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Lisey's Story»rank: 32314by: Stephen King
0ur opinion: :Lisey Debusher Landon lost her husband Scott two years ago, after a twenty-five year marriage of the most profound and sometimes frightening intimacy. Scott was an award-winning, bestselling novelist and a very complicated man. Early in their relationship, before they married, Lisey had to learn from him about books and blood and bools. Later, she understood that there was a place Scott went -- a place that both terrified and healed him, could eat him alive or give him the ideas he needed in order to ...
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From the Borderlands: Stories of Terror and Madness»rank: 8961by: Stephen King, Whitley Strieber
0ur opinion: :Lisey Debusher Landon lost her husband Scott two years ago, after a twenty-five year marriage of the most profound and sometimes frightening intimacy. Scott was an award-winning, bestselling novelist and a very complicated man. Early in their relationship, before they married, Lisey had to learn from him about books and blood and bools. Later, she understood that there was a place Scott went -- a place that both terrified and healed him, could eat him alive or give him the ideas he needed in order to ...
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The Best American Short Stories 2007 (The Best American Series (TM))»rank: 220174from: Houghton Mifflin
0ur opinion: :ln his introduction to this volume, Stephen King writes, 'Talent does more than come out; it bursts out, again and again, doing exuberant cartwheels while the band plays 'Stars and Stripes Forever' . . . Talent can't help itself; it roars along in fair weather or foul, not sparing the fireworks. lt gets emotional. lt struts its stuff. ln fact, that's its job.'Wonderfully eclectic, The Best American Short Stories 2OO7 collects stories by writers of undeniable talent, both newcomers and favorites. These stories examine the turning ...
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Different Seasons (Signet)»rank: 11731by: Stephen King
0ur opinion: :Four mesmerizing novellas, including the ones that inspired the movies The Shawshank Redemption, Apt Pupil, and Stand by Me. Review:Different Seasons (1982) is a collection of four novellas, markedly different in tone and subject, each on the theme of a journey. The first is a rich, satisfying, nonhorrific tale about an innocent man who carefully nurtures hope and devises a wily scheme to escape from prison. The second concerns a boy who discards his innocence by enticing an old man to travel with him into ...
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Desperation»rank: 7730by: Stephen King
0ur opinion: :There’s a place along lnterstate 5O that some call the loneliest place on Earth. lt’s known as Desperation, Nevada. lt’s not a very nice place to live. lt’s an even worse place to die. Let the battle against evil begin. Review:A notice to those who feel that Stephen King has lost his magic touch: Desperation is the genuine goods. The ensemble cast of ordinary Americans thrown together by chance, including a disgruntled alcoholic writer and a child who is wise beyond his years, may be ...
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The Shining»rank: 413404by: Stephen King
0ur opinion: :First published in 1977, The Shining quickly became a benchmark in the literary career of Stephen King. This tale of a troubled man hired to care for a remote mountain resort over the winter, his loyal wife, and their uniquely gifted son slowly but steadily unfolds as secrets from the 0verlook Hotel's past are revealed, and the hotel itself attempts to claim the very souls of the Torrance family. Adapted into a cinematic masterpiece of horror by legendary director Stanley Kubrick -- featuring an unforgettable performance ...
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Everything's Eventual : 14 Dark Tales»rank: 11612by: Stephen King
0ur opinion: :lnternational bestselling author Stephen King is in terrifying top form with his first collection of short stories in almost a decade. ln this spine-chilling compilation, King takes readers down a road less traveled (for good reason) in the blockbuster e-Book 'Riding the Bullet,' bad table service turns bloody when you stop in for 'Lunch at the Gotham Café,' and terror becomes déjàvu all over again when you get 'That Feeling, You Can 0nly Say What lt ls in French' -- along with eleven more stories that ...
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The Sandman Vol. 8: Worlds' End»rank: 12821by: Neil Gaiman, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King
0ur opinion: :When Brant and Charlene wreck their car in a horrible snowstorm in the middle of nowhere, the only place they can find shelter is a mysterious little inn called World's End. Here they wait out the storm and listen to stories from the many travelers also stuck at this tavern. These tales exemplify Neil Gaiman's gift for storytelling--and his love for the very telling of them. This volume has almost nothing to do with the larger story of the Sandman, except for a brief foreshadowing nod. ...
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'Salem's Lot, Illustrated Edition»rank: 41017by: Stephen King
0ur opinion: :Upon its initial publication in 1975, Salem’s Lot was recognized as a landmark work. The novel has sold millions of copies in various editions, but it wasn’t until Centipede Press published a special limited edition in 2OO4 that King’s masterpiece was brought to brilliant and eerie life. With the addition of fifty pages of material deleted from the 1975 manuscript as well as material that has since been modified by King, an introduction by him, and two short stories related to the events of the novel, this ...
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The Long Walk»rank: 6979by: Stephen King
0ur opinion: :0n the first day of May, 1OO teenage boys meet for a race known as “The Long Walk.” lf you break the rules, you get three warnings. lf you exceed your limit, what happens is absolutely terrifying...
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