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Summary: Stephen King shows us the darkest side of human nature
Review: This book is GREAT! It told of spousal abuse, and revenge. They part about the paint world was weird, but after I thought about it I kinda liked it. The bull that Norman Daniels turns into I believe shows what Rosie thought of her husband, it was all the hatred, fear, and anger she saw in him, and she symbolized it as a bull. I might only be twelve, but I have read about ten Stephen King books, and I have to believe I am mature enough to understand the parts of spousal abuse.
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Summary: In the tradition of Gerald's, Dolores and Insomnia
Review: King is great. As in his latest books he takes a typical thing and turns it into hell. He has proved what a great writer he is. After using all the worn out themes in his books (vampires, aliens, demons, ghosts, etc.) he creates an explosive story out of daily live. Also, he has improved a lot with his women characterization (Jessie Burlingame, Dolores Claiborne, Lois Chasse and now Rose "Madder" Daniels); they just get better and better. He symbolisms fo the painting, the Bull and the end (although a little predictable by the title) were great. A beaten wife fleeing on his husband. GREAT!!
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Summary: This book stank!
Review: I used to like King's novels, but as I grew older, I found some of the themes he choses for his stories to be on the childish side. With Rose Madder, King seems to want to grow up and tackle a serious subject-that of spousal abuse. However, he fails miserably for the simple reason that the book is damn boring. Moreover, King's patented stupidity creeps in here and there, mixing fantasy and other boring silliness, when the subject of spousal abuse itself would have been enough to provide serious horror and drama. Also, the villain (norman something) is too one-sided and cartoon-like to be ever taken seriously. In short, the book is a phony mixture of melodrama and silliness. that'll put most readers to sleep.
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Summary: One of King's best books.
Review: This rates right up there with the *movie* Titanic. Its bloody and murderous theme along with the horror of being followed really makes this book my top choice to get.Also try: Pet Cemetary I & II Tommy Knockers Dean Koontz: Whispers Shattered So buy it NOW!!!! What are you waiting for? (Not for young readers. Contains sex, violence, and obscene language)
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Summary: the first in a long string of king books
Review: this was the first stephen king book i read and it got me hooked. granted, not all of his books are as good as this one. i thought the story was thrilling if not a little bit confusing near the end. and i loved the theme of the battered housewife taking revenge on her husband.
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Summary: A good read but goes off on a mythical tangent.
Review: I enjoyed this book more than usual compared to other King novels. Rose is an unforgettable character and of course Norman will visit you in your dreams. I liked the way he drew out Rose's feelings of entrapment as well as her hopes of a Norman-free future, it balanced well. What I couldn't get into so much was all the scenes in the world of Rose Madder. It was too much and I found myself wishing King would return me quickly to Norman (as in Bates) and his gory escapades. I would rather Rosie had stood off Norman more in this world and less in the other. I also would have liked a little more background on Norman; his early years were revealed just enough to let you know why he turned out to be the psycho he was but not enough flashbacks into THAT gory past to really gross you out the way true King fans appreciate. Not that the book is without gore!
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Summary: King, after some pretty sorry books, is finally back!!
Review: I'm glad to say my confidence in King was restored after reading Rose Madder. I was beginning to doubt his writing ability, based on
some of his more recent works.
It's amazing how King could take the rather unpleasant issue of spousal abuse and give it
a supernatural twist, making it one his most
suspenseful and fascinating works yet. No, I would
not rank it among his top 5, but I highly recommend it. Now, if they could make this into
a movie- wow!!!
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Summary: LET THE STALK FOR BLOOD BEGIN...
Review: Norman stalks Rose for her blood. Now, after having a strange painting with her, Rose will become a victim no more. "Rose Madder" will manipulate your mind when the horrors of real life twists into the macabre supernatural. Let the hunter become the hunted, let the victim be the victim no more...
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Summary: madder and madder
Review: There are so many review about this book, I wonder if anybody will read mine, but I hope they do. Stephen King has got to be one of the most overrated authors ever, but this one is alright. Ordinarily when he doesn't write about horror, he succeeds in writing a good novel. I felt for Rosie, she was a sweet woman who was driven to the edge of madness becuase of Norman. until she was driven to kill Norman, it's thrilling to see it build.
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Summary: I loved Rose Madder ,Stephen King at his very best
Review: Any person that has ever been where they don't want to be or in a situation that they don't want to be in can appreciate ROSE MADDER.It was a very sensitive story about a woman who was in a bad relationship with a bad person.Any woman that has ever been in an abusive relationship has often wished for an escape from her tormentor.Rose found her escape in a painting;She had tried escaping from her husband by leaving him and moving away to another city and another life only to find that he wasn't ready to let her go and tracked her down in order to continue his torture. The painting helped her to not only escape from him but also to get rid of her problems once and for all without breaking the law that helped him persue her.
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