If You’re New To Stephen King
Different Seasons is a perfect starting point since it’s four stories in one. Not only that, but three of the stories—”Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption”, “Apt Pupil”, and “The Body”—were made into the movies The Shawshank Redemption (Duh), Apt Pupil (Duh again) and Stand by Me (Wait, really?), respectively. The only story from this collection that hasn’t been made into a film yet is “The Breathing Method,” and even that’s set to be made into a movie at some point.
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