silverpig
Lifer
- Jul 29, 2001
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Different Seasons, three out of the four stories got turned into movies.
THIS.
OP, read this book. It has 4 novellas in it.
Apt Pupil (okay... made into a movie)
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (fantastic, and made into the famous movie)
The Body (fantastic and hilarious... made into a movie called Stand By Me)
+ some other one. Some chick gives birth in a car or something. Skippable.
Definitely start with this. If you don't like any of the stories, then you won't like any of his other books.
If you want to dive in to a longer book after, I would recommend IT. It's long, but a great rainy day book.