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Summary: Is it time for Stephen King to "take a hike?"
Review: Another over-hyped disappointing read by S.K. The "being" stalking the girl in the woods could have been so much more chilling..remember Cujo? I think Trish needed some more harrowing adventures on her trek and more physical obstacles to overcome. The story plodded tiredly along, just like Trish.
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Summary: The Guy Who Used to Love Stephen King
Review: If you have expectations of reading Stephen King as you once loved him, forget this one. The old and middle writings of King were my cup of tea! Then he changed. I no longer have any desire to finish the Dark Tower series (apparently nor does he) and what his current writing has become no longer interests me. This book deals with a nine-year-old who gets lost in the woods. Yeah, and... And that's the point. There's not anything to it. Skip this one.
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Summary: Proof (if any were needed) that Stephen King can WRITE......
Review: Wow. I haven't been so impressed with a Stephen King novel in years - not since "Salem's Lot", and he wrote that back in the 70's.I'm impressed with this for far different reasons, of course. "Salem's Lot" was a pure horror novel - a small town in Maine is visited by a vampire. "Tom Gordon", by contrast, deals with a totally different kind of horror. No vampires, werewolves, or any of the other creatures King's dark imagination has come up with in his other novels. No, this horror is something that everyone can identify with in one form or another - the horror that occurs when a child turns up missing. King deals mostly with the child's point of view here - what happens to that child when she loses her way, to put it euphemistically. In this case, Trisha McFarland's imagination simply runs wild. She imagines good things - her conversations with Red Sox relief pitcher Tom Gordon, for example - and bad things - the "thing" that is following her throughout her journey. I won't spoil the resolution of that particular part of the story, except to say that it has a happy ending. And I actually cried when I got to the end of this book - something I never dreamed I'd do for a Stephen King novel. Oh, it's not perfect - but it's a damn sight better than a lot of what King has written over the last few years. And because of the kind of horror it deals with, it's also one of his most frightening books ever.
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Summary: Being both an avid Stephen King AND Red Sox fan, I loved it!
Review: Being a Stephen King fan from the beginning and a Red Sox fan for forty years, I couldn't put it down. Stephen King's ability to make you "see" his characters is truly amazing. Having been to Fenway Park, I could see what Patricia was seeing. The part I laughed the most on when she mentioned putting "jimmies" on her ice cream. Only someone from the East would probably know right away she was putting "chocolate sprinkles" on the ice cream. Keep writing, Mr. King.
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Summary: One of King's Best!!!!!!
Review: "The Girl Who..... was one of my favorite King books so far!!!! I started it on Wed. night and finished Fri. afternoon(I work 9 to 5). Trish talks like she's 40 and she's as smart as a whip!!! This book was very true-to-life. I just wish it was longer. I hope for a sequel, or at least another book that mentions this wonderfully smart creature!!!
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Summary: Great King Book
Review: Finally, a book that King fans can really enjoy. After some dismal releases by him, I was little worried with this one. However, this one was quite enjoyable and I managed to polish it off in an evening. The ending was a little sappy, but otherwise solid through and through. Suspenceful and one of those books you couldn't quite put down.
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Summary: dissapointing
Review: The book was allright it was very dissapointing for a Stephen King novel. The story was very lame and farfetched. Don't waste your money. Wait till it goes on a bargin book table at you local book stores!
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Summary: Not brand-name Stephen King
Review: While fans of horror author Stephen King may be disappointed with this mainstream novel of wilderness adventure and survival, fans of Stephen King, just plain author, ought to get a big kick out of it. Taking off his Master of the Macabre hat and taking a more than healthy dose of Gary Paulsen pills, King delivers a short, sharp tale of suspense without resorting to the usual genre trappings. No killers, no spooks, just a nine year old girl pitting herself against the environment. I loved it, and couldn't put it down. It's the first King novel that could be made into a really good Disney kids movie with almost no alterations (maybe cutting some of the language), and it's great.
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Summary: Another Goodie!
Review: I loved this book. I am an avid Stephen King fan and was delighted when I read this book. True, it was not one of his usual "scare me to death" stories, but it was indeed captivating. I don't know about you, but as I read about Trisha's ordeal, I really did feel like I was the one lost in the woods. It was hard for me to get beyond all those mosquitos! And, it would have to be just that way if you were truly lost in the deep woods. I found myself pulling for Trisha at every turn. The one thing I couldn't swallow was the fact that Trisha's parents could even sleep at all the night she disappeared. It takes all kinds. Be sure to read this book and enjoy it like I did.
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Summary: Just Try To Put This One Down!
Review: Stephen King tends to wander from every day reality in most of his novels, however "The Girl That Loved Tom Gordon" is a thrilling adventure of a circumstance that could happen to any one of us. As a reader you become engrossed in every step the little girl makes. I loved it!
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