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Summary: Good. Good. Good.
Review: MY OPINION: First of all I need to say this now, DO NOT buy this book expecting it to scare the living daylights out of you...If you want to buy this book because you want a great scare, look for another KING novel, because this is one of his lighter novel..and not so feverish as his others. But also DO NOT assume that just because it is not astonishingly frightning itt is boring and tedious, that is also false. IN my opinion this Novel was one of Stephen Kings most thoughtful and perfect novels, everything falles into place so perfect! It must be one of Kings best novels to date!! It is filled with unforgettable characters which you will fall in love with...it is not at all like the movie so don't assume that it is....WHAT IS THIS BOOK ABOUT?!?! In this novel a new store opens called "Needful Thing" the new store sells old antiques, everything from elvis, to baseball cards. Everyone who enters the store finds something that they had always wanted in the store, and the owner sells them the item for a price....not JUST money...no...they have to also perform a deed...an prank to be more spacific...a prank which soon turns evil...and a prank that turns the whole town agianst eachother....what happens?? YOu will have to read it and find out!!!! In conclusion I must say that I really enjoyed this novel, it is one of my favorite suspense novels ever..and you will enjoy it too...PS: IF THIS REVIEW HELPED PLEAVE VOTE "YES"!!! THANK YOU.
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Summary: Really good, but not scary.
Review: This book, although not scary at all to me, was an excellent book. The book is really addicting, as well as all of his books. I started reading it and would not stop for many hours, which is really unusual for myself. King is an excellent author, not only for what he writes about, but how he writes it.
Rating: 
Summary: four and half stars actually
Review: As with all King books, they appear deceptively long, but when you open the covers and read through it, one only wishes that it didn't end. The same applies with "Needful Things" which did nothing but keep me glued to my seat in anticipation of the obvious climax. The language that King uses in this book amazed me, and if you really examine it, the descriptions and characters are extremely well built. He is an underrated author in terms of his literary merit. Many view King as a shock-value author who doesn't have any redeemable qualities in his writing. This is a completely bull-headed view and as many anecdotes have proven, King has a special ability to keep a reader interested and constantly thinking about the book when he isn't reading. It's too bad that King relies on the killing of animals as a way to induce "horror". His writing abilities should be more than enough to resort to killing household pets as a way to elicit groans of horror. The only real downer that I felt was the ending. It seemed to me like a rehash of the ending to IT, and for those who have read both IT and "Needful Things", I think the similarities are striking.
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Summary: A brilliant piece of writing
Review: Wobetide any Stephen King fan who misses this one. Needful things is as creepy-crawly scary as they get and King has, again, excelled himself with flawless writing that has you suspending belief right from the first page. It's a poweful story of a junk shop that seems to sell exactly what the customer wants. But all is not as it seems (and why should it be in a Stephen King novel?). King's descriptions and narratives are absolutely 100% right. The story never seems to falter or lack pace, despite the sometimes long internal conflicts of the main characters. I'm slowly piecing together a list of ten books to take to my desert island with me. Needful Things is on my list.
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Summary: Needful Things, is a Needful thing for any reader.
Review: Though it was not one of the most chilling books King has written, it was definatly suspenseful, If your reading King for the first time and your looking for a book that won't scare the daylights out of you..but make it a little harder to sleep at night..this is the one! Needful things is a new store in Castle Rock, who knew it would turn out to be the worst thing to happen to the city ever. If you read the book save yourself time and money..don't rent the movie, the movie was nothing compared to this book. Don't dare skip this non-stop thriller if you don't already have it, buy it today! If you enjoy Needful things consider reading Christine by Stephen King.
