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Summary: Who needs movies when there is Stephen King ?
Review: This is one of htose books that is so intense that you want to keep on reading because you need to know that there is a happy end around the corner. I loved the book, my girlfriend loved it, my brother loved it and now my mum's got it and she loves it. Stephen King knows how to make normal life scarry as your worst nightmare.
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Summary: not the same old King
Review: I began reading Stephen King's books when I was not much older than the protagonist, Trisha. Twenty some years later, I think I can still remember what it was like to be her age. Unlike many other readers, I do not think she is terribly precocious. It is a bit of a stretch that she is equipped with basic wilderness survial skills, but if she wasn't, there would be no story. It is all too apparent that Stephen King researched the effects of hunger & dehydration, in places it feels almost like reading a case study in the affects of deprivation on the preadolescent child. While I enjoyed the change from his horror novels,(lately these seem same old-same old- as if he is just played out in this vein) this book seems transitional. About halfway through the pace picks up; as if King had lost interest & was in a hurry to finish. I feel the slower pace at the beginning ratchets up the tension and puts the reader more in sync with Trisha. Panic and just the fact of being alone in the woods can make minutes drag on interminably. I hope Stephen King further explores new territory and doesn't give in to demands from fans for more of the same old stuff. Hopefully, he will become more comfortable writing outside his usual genre and future novels will be the equal of his best in the horror realm.
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Summary: Thanks.
Review: Steve, Steve, Steve, I didn't want to put this book down. I skipped my overtime at the mill so I could get back home and find out what Trisha was going to do next. When I finished the book I cried like a baby. Like a baby Steve. You know how that makes me look? My family no longer respects me Steve. I lost my job because I missed two overtime shifts. Now all I can picture is Trisha on that road standing up to that 400+ lb thing looking down at her. It's like a Norman Rockwell painting in my head that wont go away. Seriously folks, this is a great read. Get it for someone you care for.
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Summary: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Review: Overall this book kept me on the edge of my seat and I would recomend this book to anyone who likes a scary story. Stephen King is a good author and I like to read his books. Everytime I read one of his books it's hard for me to go to sleep because what he writes what can realy be true. I would like it even more if someone made this book in to a movie. I like to watch scary movies and if this was a scary movie I would miss out on a weeks worth of sleep. Tricia stayed brave and she is very smart. If anyone deserves any credit it would be Tricia. For anyone who wants to read this book go ahead and read it if you want to be reading for the next couple of hours. If I had to read this book on my own I wouldent be able to put the book down and all I would want to do was read the book untill it was over.
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Summary: Leave it to King!
Review: Leave it to Stephen King to make something as mundane as a walk in the woods into a heart thumping adventure. As usual, his characterizations and dead-on descriptions have you feeling like you know Trisha and are there with her, lost in the deep woods of Maine. Her trip through the swamp was heart wrenching and her determination so admirable that I found myself pulling for her as though she were my own daughter. This is not a very long book, which must have been King's goal. Otherwise, I think he could have had some fun with the storyline of Trisha's family as they await her fate. Instead, he remains focused on the heroine as only King can focus. I couldn't wait to see how this book ended, and I wasn't disappointed as the last chapter unfolds. I think non-hikers would probably like this book less than those of us who can relate to following a trail through beautiful, and sometimes eerie, woods and imagine what being lost there might be like. Completely terrifying!
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Summary: I liked this one!
Review: I really liked this book. It's a little different then some of his other work. It reminds me of Gerald's Game somewhat. It's not very long though but it's enjoyable reading.
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Summary: Absolutely Phenomenal!
Review: If I had read the book I would say I couldn't put it down. I purchased this CD to listen to in the car on the way to work but I ended up bringing it inside and finishing it in two days. Stephen King pulls you in more and more with each inning. This is the best of his books I've ever "read."
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Summary: Not really.
Review: It wasn't scary really... Kind of disappointing... The entire book seemed like King was sparing our feelings. That's not the Stephen King I used to know....
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Summary: Couldn't get into this book...
Review: I usually like everything Stephen King pumps out of his book writing mill...but occasionally one of his books just doesn't catch my attention. I found this book very hard to get into, it was extremely slow and I didn't even finish. My husband read it and said it does get better in the second half of the book but he agreed it was hard to get into the storyline.
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Summary: A Rite of Passage
Review: The story of Trisha McFarland, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, is much more than just a quick read about a 9 year old girl lost in the woods. It is a rite of passage, a journey through all of the questions she has and the pain she feels in her life. As she makes her way through the woods, she encounters her pain, her father's "god", her fear, her hero Tom Gordon, and ultimately, herself. As good a book as any King has written, this is another great example of his talent without all of the horror story trappings that do tend to keep some readers away. Many thanks to Stephen King for a book that entertains on several levels.
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