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If It Bleeds
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Stephen King did it again and came up with a brilliant set of four stories! In "Mr Harrigan's Phone" you'll learn never to bury a mobile phone with a dead person. Why? Sometimes communication can go beyond the realms of death. "The Life of Chuck" started a bit strange, with Act III to be precise. At first I thought it might be something futuristic. But then you'll learn who Chuck Krantz really was. The whole story is a kind of chronology of death foretold. Then we come to the longest story here, "If it Bleeds". Holly Gibney (we know her from the Bill Hodges Trilogy and The Outsider) is into a new adventure. A fake mailman delivers a parcel to a school. It was explosive, many die. But who is the mysterious bomber and why is Holly following a sinister newsman named Chet Ondowsky? What is the role of Dan Bell? If you liked The Outsider you will love this novella. Please read The Outsider first to get the full gist. Phenomenal follow up to The Outsider. I do hope it isn't the last time we hear from Holly and her friends. So, now we come to the last story here, "Rats". A teacher takes a sabbatical to write his first novel. He goes to a remote cabin in the woods. Will he be able to finish his book and what about the rat? Great tale at the end. Good advise how to deal with rats. Now at the end of my review I can absolutely recommend this set of stories! They are magic and make you cry out for more Stephen King. This is Stephen King at his peak!
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May 21, 2020 07:03AM
HI Studydelicious, as a long-time Stephen King fan I can highly recommend reading it. This anthology is absolutely outstanding and shows him of top of his craftmanship. Loved those stories. If you loved The Outsider you don't want to miss Holly's next adventure, If It Bleeds. The other three stories are also fine. Fully deserves its ranking among the NYT Bestsellers! All the best Peter
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I loved reading the Outsider and the follow up in this is excellent. Theirs a series on that started this year ‘The Outsider�. Enjoyed your review!
Thank you very much, Deb. Fully agree with you. The Outsider is a great series and If It Bleeds an excellent follow up. What an eerie monster! I hope Stephen King will write more stories about them. All the best Peter
I have enjoyed your review. I will definitely read the book.
Thank you very much, Kaustubh. I think you won't regret reading those fantastic novellas in this anthology. I would have loved to read even more stories of that calibre. All the best and happy reading, Peter
Thanx very much for this concise review, dear Peter - sounds like a friendly 'Lesebefehl'. best. uk
You're very welcome, uk. Thanks for your comment. LOL I can only recommend reading it but give no guarantee that you like the book like I did. All the best Peter
no guarantees needed, of course, dear Peter ... best. uk
Thank you uk. I really enjoyed this book. Stephen King is on an incredible writing level at the moment. He doesn't have to prove anything just keeps telling great tales. I was quite sad when this book ended. You can get addicted to novellas like these here... all the best Peter
Cool review, Peter! I do have this book on my tbr - interesting to know that it ties in with The Outsider which I loved! I will have to move this one up the ladder! :)
Thank you very much, Marie. Absolutely loved this collection of novellas and the title story featuring Holly Gibney and a follow-up to The Outsider was an absolute highlight. You should put it top of the ladder :-) All the best and happy reading, Peter
Thank you very much, Lynne. I extremely enjoyed this collection and was especially fond of more "Outsider" material. All the best Peter
Great review, Peter! Just received notice that my copy is available at the library. Glad you see your 5 star review.
Thank you very much, Debra. You will love the collection and look forward to the Holly Gibney story if you enjoyed The Outsider. Good that the book is available! All the best and happy reading, Peter
Brilliant review Peter. I am one of King's Constant Readers. This is sitting on my bedside table, unread. I like to torture myself....😂🤣❤😍📚☕🍪
Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "Brilliant review Peter. I am one of King's Constant Readers. This is sitting on my bedside table, unread. I like to torture myself....😂🤣❤😍📚☕🍪"Thank you very much, Sandy! I treat "The Institute" the same way like you this one :-) Since I grew up with King books I literally read almost everything he ever published. You will enjoy "If it Bleeds". All the best Peter
David wrote: "Nice review. :-)"Thanks a lot, David. This collection of stories was very good. I absolutely enjoyed them. All the best Peter
While finishing If It Bleeds story I was wondering if Uncle Henry (Holly Gibney's uncle) was an Outsider too? There was this mention where in Rolling Hills elderly care he shows lightening fast egility in saving that woman from the fall?
Hi Manish, thanks for your comment. Holly Gibney is different to other people. This could be a possible explanation. I think Stephen King will write more about The Outsiders. All the best Peter
Peter...ok...you convinced me! Great review!👍
Fran wrote: "Peter...ok...you convinced me! Great review!👍"Thank you very much, Fran. I hope you'll like the stories in this book the way I did! Happy reading and all the best, Peter
I did not get The life of Chuck story🤔
Indre wrote: "I did not get The life of Chuck story🤔"Thanks for your comment, Indre. It definitely was a bit unusual :-) All the best Peter
Good review, you interest me without giving it away, thanks.
Patricia wrote: "Good review, you interest me without giving it away, thanks."Thank you very much for your comment, Patricia. This is always my attention not to give any spoilers but to raise interest for the book. All the best and happy further reading Peter
"Mr Harrigan's Phone" was definitely my favorite.
The Book Sorceress wrote: ""Mr Harrigan's Phone" was definitely my favorite."Hi Book Sorceress, this one was very good but I was extremely looking forward to see Holly again :-) All the best Peter
Just purchased this book. Looking forward to starting it. One of my all time favourite authors
Kerry wrote: "Just purchased this book. Looking forward to starting it. One of my all time favourite authors"Hi Kerry, thanks for your comment. You won't be disappointed here. Outstanding stories. King is master of his game! All the best and happy reading Peter
Peter wrote: "Kerry wrote: "Just purchased this book. Looking forward to starting it. One of my all time favourite authors"Hi Kerry, thanks for your comment. You won't be disappointed here. Outstanding stories..."
Thank you!!!
I can't wait to get to this one!
eatsleepreadreview wrote: "I can't wait to get to this one!"Hi eatsleepreadreview, thanks for your comment. You'll enjoy this one, I'm sure. All the best Peter
I couldn’t agree more with your review. If it bleeds was the best. I hope to read a lot more of Holly in future stories and novels. I hope King doesn’t tire of her.
