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Which book would you recommend me as my first ever book?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

For Stephen King and a first time leisure reader, I'd personally suggest the Skeleton Crew anthology of short stories. IMO short stories are actually King's forte and that anthology has severally really good ones. The Mist is a classic (though the movie did the ending better and King himself admits it). The Jaunt is a super short one that I always really liked. There's also one I can't remember the title of about an oil slick on a lake that always stuck with me.

On the topic of short stories, Assimov also has great ones. Try Nightfall as a starting point.