Stephen King Fans discussion

My original was to get The Stand right after I read Nos4a2, but now I’m hearing such great things about IT.... which one should I get first? (I’ll get to them both eventually)

The Stand is my favorite SK book!

I personally love them both and I think this depends on your taste. The stand is such an epic story and very relevant today. I found it made the experience a bit more scary as I read it in lockdown. However, IT has always been my favourite. It is a bit more of a crazy horror and maybe a bit fantastical. But I believe it is more of a scary story. I have re read it many times since I was a teenager. I really like when King uses children as his main protagonists and I find them much more relatable. It is a hard decision but I would say it depends on whether you first feel like reading something a bit crazy and scary or more of an epic horror. Either way read them both, they are both excellent.

I love both but if I had to choose, The Stand.

the stand is just slightly better

Both are my favorite King books but I adore IT. I loved every King book I read but when IT came out - I was IN LOVE. I’m still in love with that book. And I’ve got Pennywise all over my home

IT is a classic horror story, but THE STAND it the more important book with lots of amazing characters and scenes, and in the end the picture of worlds you'll never get over.

The Stand without a doubt.

Both! Ok, that probably didn't help. Both books are of course massive, so you might be with them for a while. I would probably choose to read The Stand first. In fact, that's exactly what I did. But just so there isn't any confusion. Read IT right after :)

The Stand for sure