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by Stephen King
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It's a Hardback Life
It's a Hardback Life rated it 14 years ago
Stephen King has been writing books for over 30 years, and like any prolific genre writer, some of those books have been better than others. Not too long ago, I read Needful Things, a doorstop of a book published in 1992. While I liked it, there were several factors that weighed it down and kept it ...
blackguysdoread
blackguysdoread rated it 14 years ago
"Sometimes dead is better."One night in 2010, I was visiting my then long-distance fiancé in Alexandria, VA and could not sleep due to serious allergies and jetlag. So, as to not disturb her with my constant sneezing, I spent most of the long late night out in her living room and reading Stephen Kin...
Meledstic
Meledstic rated it 16 years ago
This book was very disturbing to me. In particular the scene between the father & the grandfather at the little boy's funeral. It was too reminiscent of something that happened at my aunt's funeral when I was a child.
Book Candy
Book Candy rated it 16 years ago
Solid King novel. I read back in the day when I was on my King kick... one of my favorites... plays with some my closest fears.
BiblioSquirrell
BiblioSquirrell rated it 25 years ago
I read this sitting on the floor of the Oberlin Public Library. I wanted to go, but I was literally rooted to the spot. I just could not stop reading until I knew how the story ended. Plus, it seemed a darned sight safer than reading it later that night in the dark.If you need a fun, scary chill, th...
Just a book blog
Just a book blog rated it 25 years ago
Louis and his family have recently moved to Maine in order for Louis to work as a doctor at UMaine. His neighbour shows him the pet sematary in the nearby woods. A student was brought into the University infirmary on Louis’ first day of work. He was near death. That night, Louis “dreams” the student...
NotYourAverageJenn
NotYourAverageJenn rated it 36 years ago
Pet Sematary was the last Stephen King book I ever read. Not because it was bad... it was a frightening, masterpiece, heart-wrenching and gruesome... and a horrible choice to read while pregnant with your first child. When the little boy was killed by a huge semi, I almost put the book down right th...
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 39 years ago
Gah! If you bury something in the pet sematary [sic] it kind of comes back to life, sort of. Yeah, what part of this doesn't scream "bad idea"?
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