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Summary: READ IT IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!!!
Review: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is THE BEST NOVEL King has ever written.The movie"The Shawshank Redemption" is great too.
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Summary: Different All Right
Review: ''Different Seasons'' is very thought-provoking. The only story I didn't like was ''Rita Hayworth And The Shawshank Redemption''. It wasn't really a story, just some guy's account of prison. I do have to admit that the film was utterly provocative. I cried at the beginning of the movie.
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Summary: A magnificent display of the spectrum of King's talent
Review: Different Seasons is a collection of four novellas written at several points in Stephen King's career, which he felt he had no medium for. Finally, he decided to compile them all in one volume. And man, am I glad he did. These stories prove to anyone who still needed proof that Stephen King is capable of creating emotional stories without monsters from the deep. They show a gift for storytelling like no other that I've seen (with the possible exception of Ray Bradbury) , a talent with narrative and style that draws you in and doesn't let you go. By far the most famous of the stories, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, is a moving, magnificently written account of the life of Andy Dufresne, a man falsly accused of the murder of his wife and her lover. Narrated by his friend, Red, a fellow inmate in Shawshank prison, the novella details the way in which Andy maintains his dignity and soul, with the kind of strengh I could only wish for. Red, an honest and caring soul, describes our wonder and love for this remarkable man who shows us the best of humanity under its worst conditions. Of a very different note is Apt Pupil, the story of a distrubed young boy and a demented old man whose games of control over each other send them into the abiss, or perhaps only deeper into it. Todd, seemingly an all-American good boy, discovers that a nearby neighbour is in fact a Nazi war criminal, but rather than call the police, he forces himself into the old man's life, forcing him to tell him stories of the attrocities of the death camps. Over the next few years, a mind game is played, with two mens' sanity at stake. It is only in this story, I believe, that King has earned the distinction of Horror Writer. This novella is a truly disturbing view into the mind of two warped men, and although I truly wanted to put it down, I couldn't stop myself from reading it to the end. The Body, which was the basis for the movie Stand By Me (although the novella far surpasses the movie in my opinion), is the story of four friends who set out to find the body of a young boy who has disappeared, and thus become heroes. What ensues is really a coming of age tale, as the four boys face up to their fears and desires, and enjoy the last summer of their friendship. The Breathing Method is the story which least impressed me of the four. It is a story about a woman in the beginning of the century who insists on carrying her illegitimate child to term, and the doctor who attempts to help her. While the writing is just as good as ever, there is no feeling in the story, it is a simple horror story, and as such falls flat in the company of such giants as the three others. Despite this, these stories all show human beings in extreme situations, both good and bad, and make us indentify with them. If you want to see Kind in a very different, and very flattering light, pick up a copy of Different Seasons.
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Summary: greatest short stories ever written!
Review: I WOULD ONLY LIKE TO COMMENT ON THE FIRST STORY: RITA HAYWORTH AND THE SHAWSHANK REDEMTION.MY REVIEW IS THAT IT IS THE BEST BLOODY BOOK EVER WRITTEN!! THE STUNNING ACCOUNT OF HOW A INNOCENT MAN LIVES AND BREAKS FREE OF PRISION IS EXTREAMLY MOVING AND TOUCHING. THE FREINDSHIP BOND BETWEEN THESE TWO IS INCREDIBLY OVERWHELMING IN SUCH A AUFUL PLACE. HOW ANDY TOOK THE TIME FOR A CAUSE(THE LIBRARY)AND GOT IT BACK ON ITS FEET IS REMARKABLE. THIS BOOK IS GOING TO BE REQUIRED READING FOR HIGH-SCHOOLERS SOME DAY.
IF YOU LOVED THE BOOK,OR JUST WANT TO SEE A GREAT MOVIE,GO OUT TO THE VIDEO STORE AND RENT THE SHAWSHANK REDEMTION WITH TIM ROBBINS AND MORGAN FREEMAN.
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Summary: makes one search his/her soul. Very deep.
Review: At first, I was surprised by the genre of this book.
I then decided that it was just like I should expect
any of his work to be : reaching deep into the
human soul and exposing all of its complexity. He
has the knack to extract the little things from
day-to-day life and making them big... He makes
all the monsters come out from under the bed!
My personal favorite was "The Body", and I believe
that the intro to that story alone is a poem. However,
I also enjoyed very much "The Shawshank Redemption".
In any case, this book is a MUST READ!
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Summary: A book that's fit for a "KING"
Review: Enthralling, I couldn't put it down. If I really like a book I give it to all my friends. That's what I did. King's books have always been my favourite, For about twenty years anyway. I loved it it was excellent
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Summary: AMAZING STORIES WITHIN . . .
Review: . . . that are sure to keep you flipping the pages. Warning, if for any reason you have important plans the next day, don't read it, because it will keep you up all night
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Summary: The Non Horror
Review: This is the best book I ever rea
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: Having only read one of the four books encapulated in this book, I can say in one voice "BUY IT!!!" The Shawshank Redemption is excellent
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Summary: STEPHEN KING AT HIS BEST
Review: Who says that Stephen King is merely a writer of horror fiction. Different Seasons discredits that belief with
flying colors. Different Seasons is a novel that incorporates
all the elements of horror, suspense, and drama to make it
an excellent novel. With this novel Stephen King proves
that he is not limited to the horror genre but is very versatile
in his writing. Each story is unique in it's own
way. My personal favorite is Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank
Redemption. A must read for any Stephen King fan.
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