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Summary: One Word:Suspenseful!
Review: Stephen King's novel "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" was an excellent piece of literature! It was the type of book that makes you think of your life. I agree that it gives you a a spiritual feeling of understanding the girl's situation. It makes you think of how you would feel if you were in the woods all alone with nothing but a walkman as a companion. This book is just one example of how talented King is as a writer. It had some chilling characters as well. The priest was scary and really creepy! This book would be a lot scarier to a person who has actually been in the woods at night, on their own or in a group. Like many have said, it's a real page turner!
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Summary: Once Again.....
Review: No one really reads a Stephen King novel, they become a Stephen King novel. His ability to make us feel as if we are in the middle of the woods...lost, alone, and nine years old is astounding. Although there was no "evil" in this book it was immensely gripping and in it's own way terrifying. The only thing I did not like was the title. Linda
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Summary: King of horror? I think not.
Review: Is it just me folks, or has Stephen King decided to not be scary anymore? I just read 'Bag of Bones' which had some not-particularly-scary ghosts in it, and now 'The Girl who loved Tom Gordon' which is populated with a few icky moments and the occasional wildlife thrill. Suspensful, yes. Frighteningly scary? Uh...no. Another thing that kind of bothered me was the length. I paid the same for both books, but 'Tom Gordon' is only 200 and some pages thick (if you can call THAT thick). 'Bag of Bones' is around triple the length. I read this one in a single afternoon. All that aside, for what it is, it really IS a well crafted novel(?) of what its like to be a little girl lost in the deep wilderness without any woods knowledge and only her walkman for company. It really is despairing to read about how everything gets worse and worse as time goes on, and the parts where she is stalked are genuine page-turners. Just keep in mind if you're looking for the 'old' Stephen King, 'Carrie' this isn't.
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Summary: Bravo Stephen King
Review: This book is a great read and, from my perspective, a departure from what I am used to reading by Stephen King. King paints the wooded environment of Western Maine as a fine artist. I felt like I was along on Trisha's journey and was experiencing the toture that she was forced to endure. Excellent character development of Trisha and her family. I also liked the ending. Standing, facing the bear, with the Walkman poised, I could see the picture as clearly as if I was standing there as an invisible spectator. Nice job. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a page turning thriller.
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Summary: Good but lacked some evil
Review: It was well written but need more evil to it at the ending. I didn't like how it turned out. Not too scary!
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Summary: I Just Couldn't Put It Down!
Review: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is the first Stephen King book I have ever read, and I must say that it motivates me to read more works by him. I could not put down this book. I read it for a book report, but realized that I also enjoyed reading it. I enjoyed the spiritual themes, which from what I hear, is unusual for King. Tom Gordon represents Trisha's guardian angel, her only hope for "saving" herself. Whenever he saves a game for the Red SOx, he points to the sky to say thank you to God again reflecting the spiritual theme. Even if you have never read a Stephen King novel, I highly suggest you start with this one. It's not really that scary, but it offers enough horror and suspense to keep you interested.
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Summary: Great Read with a Soft Ending
Review: I really liked this book. Told in the point of view of a little girl lost in the woods was refreshing. I have recommended this book to my 16 year old son. The book really kept my attention and I couldn't put it down. Then, at the end, it just fizzled out. I wish S.K. would have put as much enthusiasm in the ending as he did throughout Trisha's journey in the woods.And let this be a fictional lesson to parents going through divorces not to create such a hostile environment when they have kids to consider first. hmmm...
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Summary: I always fall in love
Review: Whatever I might think of the storyline,(which was awesome) I always fall in love with Mr. King's characters. This little girl becomes so real, I expected to see her playing with my kids in the back yard. I remember growing up on a farm, surrounded by acres upon acres of woods. I would often go into the woods by myself, and pretend that I was being hunted by a T-Rex, or a monster of some kind. This book gave me such a feeling of deja-vu, it took me a couple of days to shake it off. Want to be a kid again? Read this book.
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Summary: EXCELLENT !
Review: I read this book in about 4 hours. I can't remember the last time I had to read one start to finish. I could feel everything that little girl was going through. I have never been lost in the woods, but now I have a pretty good idea of what it feels like. I don't care who you are or how old you are, if you were truly lost in the woods, you would feel just like Trisha did.
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Summary: Stephen King takes your mind on a whirlwind woodland journey
Review: I'm a longtime King fan and although this is not a classic horror-tale, it is very much a classic story. I came to care very much about the little heroine and could not put the book down because I had to know what she would encounter around the next tree. I felt like I was right there alongside her throughout. This book is very much like Gerald's Game in that you are in the mind of the main character and the entire story is based on her thoughts, but unlike Gerald's Game it is nowhere near as gruesome. This is King's new generation of novels, thought-provoking, sympathetic, and completely engaging through the last page. I absolutely loved it, and will definitely consider it a favorite.
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