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by Stephen King, Joe Hill
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Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 12 years ago
It's a tricky thing to write a story as homage to another without imitation or parody. It's trickier still to tell a story about a motorcycle gang of ill-adjusted, criminal men in a sympathetic way. Somehow, it works. And the tension is fantastic. Well done.
elspeth's ephemeral musings
elspeth's ephemeral musings rated it 12 years ago
It's the stories that could really happen that I have always found the more frightening. Once while babysitting we watched the movie Lord of the Flies. I don't know what the mother was thinking renting that for her small children, all I know is it freaked me the fuck out.I told myself if they tried ...
Marvin's Bookish Blog
Marvin's Bookish Blog rated it 13 years ago
I'm really not sure why any author, not to mention two, would write a re-make of Richard Matheson's great story, "Duel" but that is basically what "Throttle" is. Fortunately there are enough differences to make this copy tribute exciting. The alert reader can also catch some nice inferences to the B...
Chris' Eclectic Book Reviews
Chris' Eclectic Book Reviews rated it 13 years ago
Two masters at work. A story about a father and son written by a father and son. It is impossible to separate the two voices but I felt Joe Hill's influence in this story and it was better for it. As with all King the characters breathe and are vividly colorful. As with all Hill stories there is...
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