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Summary: A "Needful" Item for Any King Fan
Review: "Needful Things" is the story of Leland Gaunt, the mysterious proprietor who opens up shop in the town of Castle Rock. (King fans will remember the town from books like "Cujo" and "The Dark Half," both of which are referred to on several occasions.) Gaunt sells anything to anyone, provided they are willing to pay the price. What I liked best about the book was that it really built up to its conclusion. I was surprised that so many found the ending lacking. It may have been over-the-top, but it got across the feeling of the mass chaos. From the beginning, I was waiting for the moment when neighbor would turn against neighbor, and I was not in the least bit dissapointed. The writing is clever and includes brilliant descriptions of each character. Point-of-view switches frequently, creating suspense and an insatiable urge to find out what happens next. "Needful Things" is a wonderful book that undoubtedly required much work to complete. It is not King's best work, but it is definitely near the top. What better way to say goodbye to the town we fans all know and love.
Rating: 
Summary: Started off wonderful but couldn't finish it off
Review: This is not how I like to finish one of Stephen King's books. When I first started it I was amazed on how great he had everything set up in a way where it would be impossible to blow the ending. The best thing about this book was the way he wrote the characters. They seemed to jump off the pages and come to life in your own little world. All in all, this is probably the best character-describing he's done to date, save MAYBE It. But to read something 700 pages long and getting a bad ending almost makes you want to never buy a long book again. But then again every author, even the best of them, can't write awesome endings after endings. But let me tell you this is no It, The Shining, or The Stand.
Rating:
Summary: 4 stars... for the first 96 percent of the book!
Review: I loved this book straight through to the end, not through the end though. If you are not a King fan than I must agree that this is not the book for you. This is perhaps the only truly ridiculous ending King has had. Of course he has had so-so endings and fantastic over the tops ones and the occasional ending that plays off of religion which isn't quite a bad thing really. However this ending had me feeling really cheated for days, I liked the first part of the book so much and took the time to read it and then there's this...this... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! Anyway if you are a fan I will say that the characters are all great and that if you like long engrossing stories with alot going on, this is 96 percent a fantastic book! If that wasn't very convincing, excuse me I am still quite bitter. So if this doesn't turn you against the book exactly then keep in mind that I did give it a 4 for the first 96 percent and I meant it. But also keep in mind that I told you -counting the end- this is his worst possible book that I know of. A way better book is The GreenMile and a way more rewarding long read is The Dark Tower series. Hope that helped, it really isn't worth describing the rest but here it is real quick. Smart grief-stricken cop from big city in a small town. Nice older Gentleman who may be Satan. Small time drug dealer. Corrupt counselman with pre-existing mental problems. Young woman with secrets and arthritis. Religious conflict. Town war. The selling of your soul for material posession. Ridiculous unrewarding ending. Constant Great narration [even through the ridiculous ending ]. Distinct segragation of a small town but upkeep of pop culture. Many ignorant people driven to violence, stupidity, and weakness, paranoia, jealousy and so on. Greed, righteousness, and only 1 truly sane [but still fighting through internal conflict] and sober man, who is the LAW. Cool story, horrible ending. You are all dismissed.
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Summary: I Love This Book!!!!!!
Review: I really enjoyed reading the book Needful Things. The way Leland Gaunt twisted all of the other characters minds was awesome! My two favorite characters were Polly Chalmers and Alan Pangborn. the main reason I love Polly and Alan so much, is because they remind me of my own parents. I liked the plot of the story. The best part of this book was when the police and the townspeople were trying to figure out who killed Nettie Cobb. the worst part of this book was when Polly cracked open the locket that she got from the store, Needful Things, and a huge spider crawled out of it. The reason that I hated this part was because I am terrified of spiders. The plot and conflict were the most vivid. After reading the first chapter or so you could pretty much figure out what the rest of the story was going to be about. The conflict was a little more difficult to figure out, because each charcter's own problem was interlocked with another's.
Rating: 
Summary: This book is not worth your money.
Review: I got this book from a friend who really loved King and he thought that i might like this book too. Well, that was a big mistake! I have never read a book which was so boring as this one, it couldn't keep my attention and I forced myself to read it till the end as so many people think King is brilliant and I wanted to know why. I still don't know why after reading this book and I don't think I will ever know why because this was the last book of King I will ever touch.
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