This is my first stab at Stephen King. Honestly, being the literary snob that I am, I wrote him off years ago as a hack genre writer. In recent times my snobbery has lessened—a little; I'd heard some good things about King so I thought I'd give him a chance. Although I'm not opposed to giving the...
I wanted to read this book because I love the story with-in-a-story, "The Revenge of Lard-A** Hogan," which is part of "The Body." It's a really fun story that I heard first as read by the King himself at "An evening with Harry, Carrie, and Garp." (Wasn't there, watched it online. Look that up if...
If I had to pick one Stephen King overall as my absolute favorite, the one I’d make everyone read, it would be Different Seasons, hands down. (The Stand comes a very close second.) I love this collection. King showcases his immense talent, and for anyone expecting cheap thrills, I’d say look elsewhe...
This will be a review for both the movie and the book.I've liked and enjoyed this short story. But, I couldn't force myself not comparing it with the movie and hence the 4 stars. There were much differences between the movie and the book, and while reading it, I kept thinking that it could have been...
I've resisted reading a lot of King stories but these four were very interesting.The first was Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption I've seen a few times and I know several people for whom it's a favourite, and the novella is also an interesting read. The story of a prison escape is good.Apt Pupil...
One of three outstanding stories (novellas? novelettes? whatever) from Different Seasons. I'm able to place my reading firmly into first year of college because there was a guy in my department with the same name as the boy in Apt Pupil.
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