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Summary: I'd forgotten I loved Baseball
Review: I loved this book. I'll always think the Stand is his best, but this is a very close second. I found Trischa to be a delightful and ingenious child. I read this book in early March, right before the Baseball season began and never stopped watching the ballgames. It's now the end of the season and I can't wait for next April. I thought the book was fun - I thought the monster in the woods was the deranged psychotic from Gerald's Game. I'm glad I was wrong!
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Summary: very disappointing
Review: I have been a Stephen King fan for over 12 years now and have read every single book, I make a special trip to the nearest book store when a new book comes out--I did the same with this, drove 40 minutes to buy this book. I was surprised it wasn't thick but it was Stephen King so I bought it. I read this book in 1 day, I think I kept reading because I was waiting for the "good part". I'm still waiting. I've read some of the other reviews and Stephen King is labeled a "horror" novelist because that is what he is and for all of you who say this is a nice change then you are not true Stephen King fans. I'm hoping his next book is like the old stuff, I'm sure he has grown as a writer but that doesn't mean he should change what he writes--just like the saying--"If it ain't broke, don't fix it"
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Summary: A great baseball, thriller novel
Review: As a Redsox fan, I definitely liked this book. And you will really enjoy it if you are a New Englander and a fan of his work. Who cares if itt wasnt a horror story with someones head getting decapitated. And if you think getting lost in the woods is no big deal for a book and is overused, go walk deep into the New England woods and see if you can find a way back. Im sorry, this was a great book about courage, a great chiller, you can feel what she feels, and a great book about America's pastime, and my favorite team.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: SK should write more books like this one. Just enough suspense to keep you interested with not too much horror and gore.
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Summary: Absolutely great!
Review: The first 100 pages are excellent and the last 120 are outstanding (and then some!). A magnificent metaphor for the demons that each of us face. A superb novel.
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Summary: Two-day read: couldn't put it down!
Review: Supurbly written, perfectly paced, this is one of the leanest stories King has told. His tiny group of characters are flawlessly cast. The plot is simple and rock-solid. This little lost girl could be anyone's child; and you simply can't stop reading until you find out how she survives. Not your typical supernatural spine-chiller 1,000-page epic. Tom Gordon and the Sox make this tale romanticly haunting. And the thing that lurks in the dark is just...well...maybe it's best each reader finds out for himself.
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Summary: Good Reading for the continuously evolving "King" reader.
Review: Let your imagination run away with this one and you will be right in the middle of the woods (bug bites and all)with this wonderful 9 year old girl. The thought that this scenaro could actually happen is what makes it truly scary. The "thing" in the woods was a little disappointing at the end but otherwise a very good read!!
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Summary: I often wonder...does Stephen King's wife write these books?
Review: Every now and then, a Stephen book comes out that's totally unique to the King genre. This book seems to be one of those. I wonder if Stephen King's wife writes some of the books which are then published under his name. Who would ever know. The book will sell millions of copies just because his name is on it!I found this book to be one of the poorest reads (listens actually because I listened to the book on audio cassette). This book never really captures the essence of a 9 year old (going on ten and big for her age). No 9 year old would have the full robust vocabulary that is described in this novel. In my opinion (for whatever that's worth), the 9 year old character in this book was not very believable at all. Lastly, Ann Heche should try listening to Frank Muller or Frances Sternhagen reading a King book. These two are fantastic readers that really make the books exciting to listen to. Ann wasn't too good at changing/accentuating her voice for different characters. And she didn't seem completely prepared for upcoming story events. She did sound like a little girl though, so that was a plus!
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Summary: Finally a Stephen King which is realistic, scary and short!
Review: This is a terrific read, and finally a fast one from Stephen, King of the much-much-too-long horror books! Trisha is very real, caught between being a little girl and a mature one, as all pre-teen girls are; but she actually has to live with her own life and death choices in a way most kids don't. I'm not a fan of baseball but it's involvement doesn't ruin the story, it enhances it. Start reading this early in the day or you'll be up all night finishing this suspense-filled (because this one could actually happen to a real person) novel! Thanks Stephen King for finally writing a book it is easy to love!
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Summary: Lost in the woods?
Review: I have always taken King's books seriously, so this attempt to write a "serious book" confuses me. Unfortunately, King has to live with the stigma of sub-literature that people put on just about any genre piece. This terrific novel by any other standards, did not hold up for me when compared to other King greats. There are moments of pure brilliance - in fact, page 100 to the end are terrific. Trisha's family history is very realized, as are her friends, but sometimes the voice of Trisha wavers. Sometimes she's too adult, sometimes too childish. The cacophony of her terrible mistakes clashed against her moments of insight are difficult to believe. Mostly, there are moments where we are wandering in the woods with her, and unfortunately, are also lost and a little bored.
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