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Summary: An excellent read
Review: It's rare to come across a book that can actually grip you, personally involve you and change your way of thinking, if only for a time. This is one of those books. I also like the fact that the main character is a young girl, for once.
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Summary: The Worst Book I've Ever Read!
Review: This is absolutely the worst book I have ever read. It takes TWO THIRDS of the book for something exciting to happen! And the ending is the biggest non-event I can remember. If you think that a girl walking in the woods listening to her Walkman is a great story, buy this book. I was the world's biggest Stephen King fan, but that man is riding on his name now. I'm literally offended that he would put this rag up for sale and take my hard-earned money. Save yourself the four bucks and buy some Nytol instead - they will both have the same effect.
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Summary: Well writen, but not a classic.
Review: I have been waiting for this book to come out on paperback, an then an opurtunity knox came along. I read it in a couple of days and I liked it. It was well writen and easy to read. The story was great but it had some mistakes. I know that some of you don't want to read about some girl lost in the woods through the whole book. And Stephen King still hasn't gotten back into his original scary novels. I would recommend this book to everyone except for the ones who are fans of Stephen King and want a good scary novel.
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Summary: Classic King
Review: I read this book in two sittings. King does what he does best: He takes you on a journey through the strange and the terrifying. The story revolves around a nine-year old girl who gets lost in more ways than one. If you like King, you'll love this one.
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Summary: Please Stephen go back to writing horror.
Review: This is another example of Stephen King writing well but not writing his genre. The writing is first rate and the characters are good but the story was certainly not up to snuff. So I say again, PLEASE STEPHEN KING GO BACK TO WRITING HORROR!
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Summary: Back to Basics for King
Review: I can already hear the arguements of all King fans. Half will say this a great novel the other half will say it is just not scary enough. I am in the first group. Many years ago I lost interest in King's novels. They were either too complex or bizarre. "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" goes back to the primary basics of story telling. This is a true man versus nature novel, or in this case a little girl versus nature.The novel is about nine year old Trisha McFarlane who on a hiking trip with her Mother and Brother, takes a small detour and ends up helplessly lost in the woods. Trisha must overcome the elements plus her own vivid imagination to survive her lengthy ordeal. Slowly Trisha learns how to survive and deal with the fears of what nasty things that lurk the woods. Trisha's only finds comfort in her walkman, which she can listen to the Boston Red Sox games, and be with her hero relief pitcher Tom Gordon. The story is well written and flows so well that it it can be a one night read. As for the lack of horror, I found that King uses one of the scarist elements out there, a child's imagination. He takes the "monster under the bed" syndrome and blows it to gigantic proportions. This can be considered King's "Call of the Wild" or his "Old Man and the Sea" Novel. King truly shows he still has his literary juices flowing.
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Summary: Another bit of prima facie evidence....
Review: ...that King isn't just a horror writer. The last time he did a "person in non-supernatural trouble" was "Gerald's Game". The less said about that one, the better. But in one of King's anthologies, he even plays the sportswriter for one of his son's little league ballgames, referring to the kid by his last name like any other player. In this book, he takes on the story of a little girl who's a Red Sox fan and how she gets lost in the woods. This one (would you believe?) could hit the screen as an afterschool special, because there's so little adult language that it could be edited without eviscerating the story. The book itself (would you again believe?) could be put in the YA section of most libraries. So much for Stephen King as a one-dimensional author, huh?
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Summary: Not What You'd Expect From Stephen King!
Review: When you finish reading this book you will feel emotionally drained, mentally exhausted, and ultimately happy that you picked it up in the first place. Don't be put off by this book's length, in fact, it makes for a "one-sitting" read, that will leave you as aforementioned. King really touches the inner parts of your heart and mind, as you feel the struggle and pain of this lost little girl. I wonder how many of us would react as well to the perils that besieged little 'Tricia in this journey through the human heart, mind, and wilderness.
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Summary: an ode to humanity
Review: This book is yet another strong blow to those who blindly undervalue King as merely a popular horror writer. King is perhaps one the few writers of our time that will endure the filtering effect of time. A heart-wrenching and fast-paced adventure without any compromise and told in the language of great simplicity and sheer power. The Girl is a great piece of literature reminiscent of Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea. The story of the nine year old Patricia McFarland and her struggle against the nature is inspirational and heart-warming, I guarantee you it will linger with you long after you have finished reading the book. Many people dislike King's later works because they no longer offer the gruesome scenes and supernatural elements which were King's bread and butter back in the seventies and the eighties. Every writer has to grow, to mature. King's later, non-supernatural works show a great sign of maturity and mastery. For those who are still obsessed with King's early works, this is perhaps a time to recognize the fact that King is taking a turn into a bolder and wilder yet at the same time more simplistic literary realm.
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Summary: An eye opener
Review: I am an avid reader of Steven King. The last book that I read of his was one by Richard Bachman, The Running Man, and what a difference! King paints a masterful picture, leaving you up at 4 a.m still reading. Don't turn it down because if it's size. It maybe short, but it is jam packed with details. Steven takes you back to when you were a kid. And all of the horrific fears that went with it.
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