Apt Pupil : A Novella in Different Seasons

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Summary: A decent book,a must read in my opinion
Review: I thought that Apt Pupil was a decent novel by King,even thoughi do not consider it to be his best.Every one of the short storieswere well-written but i thought that the endings of 'Apt Pupil','The Body',and 'The Breathing Method' were too sinister and chilling. There is one criticism i would give to the short story of 'Apt Pupil',it is because we do not actually get much of a detailed description of what had taken place in the Nazi concentration camps and this,in my opinion,let the story down slightly.The Breathing Method was tedious and just dragged on with no real point to the story whatsoever. If u are a King fan,i would recommend reading this book because it is original and well-written but if your not a King fan,i am not so sure that you would find it enjoyable.

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Summary: The Greatest
Review: This book was just great! When I started it, I wasn't so sure about it because 'Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption' wasn't what I had been expecting. I loved 'Apt Pupil' and 'The Body'.

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Summary: I've read better
Review: I was never much of a Stephen King fan, really. This book was just too cold and chilling. Not the kind you want in a fiction novel. I found an author with a better taste for fiction. If anybody wants to read some really good fiction, rather than this trash, check out Frank Peretti's,
"This present Darkness"

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Summary: I've read better
Review: I was never much of a Stephen King fan, really. I found an author with a better taste for fiction. If anybody wants to read some really good fiction, rather than this trash, check out Frank Peretti's,
"This present Darkness"

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Summary: I found this book interesting.
Review: I first saw a Movie based on another of Stephen King's books when I was seven years old. I'm 12 now and I decided that reading one of his books was the best way to go. I found this book scary like many of the horror books that I read. Interesting is not the most meaningful way of desribing a book but the plot was very shallow. There was no depth in the story line. I may sound like I'm critisizing this Author but since reading this book I've found that Stephen King can do a lot better. Many of his other books have more meaning.

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Summary: A MUST READ BOOK FOR STEPHEN KING'S FANS
Review: WE ALL PASS THIS PERIOD OF ADOLESCENCE IN OUR LIVES BEFORE MATURITY.A TASTE FOR ADVENTURE,THRILL,EXCITEMENT AND SOME TERROR.STEPHEN KING LET US PEEK INTO THE UNKNOWN.EVIL A VERY HORRIBLE BOOK .I LOVE IT

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Summary: Great Reading!!!
Review: This book was thrilling and exciting, it had many interesting parts and the caracters are very realistic.

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Summary: King's best and-practically-unknown written stories.
Review: I read "Different Seasons" in the early 80's, after I became totally taken, not by the nature, but by the style of "The Shining" (the way the story was told and the way I got engulfed on the thoughts and on the basic nature of its characters.) Unlike "The Shinning", the stories of "Different Seasons" became a total reading experience -same writer, different themes-. In "The Body", Stephen King masterfully explores the romanticism and nostalgia of childhood discoveries among the most unlikely friends. "Apt Pupil", on the other hand, focuses on the unexpected sources of potencial evil, an exchange that goes beyond age and culture. Hope is ,at the end, the predominant theme in both "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" and "The Breathing Method". Without missing the expected gory and violent scenes(especially in "Apt Pupil") this compilation of novellas was then -in the early 80's-, and still is my favorite Stephen King publication!

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Summary: 'Apt Pupil' is a vivid and brilliant novella.
Review: It takes a good story to hold my attention, and "Apt Pupil" did just that. I wasn't bored for a second. The relationship between Tood Bowden and Dussander is complex and keeps you guessing through-out the story. It surprised me and keep me on the edge of my seat. I think that anyone looking for an attention getter should read this. Its vivid images and details make you feel as though you know the characters and the scenes. This is a great story, however, I highly reccomend you to read the book before seeing the movie.

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Summary: An all over good book.
Review: It was a good book to say the least. I enjoyed The Shawshank redemption, and The Body the most. Both of these stories touched me deep inside. Great stories! The Breathing Method was okay; Apt Pupil was just strange, a little to graphic for me. But I guess, to say the least, it was a pretty good book.