Book Two Of Bill Hodges. Everyone is a little older, new characters introduced. Barbara's friend Tina is worried about her b**spoiler alert** Audiobook
Book Two Of Bill Hodges. Everyone is a little older, new characters introduced. Barbara's friend Tina is worried about her brother Peter, their father survived the Mercedes drive through, but he was injured. Pete finds a way to bring a little peace into the family, by a find he discovers one day.
Meanwhile Bradley is still in the traumatic brain injury unit, and things are spookily happening there.......more
**spoiler alert** 4.5 stars Audiobook Wow, just the idea of being handcuffed to a bed, half naked with a dead husband on the floor and no one for miles**spoiler alert** 4.5 stars Audiobook Wow, just the idea of being handcuffed to a bed, half naked with a dead husband on the floor and no one for miles to save you. Then lets toss in a half starved dog that gets into the house, and Space Cowboy an insane Acromegalic murderer! Not enough how about a past where your so much loved father does something to you that scars you for life. Not only is this a psychological thriller but there is elements of horror too. And don't get me started on the gruesome way she gets out of those cuffs! Netflix has a version of this story ( I say version, due to the amount of changes they took the liberty of making) but they had me squirming with that scene! This is a companion novel to Dolores Claiborne .When you read that book (which I think you should read first) you see Jesse as a child crying in her room through a vision that Dolores has. And vise versa for Jesse in Gerald's Game. King has a habit of that which is fun to catch, he also sprays amounts of pop culture from my Namesake Ayla in the Valley of the horses, to music from Marvin Gaye to the Steve Miller Band , along with a line of Poe "Only that and nothing more" that is repeated like a mantra through the book....more
Audiobook Read with that crisp ole Maine vernacular. Dolores Claiborne comes in to give her deposition . Looked at as a possible murder suspect of her Audiobook Read with that crisp ole Maine vernacular. Dolores Claiborne comes in to give her deposition . Looked at as a possible murder suspect of her recently deceased employer, the story they get was what they didn’t expect. ...more
Sweet short story about an old man and a puppy he didn't want at first, but came to realize he needed.Sweet short story about an old man and a puppy he didn't want at first, but came to realize he needed....more
I just love how Stephen king has created this world where components of his books are masterly woven into each other. The Crimson king a big componentI just love how Stephen king has created this world where components of his books are masterly woven into each other. The Crimson king a big component of the Dark tower series is prominent in this story of a man Ralph who is suffering from Insomnia after the death of his beloved wife Carolyn. He starts to see Auras and little men,he thinks he's losing his mind , then he discovers the truth. The three fates Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos make an appearance here. It is up to Ralph aka Norton, and Lois (who is suffering from the same insomnia that Ralph is) to stop the Crimson King from killing a young boy (through Ed), who has an important part to play. There is also a comment about a bar that burned down, the same one from IT, this also happens in Derry and the comment about how things fell in the sewer that have a habit of reappearing. I love how he just weaves his stories in such a way that is is reminiscent of the web of life, how everything is connected. Eli Wallach is the narrator and he does a wonderful job of voicing these elderly characters and all of the other cast. I found his voice rather pleasant to listen to as he acted out the story....more
**spoiler alert** Well Susannah and Mia finally have the baby and I have to wait till the final book to find out just exactly what Mordred really is. **spoiler alert** Well Susannah and Mia finally have the baby and I have to wait till the final book to find out just exactly what Mordred really is. I found the whole thing about Salem's Lot in the story and mentioning of Stephen King's name here and there to be his usual signature of stepping into his story like he does in the movies. Only it went a step higher when Roland and Eddy actually find him in Maine. The whole shock of seeing him his characters come to life was hysterical. Using the Crimson king as his excuse for writing the story was an interesting development. His Coda at the end continued the story and the death instead of serious injury was a nice touch. ...more
**spoiler alert** His Writing is always so good, and the moments of cliches add so much humour, I loved the little sketch at the end when he brings in**spoiler alert** His Writing is always so good, and the moments of cliches add so much humour, I loved the little sketch at the end when he brings in Salem's Lot and Father Callahan and himself as an author. "Dammit I'm a real person !' exclaims Callahan as he reads about himself, really humerous... ...more
**spoiler alert** It was a long story yes, but it was so full of cliches and references to other stories or to Stephen himself that is was highly amus**spoiler alert** It was a long story yes, but it was so full of cliches and references to other stories or to Stephen himself that is was highly amusing at times. I had the audio book and the narrator Edward Herrmann did an amazing job of reading it! The Maine accents and the change of timbre in his voice throughout to give the story a visual feel as well as an auditory experience. The ending was expectable did anyone think that Gard could survive? And after all the Dallas police did come in to Haven( Is this the same city that the later series is based on?).But it was nice to see Hilly and David together again. ...more
I love how even though this is a collection of stories, they are masterfully woven together around Bobby Garfield and his friends. Also how he adds elI love how even though this is a collection of stories, they are masterfully woven together around Bobby Garfield and his friends. Also how he adds elements of other stories like ka, the crimson king, and some of the same characters here will appear later in other stories. It is like I am walking in the world of Stephen King. Hearts in Atlantis was narrated in this audio book by William Hurt who is enjoyable to listen to with his expressionable voice. The chapters are spaced with music genre of the times, first with jazzy big band sound, then guitar music of the early 60 's and so on. And there are 2 Stories between Bobby's that are narrated by the author. Really fun to listen to....more
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