Review:Needful Things is better than The Tommyknockers, but not as good as ‘Salem’s Lot -- two other Stephen King novels that share its same basic story structure of a supernatural presence slowly corrupting and effectively destroying a small town. The fact that Needful Things is set in Castle Rock, home to several earlier King stories, lends a certain weight to the proceedings, although this is hampered by the relatively small number of recurring characters.

The larger problem is that the book’... Read more

Review:This is the King of yesteryear. A very tight book- well conceived and very emotionally captivating. The book is divided into the three sections of very different lengths. The first section is terrific. The second section was interesting but I wasn't sure where it was going (not as riveting as Section 1). And then came the tidy little ending- the last section- which pulled all of those little loose ends together adding a poignant twist that'll bring a tear to your eye. A touch of the old su... Read more

Review:Eight-year-old Charlie McGee was born with the most destructive power a human being has ever commanded and now the government wants her for its own insane reasons. The premise is scary, the plot is as gripping as any other King novel, and the action is fast and furious as Charlie (a young girl) and her father are on the run from a government agency that has discovered their supernatural powers. But the very fact that they attack her makes Charlie so angry that she uses her power to destroy the m... Read more

Review:I just finished reading "Blaze" by Stephen King (AKA Richard Bachman), my favorite author of all time, the Master of Macabre and all other genres he chooses to tackle. Needless to say, I loved this book.

Blaze is a guy screwed from birth. After his father throws him repeatedly down a flight of stairs, young Blaze ends up in a state ran boy's home. He grows into his hulking physique, his forehead permanently dented from the stairs incident, and loses everyone he loves before reaching ad... Read more

Review:The book had ink on the edge of the pages, the cover was wrinkled and finally there was a tag marked used on the cover that won't come off. I either leave the tag on or peel it off and damage the cover. Other than these 3 items the rest of the book seems fine. Read more

Review:I have read a good deal of King's novels and this is one of my favorites. His best work is his short stories, and this is the best collection of them. Variety is the name of the game: it starts off with The Mist, a schlocky B movie of a tale. We get some science fiction (The Jaunt, Beachworld), standard horror (the raft), and even some modern fantasy (Mrs. Todd's Shortcut). Survivor Type is on of the most truly horrific stories I have read. Others are just plain fun such as Typewriter of th... Read more

Review:Cujo is a very lrge, very sick dog. Cujo has rabies, Cujo is a monster. Cujo has a lady and her daughter has a lady and her daughter trapped inside a car that won't run."Cujo is a great read. The novel presents a depiction of terror in a very realistic setting. Of all of Kings novels, I think Cujo presents the most immediate sense of terror in a realistic setting.

When you read this great little novel you will come to fear "Cujo" as much as the woman and her daughter trapped in their ... Read more

Review:Stephen King did a fanastic job with this novel. I suppose I have read novels from cover to cover in one sitting before, but I don't remember doing so with a novel this large before. This novel is that good. I remember thinking, I will just see how this part plays out and then go to bed, I went to sleep four hours later. This novel has so many plot twists it scared me. I was sure Paul was managing fine, then she revealed everything she knew, and wham, Paul lost some appendages. Then I thought I ... Read more

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