I spent my whole life up until 4 months ago not reading any of his books even though I love horror. I read Thinner and loved it. Since then I've read 14 books and loved each and everyone. I'm reading Cujo at the moment and getting ready for the GOODBOY to break my heart and make me cry.
11.22.63 was unexpectedly brilliant for a timey wimey romance focused on Lee Harvey Oswald. Nothing compares so far to IT though. Pet Semetary also genuinely scared me but I guess it's because my son in the same age as Gabe in the book.
The Stand is great, and it was definitely a great idea to reread it during Covid
I finished The Stand last month. I thought the way they got rid of Flagg was a bit shit but the rest was incredible.
I also highly recommend the old miniseries based on it. The special effects look janky as shit from a 2023 perspective, but it's a really good adaptation, way better than that clusterfuck they released a couple years ago. Also, the soundtrack is 10/10, and I still listen to it to this day.
Also, fun fact, one of my earliest memories is watching it on TV as a kid. I must have been like five or six years old at the time, and I spent most of my life remembering two things: "M-O-O-N, that's how you spell moon" (but L-U-A, in my language), and the shot where
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the nuke blows up Las Vegas as Tom and Stu watch from the desert.
I had no idea what that was from, but it was always a very vivid image in my mind. More than two decades later I had the most mind-blowing moment I've ever had while reading a book when I got to that part. Immediately after finishing the novel I went and watched the series, and loved it.
I still say that to myself sometimes.😅