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Entry Stephen King book for a kid? (lemmy.world)
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I read a ton of Stephen King as a kid and I think my kid will be into it, but I'm not sure which book would be a good entry point. He has so many different types of story from weird to horror to mind bending. What would you use as a good entry for his horror? For an 11 year old.

Update... Thank you so much everyone! This thread is making me want to reread the books myself too ๐Ÿ˜„

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[โ€“] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Pet Semetary, Thinner, Needful Things ....all good ones I read around that age.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Pet Semetary was my first King and first horror novel. I didn't sleep with the lights out for 2 weeks behind that shit. 40 years later and I'm still creeped the fuck out on rereads.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 1 year ago

    I'm gonna recommend against Pet Semetary for a kid. It was my first King book when I was 11 or 12, and I had to put it down. It was so disturbing and not fully comprehensible for me at the time. Not only did I not like it, but I couldn't finish it.

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