Gerald's Game

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Summary: I agree with the Maltimore reviewer..
Review: This is not a typical King "monster" book, unless you see Jessie's "ghosts" as ones... Also, unlike other King charcters, that are usually totally devestated in many ways at the end of the book, Jessie is actually trying to brcome a better person, and it seems she will make it!

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Summary: always the best
Review: Just Stephen King, being a man, could go so deep inside women's soul to write this book, if you're a woman read this book, and you'll know what i'm talking about. The Best at his best.

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Summary: Emotionally Exhausting
Review: WOW! . . . Talk about an emotional roller coaster ride. (Be sure to put on your seat belt for this one.) It brought to life emotional scars that I thought had been buried.

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Summary: Wretched
Review: How can I describe my utter dissappoinment frustration and ultimate boredom to this travesty. There is just not enough material here to justify a mammoth novel. If you are into character studies you probably would like this. However if you are looking for a plot, entertainment, horror, suspense or anything vaguely Kingish look elsewhere. The pits.

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Summary: Gripping and Terrifying
Review: As I started reading this book, I figured it was just one more of Stephen King's great works. I was not prepared for the terror which took hold of me as I read each night drawing closer to the end. I felt as if I was chained to the bed posts and could not put the book down till I was finally free and safe. This book just demonstrates how wonderfully diverse and exciting his writting is. This is one of his best.

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Summary: Could have been better
Review: Gerald's Game is the first Stephen King book I have ever read. The beginning of the book had a lot of promise, but soon the story dragged on and on. Don't get me wrong, there were some very interesting parts in the story, but only parts. The best part of the book for me was towards the end when Jesse was trying to make her escape (loved the car scene). Of the three other Stephen King books that I have read (Desperation, Rose Madder, and The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon), Gerald's Game ranks at the bottom.

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Summary: Another good job by King.
Review: Since I am wanting to read all of Stephen King's books, I decided that I would read Gerald's Game. I finished this book in a week, due to being in school and having to read other things for English, and I loved it! The story is about a woman, Jesse Burlingame, being tied up to a bed post. Well, she realizes that she doesn't want to play this game that Gerald wants, and does something tragic. While she is on the bed, she goes through hearing voices trying to give her advice on what to do, flashbacks of her childhood, and a couple other things that I cannot say because I wouldn't want to ruin the story, but if you are a King fan, I would read this book. I know not every fan will like this book, but to some, you will be glad that you read it!

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Summary: This book is great!
Review: In order to understand where King is coming from in GERALD'S GAME, you need to read Dolores Claiborne first. True, this is not the old King, but it's very good! Jessie puts up a hell of a fight to get free. I like all of King's books except THE STAND and THE TOMMYKNOCKERS. If you like this book try: ROSE MADDER, THE REGULATORS, and DOLORES CLAIBORNE.

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Summary: More Like Jessie's Mind Games...
Review: Imagine fooling around with your husband and he suggests that he handcuff you to the bed to add a little more excitement. You agree although you really don't want to. After a while of him "teasing" you, you decide enough is enough and ask him to uncuff you...but he won't. So what do you do? You kick him and he has a heart attack and dies. Now you are left all alone and stuck there..with nothing on but a pair of underwear. Stuck just waiting and waiting and hoping that someone will come in and find you. Well, Jessie did end up having some visitors...some UNWANTED visitors! This is only the second of King's books that I have read (the Shining was my first)and I was not disappointed at all. In fact it is because of these two books that I intend on reading all of King's books! It is very suspenseful and you do not know if the things that are taking place are really happening or if Jessie is just imagining them! It is a great account of what may go through a person's mind in a time of terror, distress and virtually hoplessness. There were times I thought she was definitely going to lose her mind but some how the crazy things that she thought of helped her more than they hurt her. If you are a King fan you will definitely enjoy what some may consider to be the scariest thing of all... your own mind and imagination...

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Summary: Thrills and chills from the master himself.-Gerald¿s Game
Review: This book was incredible. I have read books that I have gotten emotionally involved with before, but this one takes the cake thus far. If I had been sitting down, I would have been on the edge of my seat. The reader suffers through everything that Jessie goes through, and when she feels pain, the reader feels it as well. At one point, which I won't get into because I don't want to ruin the story, I had to put the book down because I thought I might throw up from the absolutely vivid descriptions. If you've read it, you know what I mean. This book is an excellent choice if you want to be scared out of your mind. It also is good for suspense. It makes me afraid to even look at another pair of handcuffs... Read the book to find out why! You won't be disappointed...