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Summary: Middle of the road
Review: I read this awhile ago and found it a rehash of Salem's Lot only instead of dracula coming to town, it's the Devil. Some of the characters were interesting but it really didn't have a strong plot so didn't hold my interest.
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Summary: Not that bad, but not very good either....
Review: A new store opens up in town. It seems to have just the thing every resident in town wants. The only person who does not seem to catch Mr. Gaunt available is the town sheriff, and for a good reason... Whatever you buy is never more than you can afford if you agree to do a little favor for the shop keeper, Mr. Leeland Gaunt, later on. And maybe a few more after that... These favors are a set of small and innocent tricks - but they aren't. Whoever receives them would never suspect the real person who had done them - they automatingly blame their worst foe in town for this trouble, and act upon it immediately and forcefully... The whole town is in turmoil!This is your standard S. King book - I've read worse, but there are definitally better... Try 'It' or 'The Stand', for instance!
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Summary: Stephen King's Most Entertaining Novel
Review: Maybe not the depth in characters of The Stand, or maybe not the fear of Salem's Lot...but this is Stephen King's most entertaining novel yet. King has written a book filled with spiritual undertones. Man fights the desires and temptations of his heart that wage with all our souls. King brings these characters to life as they will do anything to keep their special item or "needfull thing". I finished it in 2 nights. Well worth the read. Of course, it's better than the movie...
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Summary: One of the best books I've read so far!
Review: Needful Things by Stephen King was probably one of the books I've read so far. The book catches your attention right when it starts. It keeps you guessing throughout the entire book,"what's going to happen next?" It's a pshycotic thriller. One thinks "How is this happening?" But after a while, you no longer care, you're too enthralled by what's going on. Stephen King really brings these people to life. He releases the demented thoughts or fantasies from the dark recesses of one's mind, igeniously. The entire book as a whole is great. The ending might leave you hanging a bit, but the entire book makes up for it. Might there be a sequal to this fascinating horror story or a spruced up version of "Mr. Guant?" One can only hope. Enid
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Summary: One of the best books I've read so far!
Review: Needful Things by Stephen King was probably one of the best books I've read so far. The book catches your attention right when it starts. It keeps you guessing throughout the entire book, "what's going to happen next?" It's a pshycotic thriller. One thinks "How is this happening?" But after a while, you no longer care, you're too enthralled by what's going on Stephen King really brings these people to life. He releases the demented thoughts or fantasies from the dark recesses of one's mind, igeniously. The entire book as a whole is great. The ending might leave you hanging a bit, but the entire book makes up for it. Might there be a sequal to this fascinating horror story or a spruced up version of "Mr. Gaunt?" One can only hope. Enid, Anaheim, C.A.
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Summary: Enjoyable prose from the master...
Review: I actually read this after I saw the movie and as usual, the book was much better. His portrait of the characters in this book is timeless and a lesson to all those would-be novelists about how to create believable characters. He evokes images through words that only he can. It is a bit long and maybe a couple too many characters, but you won't notice. Buy and enjoy...
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Summary: One of Stephen King's Most Brilliant Works
Review: This was only the second or third Stephen King novel that I read (I've read half or more now). Needful Things was perhaps the book that made me enjoy King so much. The tale of a friendly (or is he?) shopkeeper that sells whatever it is that you want the most appealed to me for some reason. I'll keep this brief and say I recommend this to any reader.
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Summary: One of Stephen King's Best!!
Review: To me this is one of Stephen Kin's best novels ever. He develops the characters even better than in his usual stories. I love the way that the town goes from completely normal to reverting into chaos. The plot is this. The town of Castle Rock is like any other town, until a new store, Needful Things opens up. As people go into the store, they begin to realize that the owner, a weird man named Leland Gaunt, has possessions that they have always wanted. In exchange for selling them these items, Mr. Gaunt has them play a prank on another town resident. Eventually these pranks end up turning the town into an insane war zone, and I won't give away the ending. One of the best things about this novel is that even though the plot is a tad unbelievable, King makes it believable with his fantastic writing style. I only wish that I could give this book six stars. Even if you are not a fan of Stephen King, I strongly urge you to go out and buy this book. Believe me, it is a chioce that you won't regret.
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Summary: Try reading the audio tape, or all 18 of them
Review: I picked up "Needful Things" as an audiobook to entertain myself on long commutes and eventually found myself captivated in my car, listening to Stephen King bring alive his characters. I know there is much lost if you are listen to rather than read a book- albeit an unabridged, 18 hour version- but this book is read by Mr. King himself. The book is entertaining, enlightening, and a fine piece of writing. It is often so expedient and uplifting for reviewers to trash something that they feel does not meet their expectations, but this is an enjoyable story. And as other reviewers have noted before, there is a morality play at work. But, for me, it is not that either. It is the intricate detail that King creates. The way he describes certain aspects, be they the type of tin horses that Buster Keaton falls in love with or the foxtail that Hugh Priest cannot live without; these images and characters are left indelibly in your mind. Of course, it helps when King is actually reading them to you, but even if he is not, the book is simply riveting and eventually satisfying. There is something satisfying beyond the hyperbole of the disaster that befalls Castle Rock, and it is in that aftermath- the calm- that the reader actually sighs him/herself, disappointed that it is about to end but hoping that there is more down the road. Having learned that King writes 4 hours a day, we know that there will be more.
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Summary: I'd Like to see you write it!!
Review: Well, so far i have only read 2 of King's books "Rose Madder","Desperation" and i am curently reading "Needful Things". So far it looks like another good one!! But i really got something to get off my chest! All those people that gave bad reviews for this book and rip King apart on how he could have done this or that better, I would like to see you write the same way that King does!! I hate when people act like they are experts on things they know nothing about!! This is a old saying that has been passed down from generation to generation in my family, it goes something like this: "If you have nothing nice to say keep your mouth shut!!!"
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