I had read a lot of King's short stories. The bf got me to read The Dark Tower series. I loved it. And I will tell any one at all who wants to read King to read The Dark Tower series first. Then if they want to read other King, start at the start of his works and move forward. I could not believe how much he inter-winds his stories! And yes I want my own Oy. (I read all these in Audio Book) The characters just came to life in my head. At times I didn't want the story to end. Then at others I was so sad I just wanted to get past that part and on to the next. And really after reading The Dark Tower series can anyone ever really put just one label on King?