bones, Lisey's Storey, Just After Sunset, Skeleton Screw, Nightmares & Dreamscapes left to go. Hopefully be able to get them all finished before The Institute releases in October?

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Ok, what's your opinions on this ?. I am currently reading the Dark Tower series again. Now I have read some chaps prefered order of reading that intersects in the order that a number of SK's other novels should be read, for example Gunslinger followed by The Drawing of the Three then The Stand ect, ect. The reasoning being that it is the introduction of certain characters that happens are better explained.....interesting concept that I am going to attempt.

 

I've read "the "Dark Tower series" including "the Wind Through the Keyhole". I've liked them, and had no problems understanding anything in them.

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I've now read and twice re-read a great King novella called "A Good Marriage," from Full Dark No Stars. Suspenseful story about a woman who discovers evidence that her husband might be a notorious serial killer. (Bad movie adaptation with Anthony LaPaglia and Joan Allen.)

 

 

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Hey I have a question. A woman I spoke to briefly in a book store mentioned this to me and I was wondering if it was actually true. I"m not a Stephen King expert so I don't know. Anyway, she said that after his accident where he was almost killed(in late 90's I think) he started to use a lot of swear words in his books. She said he didn't do that much before then. It was like the accident had some sort of negative effect on his brain and he became vulgar. Is there any truth to that?
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