Recomend an SK novel for a first timer

**Neil W** · August 19th, 2009

So, as you can see, absolutely anything!

I tend to recommend Firestarter - it's verymuch mainstream King material, it starts off full of action in mid-story, and it's an easy read.

**Sitarhero** · August 19th, 2009

I'm a highschool kid and my friend asked me about my obssesion with SK books. In the end he asked if he could try one out. To be honest, i think I was a bit cruel giving my friend (who isn't the greatist reader in the world, sort of a Darren Shan reader) IT to read. He quickly got obssesed with it and we always talked about it (which wound my other friends up!). He read at everymoment spare (he's a border (lives) at school at school). You'd see him walking around simply reading it!
2.5 Months past and I finnaly got it back, in the worst condition i've ever seen a book!

**bluespider** · August 20th, 2009

Hi, i would choose The Shining. It was my first book by SK back in the seventies. I am re-reading it now and it still capture me. It would be a good start, it s wonderfully written, i think one of his best.

**Sammy-Baby** · August 27th, 2009

No. Don't give her one of the long ones to start out with. She may not realize getting into it that Stephen King will take the story somewhere. My first was the Green Mile, but even that's iffy. I think you should try giving her a smaller one. (NOT THE GIRL WHO LOVED TOM GORDAN. THAT SEEMS MOST COMMONLY SITED AS THE WORST LOL) [B]How about Misery or Gerald's GameB] Rose Madder is also a greeeeaaat choice. It's much scarier for women than for men, but it's a trifle weird. Maybe Misery is more realistic.