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Summary: Poor attempt at something new (New is Ok, poor is NOT!)
Review: I hate to jump on the band-wagon of negativity, but let's analyze the book. Probably a great book if you're a young teenager. However, the plot, storyline, and characters do NOT receive the intricate development that SK is so well known for. The anatagonist is weak to say the least (what's up with this bear). Put aside the issue that this is not a "horror" book. Authors should be able to expand their topics. However, I have followed SK since the mid 1970's (since Carrie), and this book does not live up to his talent. I believe he's resting on his name on this one. As a collector, I had to get it anyway, but unless you collect SK, don't waste your time. I only hope his next work (available 9-14-99) is better. Horror, or otherwise, SK is an excellent author, but this is not worthy of the tree that died to print it.
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Summary: A children's horror novel?!
Review: I didn't like this book, but I did finish it. It was a short book, but seemed too long! To me, it's as disappointing as "The Blair Witch Project." Unless you've been lost in the woods, or you are a little kid, this isn't scary. A reviewer here on Amazon.com said "The Koran would be scarier!" and I have to agree.A lot about this book was unbelievable, too. I remember myself at 9 years old. I might have wandered off in the woods, but I certainly wouldn't think to myself "Gee, this is just like in Lord of the Rings" or "...just like a V.C. Andrews novel." Those are the supposed thoughts of a nine-year old girl who #1-loves her little dolly, carries her everywhere and #2-loves to watch baseball?! The character is just too impossible to believe. Nine year olds don't have this much personality or scope of experience. I know a "talented and gifted" nine year old who loves to read dinosaur books, Animorph books and Pokemon books. He collects pokemon cards. He certainly doesn't know a whole genre of fiction enough to make comments about a walk in the woods. Plus, the distance this girl travels is hard to believe, especially being sick and dehydrated. I'd recommend this book to teens, I suppose. I mean, I read scarier things in my early teens, that were part of those series (maybe it was called "The Darkwing Series" or something) with witches, voo-doo, ghosts and vampires. FWIW, I haven't read a lot of Stephen King, but I have read Pet Semetary and Thinner. I also read 1/2 of the Talisman.
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Summary: It wasn't what I expected, but overall I liked it.
Review: I recently finished reading Stephen King's latest book, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. It's the first of King's books that I've read, so I have nothing to compare it to, but I can say this: IT wasn't quite what I expecteed. The book is about a girl who gets separated from her mom and brother on a mountain train and ends up lost in the woods. She wanders for days, trying to find any sign of human life or of civilization. As she travels she listens to Boston Red Sox games on her walkman and has imaginary conversations with her favorite player, Tom Gordo. All the while, she senses a "thing" in the woods that is watching her and waiting for just the right moment to tattack. THe book is interesting, but not really scary, like I thought it would be. My favorite thing about it was all of the baseball references - I'm a huge fan of baseball (NOT the Red Sox!). Overall, I liked it, even though it wasn't quite what I expected. i wouldn't run to the library to get it, but if you happen ot be in one and you see The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, pick it up.
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Summary: This is not a typical King story...
Review: nonetheless, it was extremely good, give it time, and be patient. It's one of those books you just have to let devolop. Fans of King's "bloodbath" stories won't enjoy this one too much. Enjoyment hinges on your identification with the feelings of the main character, an 8 year old girl... if you are not the empathtic type, I'd suggest finding another King book to read.
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Summary: Not one of his best
Review: I've read everything Stephen King's published, and I didn't think this one was a masterpiece. The story was incredibly repetitive, and the main character was unbelievable. I could feel the fear of being lost in the woods, but after a while I didn't care anymore.
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Summary: THE "KING" HAS DEFINETELY LOST THE CROWN!
Review: After "Bag of Bones", another novel that testify the new writing style of Stephen King. I don't like it at all! The plot of this book is simple, there's only one character. In short: just a good tale for kids, nothing more, nothing less. A REAL fan of the REAL Stephen King can't to anything but missing the novels that consecrated him the King of Horror.
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Summary: Short and sweet
Review: This is shortest Stephen King book I've ever read but it is one of his best. King has the ability to really get you entranced by his characters and this is no exception. I raced through this book in a couple of hours feeling that I was lost in the woods. Most of his books lately are warped in some way but this one is totally believable.
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Summary: It goes to show Stephen King can write anything!
Review: Stephen King can write about Vampires to a little Girl lost in the woods and scare the pants off us,and this book shows us just that.Anyone who is a Stephen King fan (and even if there not) will enjoy this book.
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Summary: Just right for the "boys of summertime"...
Review: I have to admit since reading "Tommy Knockers" I have had a difficult time even considering getting back into a SK "Politico-Novel" all that glow in the dark stuff regarding N-power took too much away from what we all like the scarry stuff...but this one is very well written once you get past the 3 dudes on the bank of the stream. Give it a try if you ready to see a more mature King.
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Summary: THE WORST BOOK I'VE EVER READ!!!!!!!!
Review: If I could, I'd give this book NO STARS!!! It was absolutely the most boring, nothing book I've ever read....and I love Steven King. Poorly written (I swear, he wrote it in the hospital while under anesthesia), no story, no suspense. I kept waiting for something to happen, for some suspense, for an interesting story, but this book bored me to tears. In fact, I speed read the last half of the book just to get to the end to see if something interesting would happen, but nothing did. Was this written for a 9 year old????? It sure seemed like it. Please, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!!!! I can't say enough awful things about this awful book. STEVEN KING, WHAT WAS WRONG WITH YOU???!!!
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