The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

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Summary: The Koran would be more scarey!
Review: I buy every book King writes looking for his old self. I read all his old books and had sleepless nights, not with this one. This is the only book he wrote that I did not finish. It should also be the first book that Amazon,com offers people that buy it their money back.

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Summary: King strikes out with "Tom Gordon".
Review: "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" was an okay novel. As an avid reader of Stephen King, I bought this book with great expectations. Being lost is one of my biggest fears and if anyone can put this into words, Stephen King can right?....WRONG! This book would have been so much better if it was written as a short story. King spent too much time with lame explantations and not enough time on things such as "The God of The Lost." The book was too reality based, although it picked up toward the end. My suggestion for any potential readers of this book is to skip the entire middle of the book; read the very beginning and the very end (Top of the First and Bottom of the Ninth). The middle of the book could best be described as "The Girl Scout Camping Survival Guide." A definite disappointment Mr. King.

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Summary: Not typical King, but brilliant nonetheless.
Review: This book was not a typical Stephen King horror novel, true. It was, however, a chilling glimpse into the mind of a terribly frightened young girl. Some self-proclaimed die-hard Kings fans complain that this book was just a reason for King to publish or to make money. I strongly disagree. This story, depending on the reader can be a tale of terror. Each reader experiences something different here. The writing is such that you are not just a passive reader, but also a participant in the story, creating for yourself whatever horrors lay beyond the trees. I love King's writing because of his ability to create stories that let the reader's mind take off. This book certainly does that!

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Summary: Yet another Brilliant work by the King
Review: Within everyone of his novels, Stephen King keeps suprising me. I found this to be one of the most touching stories I have ever read. You feel as though you are alongside this poor girl, struggling to survive. Plus, I must say that the 'Lord of the Flies' esk theme was genious. I loved the Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. /\SET THE CONTROLS/\ Josh

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Summary: Just a Quickie to Make Money
Review: AHHHHH!!!! As a Stephen King fan I was greatly disapointed with this "book." King definitely has a way with words as he has proven in all his other novels, but this one misses the mark of being a King book.

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Summary: ZZZZZ
Review: First, let me say that I am a huge fan of Stephen King, but I did not like this book. I was utterly bored and couldn't force myself to finish. It was so slow and the story wasn't compelling at all. Such a disappointment after Bag of Bones!!

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Summary: Barely enough plot for a short story
Review: This one was the second novel by King in a row that I consider "boring" (after Bag of Bones). I really can't believe, that this once wonderful author of shockers like "It", "Pet Semetary", "The Shining" or "Salem's Lot" has written down such a lame story. I must say, that I knew this story would be boring, but I bought it just for the baseball scenes in it - and these are pretty good. But could one honestly say that this novel has something like an interesting "plot"? No! A girl, struggling for survival in the woods - or: wandering around -, that's not a story I would want to read a second time. That's barely enough for a short story.

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Summary: At last, Stephen King gets out of the woods.
Review: This book, entirely centered on a young girl, shows how such a girl can be creative enough, even in her deepest fears, to find the energy necessary to her survival in a very disturbing situation. Stephen King, for once, does not use any kind of fantastique special effects to get through with the story. And the girl shows how a model is used by her to sustain and nourish her energy to fight and win. And that model is a young baseball champion (a man mind you) with absolutely no open sexual innuendo, even if of course we can analyze the book at a deeper level. Yet this model is too simple in a way because it is too directly connected to her father. He is both a surrogate older brother and a link to her divorced father. That is a little simple. Yet, the psychology and the logic of the character is quite surprising. And it is a moving book too.

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Summary: GOOD BOOK, BUT NOT ENOUGH OF THE "MASTER OF HORROR" KING!!
Review: This book was not what I expected. It wasn't as scary as all the other King books!!! It started out very slow for the first 60 pages or so, then picked up to a semi-suspense for the remainder of the book. I'm not saying that this book is boring, or not good, but that it is just different. If you want to read a King book or any book that has a little suspense and it's intense moments, but is mostly drama, this is the book for you!!! If your looking for that kind of book I promise you will love this book!!!

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Summary: An initiation story of the macabre type
Review: Why is this such an extraordinary book? Well, for one thing, King is showing us once again how versitile he is, spinning a story devoid of vampires, ghouls, and various other monsters. King is riding the crest of a new age of horror writing in which the trick is to write something that will attract a more diverse audience of readers. It's a fine piece of work that complements some of King's other books like "The Green Mile," "Different Seasons," "The Reach," and "Bag of Bones." While King can write about creatures just fine, I believe his best work lyes in those stories which are more reality-based. As King grows older it's obvious that his writing is taking on more of a literary style. King is obviously taking a great deal more pride in his work and it shows in this fantasic story.