Rating: 
Summary: good, but not great
Review: I have to admit that I've come to expect something a little more fast-paced from demented Dicky Bachman than the slowly struggling story line in Thinner (considering how short the novel is, it should have gone by at a slightly brisker pace, you know what I'm saying?), but it had a twist ending that left me half satisfied with myself for guessing the how it would finish, but also half [angry] because I wasn't surprised at all. As for the idea of the story, I'll have to also admit that it is a little "goosebumpy". It doesn't really set a very scary atmosphere, and you end up not caring if the guy gets the curse taken off of him or not. The only thing that dirties it up to King level is the fact that his wife was giving him head when he killed the old gypsy lady. It is entertaining enough to be worth reading, but it won't go down in history as one of the author's best.
Rating: 
Summary: Good book all together
Review: I believe this book was exciting pretty much all the way through it. There were parts where your mind would drift off but usually because you were imagining what was happening in the book at that time. Stephen King has a great way of making you see and feel what the main character of the book is going through. Billy Halleck is a lawyer that gets in a accident with his wife in the car. In the accident he hits an old Gypsy women and kills her. Later Billy and his wife see an old Gypsy man with a horrid looking nose. He brushes his elder hands against Billy's cheeks and whispers the word "Thinner." Billy has a hard time forgetting about this incident. Especially when he notices a change. He is now losing weight at a dangerous rate. All that Billy keeps thinking is the old Gypsy man whispering the word "Thinner," and can't help but think that the old Gypsy has given him a curse. No one believes him, not even his wife and all of them consider him to be loony. He decides to leave and calls an old friend. Richard Ginelli, an Italian fellow who is the only one that seems to listen to Billy. Then the real action begins. It does take a little bit for the story to kick in but the whole time it keeps you thinking. It shows how far vengeance can go and that it never stops until everyone pays. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys Stephen Kings work.
Rating: 
Summary: Worse Stephen King book I've ever had a chance to read...
Review: I never thought I'd find a Stephen King book that deserves such a low grade... The story tends to repeat itself: looking back, I can't distinguish between the scenes where Billy's friend harrasses the gypsies, nor between the different towns and places Billy himself was chasing them through... The worst part for me though, was having a scene from "The Pet Semetary" recreated almost word to word: the husband trying to hide something from a wife that's coming slowly up the stairs, and stops at the last one when the husband finally finds the "magic words" that do the trick...
Rating: 
Summary: Entertaining and Gross
Review: This book is very good. The narrator is OK, but I've heard better. I have read other of King's works and have to say that I liked some his others better. This book is still good though, with a very imaginative and creepy story. Some of the language and sexual discriptions were a bit unnecessary though...not that I'm a prude, but I didn't see where they contributed.I have read every review on this website and have to disagree with some of them. To me a boring book is one that I put down, before I finish the first chapter. If someone reads an entire book and then calls it boring...well that just doesn't make sense why anyone would read a book all the way through, if it is that boring. Anyway, the book was a little slow to start, but it picked up, and whether you want to see the curse lifted from the main character or not, you still felt for the guy and at least wanted to see how it turned out for him. King's descriptiveness fails to falter. He mastery for creeping and grossing the reader (or listener, in this case)out doesn't fail. This is, after all, why we like King. I havn't seen the movie, but did enjoy this audio. Again, not his best...but definately not the worst book ever, either. I recommend this one as a better title. Signature Stephen King
Rating: 
Summary: Worst King Book Ever!
Review: I must say that Thinner was the worst Stephen King book ever. It has horrible characters, a dumb story, and does not hold your interest. It was so bad I never even bothered to finish it. This book was bad! For a good read read It, The Stand, or The Shining.
Rating:
Summary: I liked it!
Review: I'm a huge Stephen King fan, but have read some books of his that leave me cold. His tendancy for happy endings sometimes disappoints me - they're not realistic. This one doesn't disappoint. The plot is interesting, the characters multi-faceted, and the ending totally unexpected (at least by me). Not the best Stephen King book ever, but very good!
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Summary: Originally Richard Bach? Correct me if I'm wrong please.
Review: I believe this was one of several stories that were originally in the Bachman Books but I may be wrong. Either way, this story (and definitely the movie too) were really disappointing to me. It was fun reading but it didn't seem as if Stephen King even wrote it because it wasn't of the same top quality I'm used to from him. I found the story to be quite silly.
Rating:
Summary: A Huge Disappointment
Review: I cannot believe Stephen King was capable of writing such a bad book. I was very disappointed. It was slow and there was really no plot. Did not like it. Sorry.
Rating:
Summary: Great story, weak writing
Review: While the writing in Thinner isn't what I would consider the strongest - several times, the action seems to grind to a halt to go into needless detail - the story redeems this novel. King, as always, has the ability to wrap up a whole lot of morality in one little paperback. while reading, after I was finished, the ending - while realatively subdued and gore-free - was what stayed with me. I'd recommend it.
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Summary: I've read better by him but King could never write bad
Review: I am a huge King fan and it's not to say that I did not like this book, I just do not think it is his best piece. I admit I may have enjoyed the book more if I hadn't seen the movie first. What made the book less appealing was all of the information about Ginelli which did not keep my interest and made the book drag. I thought the whole storyline to be another one that leaves you shaking your head saying, "he's done it again". The ending is especially one which really leaves you thinking, and again, if you've never seen the movie, you will be shocked! I like how King made the main character turn against and literally end up disgusted by his wife because of the events that took place. It is a short book so it is definitely worth the time of giving it a chance.
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