Rating: Summary: it is good Review: i like the book you sounld go out and buy the book, and tell other. king is a good person. when you read has book it make you feel like you are in the story.
Rating: Summary: Different Seasons Review: This was a good book, it was very enjoyable something that can make you laugh as well as mad. There are certain situations in the book that makes the book more interesting. I have read the book, and watched the movie so i got two different perspective of the story, and i recommend them both to anyone who is interested in a novel all about adventure and bravery.
Rating: Summary: Brilliant book... Review: I've known about King since childhood, but this is the actual first book I've read by the author.
Of course the first story, was made into the very popular film, "The Shawshank Redemption"...and is just as well-told as a novella.
The next story, "Apt Pupil," deserves to be read whether or not you've seen the so-so film....(a cool psychological study)...
The final story,"The Breathing Method" plays like a Twilight Zone episode. It is not as moving as the other stories ("The Body" made into the movie "Stand by Me" I have yet to read) but it is still a good read. I am not sure it would make a movie that would appeal to everyone because of the subject matter, but it will garner interest...
Rating: Summary: The proof that Stephen King is a great writer... Review: Different Seasons is perhaps the best Stephen King book with which to initiate the neophyte who says, "He can't be a good writer - he writes HORROR." This is King's first, greatest take on the mainstream. Each of the four offerings could be textbook examples of the perfectly written novella. Not coincidentally, this book has inspired three of his best movie-adaptations.Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption: Yes, even if you have seen the movie, you should read this. It tells the story of how an innocent man is able to keep hope alive in prison. Apt Pupil: This, it can be argued, is really a monster story; the monsters however are all too real. A teen-aged boy obsessed with the holocaust discovers his own pet Nazi in the neighborhood. The Body: The inspiration for the wonderful film Stand by Me, it is a heartbreaking coming-of-age tale and the power of friendship. The Breathing Method: The book's one true horror story. I won't try to attempt to explain what it is about. In the Afterward, King commits his worst sin by famously referring to his own work as "the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and a large fries from MacDonald's." Not only does that cut himself short, it is an insult to us, his readers, who think his stuff is pretty darn good. Want proof? Read these stories.
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