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Summary: An unsettling but well written book
Review: King stirikes again in his horrorifying new novel The Girl who loved Tom Gordon. This book gets you lost in the woods with a young and sometimes hallucinating little girl. It has the dark feel of a CLive Barker novel. King emphasizes the girls dieing and just when you think the terrors over King leads you on another wrong turn.The Girl who loved Tom Gordon is a book that really makes you realize what being lost in the woods really means. A terrorific book!
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Summary: The idea was better than the actuality
Review: I thought the idea of this book was intriguing as (like another reviewer mentioned) I think King's main strength is getting inside his characters' heads and showing us their thoughts. I thought that writing on a simpler theme might bring out the best of his writing but somehow it never quite comes off. As several others have also commented, Trisha is far too precocious for a nine year old girl. For example, at one point, early in the novel she remarks that her mother and brother's quarrelling is like a 'sick kind of love making'. Come on - what nine year old would make a comparison like that! I just found it hard to identify with Trisha and her perils and somehow I don't think King could either. I can see why people who haven't read any other King stuff might think it was a great book, it really isn't bad in itself but compared with earlier stuff like Cujo or the Long Walk it is a bit of a disappointment - but not a massive disppointment, as I don't think (apart from The Green Mile) that Steve King has written a really good book since the late eighties.
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Summary: Well I liked it anyway
Review: It took me one night to read this- even if the plot did seem to 'drag' King has a way of making you (well some people) need to know the outcome. His clever use of language as a tool of suspense was a major drawcard. Even though I am Australian and have know idea (and don't really care) about baseball, it didnt matter to me- I still found it an effective little novel. I dont think anyone else other than King could get way with the dodgy 'monster' or 'God of the Lost' or whatever it was. It was a scary being until the end when it revealed itself. Still, I kept on reading because King has this knack of making you want to find out what happens. I can see where some people might find it lame- its not everyones idea of a good scare, but I really did enjoy it for the simple fact that King has that effect on me- even in some of his really lacklustre novels (Regulators, Thinner)he still has a way of leading you to the end of the story.
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Summary: Only for the well rounded reader.
Review: In order to appreciate this book, you have to put yourself in this amazing 9-year old girl's place. I can see by a lot of the reviews that many people were unable to do that. Thank you Mr. King, for this masterpiece.
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Summary: Didn't Love Tom Gordon, but ...
Review: Although I'm a very loyal SK reader (and will continue to be), I can't give this one high marks. There isn't much suspense, and the "creepy bits" we all know and love stay at arms length through most of the story. The plot is rather uneventful, quite frankly. If you're a loyal fan, you *must* read it (you will anyway, right?), but if you're an occasional King reader for suspense, skip it.
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Summary: Not up to par.
Review: I like Stephen King, but this book was not up to his usual standard. It had the feel of a throwaway effort; maybe he wasn't really in a writing mood. It's a quick read and not boring, just not top-of-the-line King.
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Summary: King's Worst Effort
Review: Though I have been an avid fan of Stephen King's for 15 years, I must say that this work is completely unworthy of his talent. Rather than a novella, it should have been written as a 10-12 page short story so its readers would not have to have suffered for so long. I have read almost every thing King has ever written, and for the first time, I skimmed the majority of the book. After about 5 chapters it was no longer interesting what might happen to the young heroine, who, for whatever reason, believed Tom Gordon would see her though her ordeal. It was a more arduous journey attempting to read the story than it was for the girl to be lost in the woods. For anyone who is a true Stephen King fan, this book will be a huge disappointment, and anyone who isn't a huge fan should not judge his writing prowess on this piece of trash. This is by far the worst piece of literature King has ever published.
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Summary: Did I love "the girl"?
Review: I have been an avid King reader for years, and although I did like this book, and actually read it in a day, this isn't up to the King's usual snuff. Not bad, but I was a little disappointed.
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Summary: I really liked it
Review: I thought the novel was more about her adventures through the forest than it was about the supposed beast following her around. It was really fascinating to read, and how she survived day to day, and it was one of those page turners where you just want to know what keeps happening. I thought it was good, not really scarey, but more entertaining and different if anything.
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Summary: King Fan
Review: I have been a fan of SK forever! Die hard fans like myself will read it out of loyality to THE MAN, but this book, although suspenseful, was not the edge of my seat page turner of old. SK is taking a turn toward the philosophical and spiritual as he gets older. This book like many of the other new ones is missing the EDGE, that used to keep me up after the lights went out wondering if just reading created the magic necessary to have his creatures come to life and be in my closet. I'll keep reading, but I miss the old SK. For folks who are new to his writing, begin here and work your way back through the years to the REALLY GOOD STUFF! This is a good intro the the pyschological terror that has made SK famous.
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