Any Stephen King fans out there?

My first Stephen King. I've been told by multiple people this is a really good one but I'm about a third of the way through and I'm still not hooked. Should I be more patient or is Stephen King just not for me?

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legodood · M

Ahhh that is a Stephen King classic but I am totally clueless if it's the best choice for a first time reader of his. Are you generally a fan of horror and science fiction?

RebelHeart · 36-40, F

@legodood I'm a huge fan of both. I've not read horror before.. its mostly been tv and podcasts. I feel like maybe I'm not that invested in the characters. He's only just come out the coma so maybe I'll warm up to him now. At the moment i feel like its jumping around between too many characters who I'm not all that bothered about 🙈

legodood · M

@RebelHeart ahhh that's good on all counts. hmmm I don't know if you will warm up to him or even most king protagonists 😂 however he is a quite intriguing character, and well-portrayed in the (almost 40 yo) film with chris walken and subsequent tv series in the 2000s. iow, they sure ain't a certain doctor in a certain blue police box lollll