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    Default Which Stephen King book should I read?

    Ok...I find myself at crossroads...I am trying to figure out what book to read right now, and I want to read a SK book to get ready for Under The Dome...I don't know what I should read though.

    I have read the following:
    The Dark Tower series
    It
    Pet Semetary
    Carrie
    Salem's Lot
    The Shining
    The Dead Zone
    The Tommyknockers
    Duma Key
    Dreamcatcher
    Thinner
    The Dark Half
    Desperation
    Misery
    The Regulators
    Blaze
    The Girl Who loved Tom Gordon
    The Green Mile
    Cycle of the Werewolf

    I have thought about picking up Lisey's Story, but not sure if I really want to pick it up or not. I don't want something too long (having to put The Stand on hold) because I am not the fastest reader and my job keeps me pretty busy, so I ask you, SK fans, what SK book should I read in your opinion.

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    Default Re: Which Stephen King book should I read?

    I think a good book to read before UNDER THE DOME would be THE STAND, but you don't have it there. SO I guess Dreamcatcher or The Tommyknockers simply because they all ahve an epic and sci-fi feel to them, which is what I think UNDER THE DOME is having.

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    Default Re: Which Stephen King book should I read?

    Hi,

    Well, anything you haven't read would be good, but as you've read DT why not one the books with DT connections, like Insomnia or Hearts in Atlantis?

    Or perhaps The Talisman/Black House?

    Long days and pleasant nights

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    Default Re: Which Stephen King book should I read?

    Read Cujo. Didn't spot it on your list. It's shorter than most King novels, and has a simple but genius premise (I'd compare the idea to a Misery or Dead Zone, not in content but style).

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    Default Re: Which Stephen King book should I read?

    i whould go with cell man it's good

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    i would go with The Talisman. Or, maybe Needful Things. The Long Walk under the Bachman name is quite cool as well.

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    Default Re: Which Stephen King book should I read?

    I forgot to add Cell to the list...I read it when it was released. I also just finished Cujo not even 10 minutes ago...interesting book. I read Lisey's Story before I read Cujo, and it was slow, but it picked up in the middle...but then slowed down in the end. It was good, but not as good as Duma Key. I am ready for Under the Dome now...but I need to find another book to pass the time. I want to read The Talisman eventually, but only when I have time to read Black House right afterwards. I may pick up Needful Things, if I think I can finish it in 3 months, which I think I can...but who knows right now. I have to wait until I get back to Austin to look through my books, and move them to my new place in San Antonio.

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