Gerald's Game

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Summary: Refreshing Change from the Damn Aliens
Review: I am not a Stephen King fan. I think books about psycho clowns, aliens in the woods, and other assorted whacked characters are far from scary. Probably because I find it unbelievable and unrealistic. But "Gerald's Game" is different. It's a little extreme to say that all this could happen in three days in a secluded cabin in Maine, but that's not to say that it couldn't. I think this book shows King the human being rather than King the selfish, greedy king of mass market paperbacks. This is his smartest book and by far his most emotional. I've read very few King books, and didn't like any of them (It, Pet Sematary, The Dark Half) except this and another (Dolores Claiborne). I think Gerald's Game requires an open mind and the intelligence to get scared because you know that anything that happens in this book COULD happen. As opposed to your cat getting a wild hair up her ass, committing suicide, coming back to life and letting all the skeletons out of your closet while cackling wildly (and if you have experienced this, I AM sorry.)

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Summary: BORING!!!!! ONE OF KING'S WORST
Review: One of the worst books I've read. It is the worst book by king. I dont know what to call it. There's no action there's almost no drama and it's definetly not scary. I wont spoil the end for those of you who are reading it just to see for yourselves. But the thing with the guy who breaks into graveyards come on king do ya think were etiots. I read the review's before I started this book and I wanted to see for myself. And it sucked. The real fault of the book is that it's basicaly boring. I mean the story go's almost nowhere. I commend mr.king for trying something different but it just dos'nt work. If you want a good king book then get insomnia or desparation. And whoever thinks this book is good as way to much time on their hands. Full of horny sex and downright stupidity.Good try but no cigar mr.king.

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Summary: King sold out.
Review: First, let me say I am an avid Stephen King reader. I have read everything he has written. I was disappointed with this book. But, I was disappointed for different reasons than have been mentioned. I was disappointed with the ending. It is a very NON-KING ending. I don't want to spoil it, but I feel King was thinking about movie rights when he wrote the ending. What happened to supernatural, unexplainable events? When King's books are turned into movies, the endings are usually changed. Happy endings with ends that are tied together are what Hollywood wants. Stephen King tends to go in to opposite direction in his books. But not with Gerald's Game.

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Summary: sucks!!
Review: It is a great book for people who like to hear about a girl trapped to a bedpost. Thats about the extent of "excitement" in this one. Stephen King....i am dissapointed!

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Summary: BORROW FROM THE LIBRARY!
Review: Gerald's Game was okay, but I thought it would have been best in one of his short story collections, rather than a full novel. A few edge of the seat moments, especially when the main character is trying for the glass of water - I find it hard to fault King's work, but I'm glad I borrowed this from the library, rather that buying it outright

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Summary: king plays with childhood fears
Review: the most thrilling stephen king I've ever raed. for the first time in my life I was so scared by written words that I had to check my door because I was afraid of it being not locked. the dark strange visitor at jessies bedroom represents my greatest childhood fears that something dangerous is hidden in the darkness. king brings our deepest anxieties, so well forgotten, back to our mind

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Summary: Yawn....
Review: I was a King fan before I read this! Enough said

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Summary: This is kings worst book ever written
Review: I could not even finish it. I have never not read a kings book all the way through . I really couldn't get into it. If you want to read a good book try the stand or rose madde

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Summary: Mind blower
Review: This book definitely played deep games with the mind. It wasn't great but I still could not put it down. It was a mind reading experience

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Summary: YUK!
Review: I only gave it a 3 because it is by King. This is a book thatI wished I had borrowed from a friend or the library, rather thanbuying it. Waste of $. The only consilation is that it makes my King library complete. Nothing happens in this story. It makes it seems as though she has been tied to this bed for YEARS!!!