Apologies if this has already been asked, but what book(s) would you recommend to someone entirely new to King and his works?
Pick a short story collection first, for a taster, "Night Shift" or "Skeleton Crew" is essential King. Perhaps "The Dead Zone", which is also easy to read and not too bizarre.
He's a diverse author and the choice would depend on what types of books you like to read.
If you are looking for entertainment:
"Carrie" is a short and quick read, has a bit of supernatural, bit of school kids story.
"Salem's Lot" is a fun vampire story with some gruesome detail, "Pet Sematary" is similar but a bit sad
"Cell" is about unusual zombies
"It" is a good scare to read at night
"Misery" has a lot of suspense
"The Tommyknockers" is a bizarre story involving aliens and people being weird
"The Green Mile" is a sad story about prison and injustice
"Christine" is about a creepy car
If you have a taste for fantasy, try "The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three" - that's the second part of the series but you won't miss the first part, it's also partially happening in the modern world, so you get to sample King's "usual" storytelling, too.
The more "thinking man's books":
"Dolores Clayborne" is pure crime drama
"Insomnia" is a beautifully written story with an elderly protagonist and bizarre creatures
"11/22/33" is a rather detailed historical drama about Lee Harvey Oswald with time travel elements
If you're not much into the supernatural and enjoy good narrative,
"Cujo" is about family threatened by a rabid dog
"Joyland" is a simple summer story with a little mystery thrown in
"Mr Mercedes"/"Finders Keepers"/"End of Watch" can be read on their own or in a sequence, light crime stories and light human stories, not remarkable but smooth reads
"Rage" and "The Long Walk" are for kids who hate school
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