Gerald's Game

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Summary: Horrific!!!!!
Review: This is classic King, at his best...The characters are so real you won't believe it! The space cowboy was a very tricky character, because you didn't know if he existed or not...No one could tell this story better than King.

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Summary: My lord what a book.
Review: Very good book. How King can keep the suspense of Ms. Burlinggame all through the book is amazing. Very interesting plot; something along these lines could happen to you.... The psychological aspect of the whole thing was very good. King paints the voices inside her [Burlingame] head very well. I was a little off'd by the ending, I expected something a little better, I give it 5 anyways because it was a fantastic read.

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Summary: King doesn't write only "physical" horror....
Review: With this book, King shows us that he also knows how to write excellent "mental horror" stories. Not just monsters' stories. Showing us just how a person can feel when being trapped and not being able to do anything. It's also incredible how he can write a whole book about two days and one night on the life of a woman. At first I tought this book would be boring, but it's incredible how it isn't. This is not the traditional King's style, but I tell you: try this one and nobody will regret.

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Summary: Terrifying!
Review: This is the most realistic Stephen King story I have ever read ( and I have read most of his books). The whole idea of being trapped in the middle of nowhere really plays on a lot of primal fears. The space cowboy was scary especially since you just were not sure if he was real. The dog scared me too. Even the eclipse story was creepy. This book is a mind game. I was really frightened.

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Summary: A very good, very different King book
Review: A lot of the people who didn't like this book didn't like it because they were expecting the typical King monster-story, and this isn't it. This book is a psychological thriller. If you expect monsters or evil forces to come crawling around, you'll be disappointed. This horror comes from the situation Jessie finds herself in, the things her mind goes through in that situation, and what she has to do to save herself. The scene where Jessie finally escapes the first handcuff is one of the few times I have actually cringed while reading a book. King does attempt to put in a more conventional boogeyman-type figure with the stranger, but all the while leaving the possibility that it's just Jessie's imagination. When this guy is finally explained, it's creepy but a bit over the top, and not really necessary in this book, but it didn't bother me either. You can probably tell whether you'd enjoy this book by reading the premise and if it scares you or interests you, then so will the book.

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Summary: Good-BAD-GOOD
Review: This book definately starts out interesting, however the middle 3/5 of this book is tedious and painfully slow. However the great ending ammends for some of its earlier sins. Definately would not want to read it twice.

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Summary: It's good.... no it's bad.... no it's good again!
Review: That's exactly how I felt when reading Gerald's Game. It held my interest for the first couple of chapters, but then it dragged. I struggled to get through the middle. Then enters the Space Cowboy and it was back to good old gross and horrifying Stephen King again. Jesse's constant arguing in her own mind through the middle of the book became tiresome - I actually set the book aside, read something really good by Dean Koontz, and picked up Gerald's Game a few weeks later. Still had difficulty getting through the middle. Every once in a while King would get back to Jesse's present day struggle, which was the only thing keeping me with the story - I really was curious as to how Jesse was going to get herself out of those cuffs. I almost gave it up altogether, then King reeled me back in just in time for a creepy ending.... In my opinion, not a must read, but not a bad read.

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Summary: Confused
Review: I don't know what to think--some people say it's one of King's worst and some say it is his best. I haven't even read the book yet, but my advise to those like me who are looking for guidance--check it out for yourself. That's what I'm going to do.

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Summary: Impressed
Review: What an intriguing challenge to write a book - 445 pages - consisting of one major scene: a woman handcuffed to her own bed. King kept my interest throughout with just the idea of that horrifying situation, and that every situation can possibly hold second thoughts. The heroine, brought about her own angst, comedy, and much suspense to the few selected childhood memories heralded by the colorful, joggled-up "voices" in her mind. With their help, she relives horrifying and disallusioning moments that trigger a swell of raging emotions, never before released, giving her the strength she needs to escape. Every thought, every memory, every page, makes the moment... undeniably, a well worth wait.

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Summary: Nooooooo Steve! What are you doing?
Review: This is not good enough, if you follow King's standards.