Gerald's Game

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Summary: Gerald's Game was not one of King's best.
Review: I read Gerald's Game and actually did like it. However I think that the plot line was a little thin, the story moved along too slowly and, it just wasn't up to par with IT and The Shining (not that anything could be).

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Summary: Captivating!!!
Review: This absolutely exquisite novel kept me on the edge of my seat through the whole duration. I love how Stephen wraps Jessie's past life into the present. Her being so afraid of being left completely by herself in the cabin allows her mind to plays tricks on her. She sees all these demons in the dark corners of the room. It's magnifiscent and I'll read it again soon.

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Summary: This book sucks!!!!
Review: How could a book get any more repetitive?? He (SK) went through the same scenes over and over and over and over, get the picture!!

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Summary: Ouch.
Review: Painful all the way to the completely unrelated ending. How much backtracking has to go on in this story? As a few other reviewers pointed out, there are only about 4 or 5 events in this story...the rest of the book basically restates the ideas in these events. *YAWN*

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Summary: Classic page turner
Review: Not King's best, but well worth reading. Very thrilling and bound to keep you up late at night.

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Summary: How King could have made this book even more boring....
Review: There is only one way 'Gerold's Game' could be made more boring: Making it longer. The plot: A woman gets tied up at a cabin and then has to face a hungry dog and her own past. So what. The dog is hardly an interesting antagonist and the woman's character is as paper thin as a Chinese lantern. It seems she was sexually abused; but not with any depth, I've heard much worse from female friends. King pulls every punch in this watered down would-be Horror novel. Pap for the masses who don't know what a real horror novel is.

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Summary: Mind bending and stimulating
Review: King does some of his best work here. He warps back and forth through time and through the use of extremely clever similies and metaphors, conveys some of the scariest moments I have ever read. King is truly talented and deserves commendation for such a fine novel. However, I would not recommend it for a TV movie, much too involved in the mind. If your in the mood for great suspense and talent beyond belief, read this book.

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Summary: Wasn't completely moved when finished.
Review: I know that these things do happen in real life, but I was not at all impressed by this book. It totally disgusted me.

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Summary: I don't think Stephen King wrote it.
Review: Did anyone else notice how many other reviews suggest that this book is somewhat out of the ordinary for SK? The book follows too few of the SK signatures. It is too short. It gets to the action far too soon, without enough of the requsite character development. Also, as the story proceeds, an experienced SK reader can feel when he is in a passage written by the master. I can almost hear the real writer calling down the hall, "Stephen, its time for you to come in and spice this up for me." If you haven't guessed, I think the book was written by his wife, Tabitha, so they could give the world a big "I told you so" when it got great reviews - somewhat of a reverse of what he did with Richard Bachman.

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Summary: Scary and Thrilling
Review: I have read this book a few times, and each time I can't put it down until I finish it. This is definitely not a book for the squeamish! I think it is superbly written, you feel every agonizing moment Jessie goes through to achieve her freedom and come to terms with her past. Not your "average" Stephen King novel, but still with his great talent for storytelling. A scary, gripping read!