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Summary: Crossing A Gypsy is Dangerous!
Review: I like this book pretty well, though it wasn't my favorite of King's yet.William Halleck a lawyer with a happy family needs to lose some serious weight, or he's headed into heart-attack field. One day though, when he runs over a gypsie's daugther, and kills her. He is let off the hook however, except for being cursed by the girl's father."Thinner," he says to William. And from then on, William loses more and more weight to the point of emaciation.
William may die unless someone can do something to remove the curse. This is all I will say in my brief review of the book. It is a bit of an exciting read, but not the overall best of King's talents as a writer.
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Summary: Not A Bad Read
Review: This is the second Stephen King book that I've read, and like the other one (pet semetary), I noticed the intriguing writing style that he posseses, which makes it impossible to put down. Also the story and the plot are interesting. This is about a fat lawyer who runs over an old Gypsy woman, and is then let off by a womanizing judge and a police chief. Our fat friend is then tracked down by the woman's very elderly gypsy father, and is cursed by him. I won't reveal what else happens, except that he loses alot of weight. Books are very personal to each of us, and to me this one just did not have characters that I could relate with. They are all pretty sleezy. The ending also was also kind of lame in my opinion. Still, this was an easy read, and I must admit that I was entertained. So there you have it.
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Summary: Good Tale From King
Review: King does a good job in telling the tale of a careless obese businessman who accidently kills a gypsy woman and is then cursed. This curse, though, is wickedly unique because it is one that makes the fellow lose weight at alarming rate. Soon the lie of the old saying that one cannot be too thin is soon exposed as the businessman gets thinner and thinner. For fans of King and those who like a good horror tale, this is a good book to pick.
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Summary: King's Worst
Review: This story by Stephen King is terrible. It's about a fat guy who is cursed to lose weight until he dies because he killed a gypsy. The whole book the guy just tries to blame other people and not take responsibility. In fact, there isn't one likeable character in this book and the only interesting one is a gangster named Ginelli. In conclusion, don't read this book just find any other one by King because they are all better than this.
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Summary: More Gross than Scary
Review: This is not the best or worst from Stephen King based on the novels of his that I've read. The idea is great and the story has an evil undercurrent running through it which is a trademark of Kings. The basic story is how lawyer Billy Halleck and two others from his town cross a gypsy elder who then lays a different curse on each of them. Billy's curse is that he just keeps getting thinner, regardless of what he eats, every day he loses a few more pounds. The two other townsfolk have horrid curses inflicted on them, I don't want to give too much away but the reason for the skin disease is a bit confusing to me. The curses themselves are absolutely disgusting and if King's idea was to make me feel a bit ill, it worked. Only thing is that it detracts from the enjoyment of the book. I prefer the scary approach to his novels. He also has a tendency to paint his main characters with flaws that leave you unsure as to whether you should hope they get out of the predicament or are happy for them to meet the fate they deserve. Once you meet the gypsies and find they are just as despicable as the cursed characters the book just becomes a race to the end to find out what happens. You don't end up barracking for anyone. One character I did enjoy was the Ginelli, the New York mobster who comes to save Billy. He has an honesty that the other characters seem to lack but his motivation for getting involved in the situation as deeply as he does is unclear, and his fate is predictable. Plenty of shocks and horror but it appears to be one that was done with less care than many of his others. However it is comparitvely short so if you are a fan and don't want to commit to one of his lengthy efforts then this is worth a try.
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Summary: Stephen King's Thinner Book Review
Review: Thinner Book Review
The main literary device that is most present in Stephen King's Thinner is conflict. Throughout the whole novel, the protagonist, Billy Halleck, is fighting for his life because of a curse that a gypsy named Taduz Lemke put on him. Without conflict, the book would have no plot and therefore would cease to exist. The beginning and the end of the novel are well written and compel the reader to keep reading. The middle is bland, having no plot or action at all. This is obvious to anyone who reads Thinner and it may even tempt the reader to put the novel down and not finish it. Once the reader comes within the last 100 to 120 pages, they will realize that the novel gets better and will not want to put it down.
The novel as a whole was well written, but it seems as though King tries to fill space by adding "fluff", that is, putting too much in the novel that does not need to be there. Thinner is a great novel and anyone who enjoys a bit of horror should read it. Do not expect for the whole novel to be a thriller full of action. Though some of Thinner becomes a bit tedious, every part of the novel does need to be read. Do not skip any of it or it will become somewhat confusing. Overall, this novel is great and is recommended to anyone who is willing to read it.
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Summary: One Heck of a good book...
Review: I found the beginning kinda boring. That is the extent of complaints I would have with this novel. The book has many great characters, full of conflict, not only with the gypsy/thinner issue. Their are marital problems for the Hallecks, for example. What's best with this book is the ending. Unlike what people are writing about the ending, the ending is truthfully great. The ending is not happy, without a doubt, which is why people seem to despise it so much. Instead, it is sad, depressing. It leaves you with a feeling that there isn't a good character at the end. I cannot even begin to write down the psychological aspects of this great ending. Overall, a fabulous book by Stephen King, where he even starts to make fun at himself. A great book; great read. Not King's best, though...
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Summary: Intense
Review: One of the most intense writings of the King. Quick, easy to read, but deeply shocking, Thinner will throw you into one of the most frightnening nightmare of all: to disappear.
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Summary: A good read for a night or two
Review: This book was exciting enough. It enthralled me for several nights. I got into the charactors, and my mind was gone for hours and hours while I read. The charactors are all dark. You really can't root for any charactor in the book, bacause they all have so many flaws. The mobster is a great charactor, but, he is a mobster after all, and enjoys hurting people. The gypsy's are made out as rogues. They are told to be unfeeling and rough, and only caring for themselves. There is no happiness, or goodness in this tale and that is why I liked it so much. Not everything turns out well if we wish it so. I would have given the book 5 stars, except I didn't like the ending. Oh, don't get me wrong, it goes well with the wishy washy charactor. I was just expecting something else is all. I read it, then put the book down, and said to myself, "That's how he's going to end this book?...Odd!". If you like Mr King, then you should, keyword being should, like this book.
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Summary: What about the ending?
Review: Thinner is a book of ups and downs. Some parts will have you sweating with suspense (The scenes with Hopley, with Leda, etc...) while others you'd wish you were reading another book (what's with the gypsy chase? That was dangerously boring). The characters were pretty average (I guess it's King's formula. Good people, evil situations) but still human. But the ending, oh boy. I've read all over the internet, people keep complaining about the ending. Mainly because it's not the Hollywood ending, everyone hugs and walks towards the sunset. It really seems that King came up with an excelent idea for an ENDING, not a story. And he developed it into a nicely sized novel. And he managed to make it very interesting. The whole gypsy scenario, curses and everything isn't really the focus. It's just one of the million ways King could've used to get to the real message. And trust me, the message isn't "watch your diet". Oh, that is definately NOT the real message. Buy this book. Enjoy the good parts, bear through the boring parts, and watch in awe as the ending unfolds.
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