What was the first SK book you read and how old were you?

[Kat9]

So, yeah, simple question and I'm sure one which has already been asked at one point, but I'm new.

The first SK book I read was 'IT' at the tender age of 10. My parents are both avid SK readers and I grew up in a home full of books. The Stephen King books were quite rightly kept at the top of a very tall bookcase so that I couldn't get to them - I was big reader even as a kid and wanted to read the books my parents did.

So, I can thank Stephen King for my horrendous phobia of balloons (I can't even be in the same room as them), dislike of clowns and the fact that I can't use bubble bath because I need to be able to see the plughole in the bath/shower. Scarred at a young age!

[Moderator]

I know we've had this type of thread before but I could not find it with a quick search so have allowed it again.

[Damaris]

My first was Cujo. I was about 13. A neighbor gave me a box of old books which happened to also contain half a dozen works by Mr. King. One empty summer afternoon I cast about for new reading material and decided to give Cujo a try. What a beautiful journey it's been since then.

[Doc Wilson]

Carrie when it came out, think I was about 12 or so. Enjoyed it, but it didn't make me a fan for life. That happened when I stumbled on Salem's Lot a few years later.

[ponygirl01]

I think my first SK book was Pet Cematery. I was in school. Possibly HS. From that point on i was hooked. No turning back.

[theviaster]

Hearts in Atlantis, age 21. And 42 novels and countless short stories by SK later, I'm still a raving fan!

[Rudeboy2025]

I remember a similar thread too.

My first SK book was Pet Sematary and I was 11. Scared the crap out of me. I donated it to the library though b/c back then I didn't think of saving my books and starting a collection/mini-library.

[Spideyman]

Carrie, when it was first published.

[bopropadop]

The Stand in 1979. Hooked ever since...

[pixiedark]

So, yeah, simple question and I'm sure one which has already been asked at one point, but I'm new.

The first SK book I read was 'IT' at the tender age of 10. My parents are both avid SK readers and I grew up in a home full of books. The Stephen King books were quite rightly kept at the top of a very tall bookcase so that I couldn't get to them - I was big reader even as a kid and wanted to read the books my parents did.

So, I can thank Stephen King for my horrendous phobia of balloons (I can't even be in the same room as them), dislike of clowns and the fact that I can't use bubble bath because I need to be able to see the plughole in the bath/shower. Scarred at a young age!

My first Stephen King book was It, but I was 19 and in high school. I was always a fan of SK movies, (especially It) but everyone kept telling to read his books, they were way better. So I read It and I have been reading SK ever since.

I am also scared to death of balloons. (I can't even see them on TV without flinching) At birthday parties I refuse to have balloons. If I go to a public place and it has balloons, I leave.