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Summary: A masterful novel, in my opinion
Review: To the person who said that we should all stop it and not say this is a five star book... It is my own opinion and I will think as I please. We all to often focus on what other people think of things. Personally, I liked it and really could not care less what anyone else thinks. I do not get emotional over novels very often but this one had me a little teary in a number of spots. Mike is one of Kings best and most well rounded characters. It may be hard to say sometimes where the character of Mike and the real Stephen King differ. This novel had more of an atmosphere to it than most of his previous work (which I still really enjoyed) and I recommend this novel to anyone and everyone.
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Summary: The best work King has ever written
Review: I have read 12 of Stephen King's books, and this is the best one that I have ever read. I couldn't put it down, and it took a different direction than many King books. A must read.
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Summary: A Solid Thriller
Review: Bag of Bones is typical Stephen King. There are well-written characters, a claustrophobic setting, and enough psychological overtones to keep a tribe of therapists busy. But, what I enjoyed most about Bag of Bones was King's little philosophies about life, which pop up through the cracks in the book much like the sunflowers in the story appear through the floorboards. These insights brought a lightness to the book that lessened the dark nature of its subject.All in all, Bag of Bones is a fun summer read for anyone looking to spend a few days in a book.
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Summary: Needed a better beginning
Review: I must admit that when I started this book, I didn't want to continue because it was just so pathetic. I changed my mind about this book once he got to Sara Laughs. And from then on, it was great!
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Summary: My "vacation novel" was highly entertaining......
Review: I read BAG OF BONES last week while on vacation...and found it well worth reading. Although the book is not one that you can't put down....at least, for the first 150 pages...it quickly becomes one! The story...cast of characters....and the bizarre happenings...all add up to a Stephen King best seller. I'm glad I picked it for my "vacation novel" this summer. You will too.......if you've got a week to get involved!
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Summary: Nope.
Review: King on a bad day is better than most writers on a great day. So I cut this book some slack. But, I am forced to compare it to his previous novels (as the reviewer below states, he has some BRILLIANT work in his portfolio.) This doesn't come close to touching the horror, and the captivating page-turning qualities of his earlier work. I LOVE King, and hold my collection of his earliest work (Carrie) right through to 1990 or so (around Misery time) as absolutely SACRED. But I honestly haven't been moved by anything he's written in close to ten years now. Bag of Bones has a ghost and an evil character -- but they seem to lack the malevolence of his past evil characters. And the plot, while interesting at times, seems to just kind of chug along -- rehashing snippets of themes from other novels, with nothing particularly earth-shattering. The crossword puzzle thing was kind of neat, but even that seemed like a tired gimmick in a book from an author who's well finished from his prime.
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Summary: Hit me below the belt
Review: Bag of Bones is billed as a "haunted love story." Fans of Stephen King may hope for the same quality that haunts his other stories, and not be disappointed. Fans of love stories will find a Stephen King who, while not necessarily a stranger to his loyal readers, may seem unusual. This is a story that could very well have taken place at any time, in any of our most real-life scenarios, vengeful shades aside, and the emotion which characterizes the events of the story is beautiful and heartbreaking.
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Summary: You're all killing me.
Review: For the love of God, this is NOT a five star book. Stop it! King has some BRILLIANT work, the best in the world. But you CANNOT give this five stars and have it mean anything, when such masterpieces as the Stand, IT and The Shining exist. What does that make them? 10 stars! Please, I beg you to stop! It's ludicrous. It's a mediocre story at best! I don't have a problem with the length...it's just not particularly inspired!
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Summary: Just Perfect!!!!
Review: Bag of Bones is the best horror novel by Stephen King. You feel the terror in every page, in every word... Every library must have it!!
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Summary: King is fantastic!
Review: This is the first of King's books I have read. It's really a page turner, and shows why King's books end up on the best-seller lists every time. He speaks with literary intelligence in this book, which I liked a lot. It wasn't like a Dean Koontz novel, but quite the opposite! I loved the references made to "Rebecca"'s Manderly, and the frightening Mrs. Danvers. And, I oddly enough, read it on vacation, at an scary old house on a lake! (No, I haven't been scarred for life!) But, I will definitly read more of King's books. He has my admiration. (And to those of you who think it may be two long to read, it's no excuse not to pick this up!)
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