Review:Once upon a time I *read* the Talisman and it was an 'ok' Stephen King book. Then I listened to the Talisman....and that is a very different thing indeed. I consider myself a Stephen King fan. Several times I've re-read particular books and not all of his work came easy, I struggled to reconcile the Gunslinger with his books I'd read earlier. If literary fiction is written storytelling perhaps audio books should be the true measure of a work's worth. The very kindest thing I can honestly say... Read more

Review:I would describe this story as okay, however it does have a bit of dullness to it. For example,

(SPOILER!!)

when the main character goes searching for the Gypsies, the story starts to drag.
After that, it did manage to re-acquire my interest, but not fully.

Not one of King’s best…that’s for sure. Read more

Review:OVERALL REVIEW:

Excellent anthology, all of the stories - many of them admirably varied in their sense of horrors - have something to recommend them. This is one of my all-time favorite story anthologies.

STANDOUT STORIES:

1.) "Jerusalem's Lot": An evil, haunted town repeatedly draws members of a cursed family into its Lovecraftian clutches over centuries. This is a loosely linked prequel to the novel 'Salem's Lot.

2.) "Graveyard Shift": A Fourth of July cleaning... Read more

Review:I can see this as one of those zany Billy Crystal movies--were it not for the fact that Billy as Gerald would croak in the first scene. Reality check--time out! It this story, Gerald and Jessie go to their cabin out in the wilderness, where Gerald decides to "enhance" their lovemaking with a mild bondage trick. He binds her wrists and ankles to the bedposts--and breaks his fool neck! Literally. The rest of the story puts Jessie in the position of a woodchuck caught in a trap. She's got a hus... Read more

Review:Though lacking some of the style and poise of later King works, Carrie is nonetheless a chilling tale from The Master. Despite being an unlikeable personality, we feel sympathy towards the protagonist, Carrie, so at the end we aren't sure whether to condemn her actions or root for her. This is strange because King recently admitted that he never liked her, and felt that she deserved the abuse she got. Seemingly, he based Carrie White on two people that he taught before he took up writing full ti... Read more

Review:This is a classic King novel with superbly written support characters especially John's father Herb, and girlfriend Sarah letting you really feel the emotions of what they are all going through.

John Smith is a popular high school teacher and with a beautiful colleague as a girlfriend life couldn't be better. In fact Sarah has promised him he will get lucky with her for the first time once their date at the county fair ends. On the way out the Wheel of Fortune beckons and John is on the l... Read more

Review:Stephen King's novel "Christine" was published in 1983 and later in the year, on the heels of the success of the book, a movie version hit theatres.

The novel deals with a young man who, in 1983, purchases an old run down automobile from 1958 for $250.00. Unknown to the teenager the car is possessed by evil forces and a series of wild mishaps and horrifying events eventually take place.

To many "Christine" is the equivilent to "Jaws on Wheels" and the the main character is indeed... Read more

Review:There are any number of actors/celebrities who have their names on novels as "author" whose output ranges from putting their names on works mostly written by others (Gypsy Rose Lee e.g.) to "pretty good for an actor" writing (Gene Hackman);

But the ranks of those whose writing is of a level that they could BE successful writers even if they weren't known elsewhere is, let's face it, sparsely filled: Steve Martin, Jason Segel, certainly, and the best by far, Sterling Hayden (Note: Sam Shep... Read more

Review:When you consider that most films are derived from books, and this book is the opposite. The book was written after the screenplay for the movie was done. (Any true SCI-FI buff knows that.) This book may be one of Arthur Clarke's best books. It does a great job of fleshing out the characters of the movie, and gives some really great understanding of motivations of the civilization that left the monoliths,

I am proud to have my first edition hard back in my personal library, and I recom... Read more

Review:While a good story it was a bit of a let down from the previous novel.. I don't know if the author intended to resurrect Kate or to let her die. I am glad she chose to let her story continue. I hope the next story gets Kate back to the Park and gives us more Alaska and less generalizations.. Read more