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Summary: A fine addition to King's fine work.
Review: This is one of the most restrained and tasteful of King's books. This story is great for a few hours reading. It is short and one of King's most together plot lines. It's full of testament to his writing skills and a good break from his over the top works for his constant readers. This is not a brain buster. The simplicity and the perfection in which it plays out is masterful. Kid gets lost- and this is what goes on in her head, how she keeps it all together without letting the dark creepy forrest get the best of her. A few scenes away with the relatives and police... Kid gets into trouble and nobody knows how real the trouble is or if it happened at all. When something bad happens to her you may feel a slight knot in your stomach and when something nice happens to her you feel a little bit relieved yourself. It's all in good fun. A really perfect short read, great Sunday evening material. A great book.
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Summary: What lurks in the darkness of the forest?
Review: Trisha is out for a hike in the vast woods of Maine with her mom and brother when she finds herself lost and alone. What follows is a trek that covers more miles than this nine year old should have to face alone, with only a pittance of food and a walkman on which she is lulled to normality by listening to the exploits of her favorite baseball team and pitcher, Tom Gordon. What starts out as a little girl trying to cope with a difficult situation ends up being a horrifying expedition leading to hallucinations. Along the way she finds the bloody remains of mauled animal carcasses, and there is this ever-present feeling that she is being stalked. I admit it was a page-turner, I wanted to know what would happen next, but it was mild compared to some of King's books. I enjoyed how the author developed the main character's change in mentation; we slowly watch her get weaker. The more time that passed the more Trisha's thought process and fears became warped and out of proportion. This book is a short quick read you can probably finish in a day. ....
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Summary: not bad
Review: this is not a bad book, its good to see stephen king hasnt made it overly long. some of the characters are a little one dimensional,but it dosent effect it in a bad way. just dont expect anything brilliant.
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Summary: Little Girl Lost
Review: In this book, King once again shows his ability to write a convincing younger character. This tale of survival in the New England woods shows the King that gets right to the action; a short novel unlike so many of his recent bloated epics that could have used some judicious editing. Our heroine, Trisha McFarland, decides to leave the constant arguing of her divorced mother and unhappy older brother by taking a bathroom break while on a hike in the woods. She quickly gets turned around and ends up wandering farther than anyone can imagine. This is the essence of King's story. Her intelligence, love for her father, and her everlasting faith in Red Sox closer Tom Gordon are all she has to sustain her. Will it be enough? If King had just avoided his philosophical concepts of "the subaudible"(you'll see) and an unnecessary evil "presence" this book might have stood alongside "The Body" as one of King's better short works. As it is, it should captivate the King fan and perhaps is a good choice for those who say "Stephen King" with an air of disdain.
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Summary: tom...whoa
Review: I thought this book was pretty spiffy. It was the first book since I've started my binge of reading that I was actually captivated by it. I wasn't paying attention to page numbers or anything else going on in the world. And I used to love it when there was lots of dialoge especially when the author dished it out well...but this book barely had any and I couldn't have made it better. The only downside to it was the ending. Since the book was building up to be so good I thought the ending would be like "KABLAMO!" but it was just like "boom". yeah that's all
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Summary: Thrilling horror
Review: Trisha - to say it rightaway - is not a character that is in any way too realistic. She is nine years old, has an understanding of baseball that is normal in a forty-year-old, reflects on her situation that is getting worse and worse like a mature and adult person, knows about survival and her metabolism more than any kid of her age. This is one side of the medal. The other side is much more positive. The book is really nerveracking. You can understand that someone gets lost in a vast ocean of trees and animals and evil spirits as it happens to Trisha. It is possible that search parties do not find a single person in this maze, and it is possible to fight for your life in an ordeal like this - even if you are only nine years old. Nature is your friend - but then it is also your enemy, it can help you survive and it can kill you. Even as an adult you would have to fight. You have to fight a merciless environment, and you have to fight yourself and the ghosts that try to kill you, the ghosts you imagine and those that haunt the woods, bears or real ghosts - who cares? So don't forget "a compass and good maps" as the master says. It may be vital. A very good read, a genuine horror thriller.
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Summary: A Dissapointment from the KING OF FICTION!
Review: Having been a huge fan of Kings' work for years, I was so let down by this book! It starts out good and about halfway through it starts to get tediuous to the reader. By the end, you realize there is so much more that could have happened. This is the only book by him that I have not enjoyed much. Everyone is entitled to a few let downs. Come on Stephen!=)
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Summary: Alright.....
Review: It thought it was okay, nothing more.
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Summary: Frightening!
Review: Trisha is lost in the woods of Maine for about a week. She begins to hallucinate baseball player Tom Gordon accompanying her through the thicket. What she doesn't imagine is something (not someone) stalking her through the woods. The climax is very exciting. The book does tend to drag a little through the middle. King does an excellent job of scaring you. This book is good but not great.
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Summary: Good Book--Not one of King's Best
Review: I have ready many of King's novels over the years and after beginning this one I found I could not put it down as is typical with most of his books. I felt the book dragged on as it seemed as though the girl was lost in the woods forever but as is typical of King, he gives hints throughout that something sinister is waiting for this girl. I was disappointed in the ending as given the foreshadowing that was wonderfully described throughout, I was expecting a much more evil being to appear. Being the huge baseball/Red Sox fan that I am, I enjoyed all of the baseball imagery and would highly recommend it for poeple who follow the Sox as King gives some "reasons" for why the Sox always come up short.
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