Rating: 
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.
Rating: 
Summary: Oh, this is supposed to be scary?
Review: This book was recommended to me as an exciting read. I kept waiting for the excitement, right up to the last page. Then I started asking myself, "What is there in this book that might possibly interest anyone? Why?"This book could have been called "Shallower," because, as any artifact is an expression of the psyche that crafted it, this book represents the ego's rejection of experience and wisdom. Ego, involved in non-[re]productive sensual thrills in an inappropriate time and place, wipes out the wise old woman of experience archetype, so the evil old man, a rootless character with an unbecoming visage, takes revenge by causing ego to waste away. (If this were a Chinese book, it would be a lot thinner, because ego would simply find a monk or sorcerer to undo the spell. No big deal. Many sections of this book confused me until I realized it was supposed to be scary.) The book is indicative of King's psyche, and the book's popularity accords with modern American taste: fun above maturity. I strongly doubt that many people will find the book worth reading when another generation brings its particular mindset to the scene. What I call good art strikes a chord with surface, contemporary concerns, a deeper, personal psychology, *and* bottomless, eternal mind. Okay, maybe we shouldn't ask too much of a Stephen King thriller (art? art? ), but really! Can't you find something better to do with your time?
Rating: 
Summary: Reality hits American Soceity
Review: This is not only the horror staff..This tells you..yes you..you are the one who have a house..a car..a family..a job..a town..friends..laws..rights..mind..dreams..You feel you are safe with all these,huh?You can make mistakes..And you don't have to pay back for a mistake like this..READ this book..And feel glad this is only a book...
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