Stephen King: The Bachman Books, Thinner

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Summary: A Wild Ride
Review: I'm generally a big Stephen King but I found this one a little thin (I couldn't resist). If you're a fan too you might as well read it it's not horrible. If it's your first King novel try The Shining.

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Summary: Certainly not King's best.
Review: I'm generally a big Stephen King but I found this one a little thin (I couldn't resist). If you're a fan too you might as well read it it's not horrible. If it's your first King novel try The Shining.

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Summary: It was good but took a while to get into it.
Review: It is a very discriptive book. The author could have made it a little less discriptive and worried about the storyline and how he could make the book harder to put down by the reader.

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Summary: It was good but took a while to get into it.
Review: It is a very discriptive book. The author could have made it a little less discriptive and worried about the storyline and how he could make the book harder to put down by the reader.

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Summary: watching grass grow would be a better way to spend your time
Review: One day I am going to write something akin to Cliffnotes for Stephen King novels. His last 200 or so novels can be summed up in a few words each. Let me save you some trouble...a man hits a gypsy with a car. As a result , a curse is placed on him. He loses weight and tries to find the guy who put him on this diet.Then he does. The end. This book comes in handy when Nitol doesn't do the trick.

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Summary: A Wild Ride
Review: One of my favorite King books, these 4+1 novellas are carefully constructed and meticulously delivered accounts of the most brutal horror of all: that which resides inside man. The Orwellian-totalitarian nightmare of "The Running Man" (so unlike the shlocky movie), the isolation of "The Long Walk", etc, make this book a must read. As for the undue criticism of "Thinner", it was meant as totally visceral roller-coaster ride against time-very short time, the time it takes to read it from beginning to end. It's not Herman Melville, it's a man quickly wasting away to a curse, and experiencing the panic is what this story is all about, not whether the character makes it or not. A wild and wooly ride.

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Summary: bachman books: personal favourite
Review: The Bachman books are, in my opinion, the best King has ever written and are my favourite King stories. As for Thinner, well, I suppose there's no harm in putting an extra story at the end though I feel that Thinner is one of King's worst...

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Summary: Stephen/Richard...who cares?
Review: The Bachman books, while not big sellers AS Bachman books, are still a good read. The characters have great depth and there is always that element of suspense that keeps you from putting the book down. As Stephen King pointed out, the disparity in sales when the books were identified as Bachman's and when it came out that they were King books is astonishing. I would have been just as loyal a follower of Bachman if I had never found out these authors were one and the same. I have been hooked on King books ever since I was at camp in MN when I was 13 and a kid gave me Different Seasons. My mom read it and forbade me to ever read anything like that again and here I am now-I have an extensive King library and read them all over and over again. Except Pet Sematary cause it scares the HELL out of me. :) I heartily recommend this set of books, they're all top notch except for Roadwork, and Thinner is a masterpiece.

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Summary: Thinner, is it worth reading?
Review: The novel "Thinner" is just one of those books that explain everyting in the greatest detail. In fact, too much detail. Two pages can be used to describe how his wife rubbes her hand on Halleck's body! I have some advice, watch the movie because you will understand it a lot easier.

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Summary: Excellent, Eery and Fabulous
Review: Thinner is one of King's best works. The plight of those who "cross" the old gypsy are absolutely gross and creepy, but we also know that they are fitting punishments....This book is the most fast paced of King's novels, it is very riveting and there's not a dull moment. Its a must.