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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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[-] SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 6 days ago

Where are you from OP? this can influence what you deem acceptable for an 11 yo. E. g. americans seem ok with gruesome murder while puritanical towards any sex or nudity whatsoever.

[-] insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Europe, but I'm not ok with sex stuff yet, not for an 11 year old. Wouldn't go for too gruesome either.

[-] SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago

so from the top recommendations, Gunslinger contains a weird ghost sex scene, IT has a child ogry, The Stand has quite a bit of sex

[-] insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Thank you. I'm definitely not giving them IT cause of that weird orgy.

[-] SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 days ago

you could just tell them to skip the chapter, it doesn't add to the story

[-] insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Sounds like you don't have kids cause there's no way I can just say to not read it, that only makes it the first chapter that will be read.

[-] SchwertImStein@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago

I don't and I was an obedient child

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