The first of a four-part audio series from Stephen King's best-selling book, "Four Past Midnight." On a redeye flight from Los Angeles to Boston, o...
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Apr 06, 2008
Steve
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The Langoliers is a good story. I can't put it any other way. I loved the Idea of the time rip being mistaken for the Aurora Borealis. The Langoliers had a lot of good ideas and developed them nicely, keeping the more outlandish ones within the realm of possibility. The plot was smooth (not any jerky transitions) and was very fun to read. It was also intelligent. It's one of those books you can't stop reading, it hooks you and doesn't let go. There was also less profanity that most of Stephen Ki
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Jan 11, 2010
Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress"
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This is more of a science fiction/thriller than horror. I enjoyed the ensemble cast, particularly the enigmatic Nick. This story does keep you wondering how things will be resolved. I thought the miniseries was pretty true to the story as well. Really liked the actor they chose to play Nick. He nailed him. I really like to see King try something that isn't his usual genre, as he did with Eyes of a Dragon. I think it was a success. My copy is in Four Past Midnight. Probably won't read the oth
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Jan 25, 2009
One Past Midnight or The Langoliers, by Stephen King, is a book about passengers who fall asleep on a plane and wake up and go to another place. There are many main characters, but the character who stood out more to me was Dinah. Dinah is a 10 year old girl who is blind. One of Dinah’s main internal conflicts is that she is blind. One of her external conflicts is with Mr. Toomy. He’s a crazy guy who hates Dinah.
During my time reading this book I made a text-to-self connection. There More...
During my time reading this book I made a text-to-self connection. There More...
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Sep 07, 2010
Phillip
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For all the stephen king fans out there you all should read this book because its just like the rest. very suspenseful and interesting. This book starts off as a group of passengers board a airplane flight and somehow half of the people dissaepared on the airplane after entering a time rift. This book felt very weird because there was 2 problems at the same time.
The first problem in the book was deciding where they were and where did most of the people in the aircraft went. The very More...
The first problem in the book was deciding where they were and where did most of the people in the aircraft went. The very More...
Jan 12, 2010
Angeliki
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It took me 2 afternoons to read this book and I still can't tell what I'm thinking about it.
When I completed the first chapter the story seemed to me strangely familiar after a few pages I realised that I had actually tried to read it again a few years ago but I couldn't finish it. So I decided that this time I would stick to it and finish it. And I just did!
In the beginning there was curiosity, lately the agony came and in the last two chapters I was struck by major disa More...
When I completed the first chapter the story seemed to me strangely familiar after a few pages I realised that I had actually tried to read it again a few years ago but I couldn't finish it. So I decided that this time I would stick to it and finish it. And I just did!
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Jul 02, 2011
Chris
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So I was looking for a quick read while I waited on a different audio book to come available at the library. So I decided to give the Four Past Midnight stories a try. The Langoliers was one I had heard of before because of the movie, but I have never seen the movie and knew nothing about the story. Coming off a Dystopian novel kick I thought this would be a good transition.
I really enjoyed this book/Novella, it was fast paced from the very beginning and the characters were amazingl More...
I really enjoyed this book/Novella, it was fast paced from the very beginning and the characters were amazingl More...
Jan 11, 2010
Rex
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Interesting story about what might exist just outside our own dimension, in the place where time is born or dies. I'd call this standard Stephen King fare -- good and entertaining, though it's not up there with his best. Still, average King is an above-average experience for me.
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Apr 20, 2010
Marts (Thinker)
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Hey, this is one of those Stephen King books that I could just read over and over, and hey, I haven't said anything about the movie as yet, I've actually seen it about 5 times.
Imagine that a guy who's entire life is built on a fear of an imaginary thing!!
Imagine that a guy who's entire life is built on a fear of an imaginary thing!!
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Dec 14, 2010
BritishWotsit
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Great, just as good as short stories can get. In fact its pretty much a novel. Over 200 pages, yes i think it just about counts as a novel.
Great inventive and suspenseful storyline, amazing characters. I couldnt stop thinking about this story. I even watched the mini series on youtube whilst reading it. Well not at the same time, but you get me, like i read 50 pages, then watched it up to that point.
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Great inventive and suspenseful storyline, amazing characters. I couldnt stop thinking about this story. I even watched the mini series on youtube whilst reading it. Well not at the same time, but you get me, like i read 50 pages, then watched it up to that point.
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Apr 01, 2011
Sara
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This is my first dive into the writing of Stephen King. I don't know why I wanted so long to read him but I am glad I finally got around to it. He paints such a vivid picture that it is easy to get caught up reading well into those midnight hours. I am continuing my reading of this master author by reading Secret Window Secret Garden. Though I am only just barely into the story I can tell that I will not be disappointed. You can tell that he is a story teller. That he wants to share with you and
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Jan 05, 2010
Nicholas
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This is one of my favorite King stories because it's really imaginative. What if you fell asleep on a plane and woke up to find it empty? Panic. That's what.
King as always does a great job managing supernatural and natural threats. It's always bad enough that King drops his characters into a seemingly hopeless situation, but there's always one guy with a screw just a hair loose that comes uncorked by the experience and creates a whole new set of problems for the beleaguered surv More...
King as always does a great job managing supernatural and natural threats. It's always bad enough that King drops his characters into a seemingly hopeless situation, but there's always one guy with a screw just a hair loose that comes uncorked by the experience and creates a whole new set of problems for the beleaguered surv More...
Sep 15, 2010
Nate
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I really liked this book and thought it had some very interesting ideas. It's not really horror like a lot of King's books and is really more science fiction. He has an interesting take on what would happen if you were involved with time travel - which isn't too pleasant at all if you happen to travel back in time! I would definitely recommend this book as a fun read. I listened to it which was even more fun as the guy reading it brought the characters to life. The book is suspenseful, but
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May 16, 2011
Melissa
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The Langoliers took me a long time to get into, and to start with I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy it. The premise sounded fantastic - a plane sets off, only for all but a handful of its passengers to disappear mid-flight. It's an intriguing concept that had a lot of potential, and King did some very interesting things with it. I think the biggest problem I had was distinguishing between the characters. Some of them are established early and established well, but many are introduced in a muddl
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Jan 07, 2012
Trudi
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Over the years this has remained one of my favorite pieces of King's writing. In a phrase, IT IS AWESOME. The first time you read it there is so much mystery, tension, what the bleep mindfuck going on that it literally keeps you on the edge of your seat. As a science fiction story, I proclaim it a classic.
You really want to come to this novella completely blind, because the reveals are so rewarding you don't want to be robbed of them early. But I have discovered upon subsequen More...
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Jun 21, 2007
Sarah
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Four Past Midnight contains four novellas by Stephen King. For the purpose of my book count, I'm counting each novella as a separate "book" and I'll be posting a separate review for each one.
The first novella is "The Langoliers" which I have to admit I was reluctant to read from the few minutes of the made for tv movie I've seen a few times on late night TV. My whole preconception of the story was of a group of people stuck on an airplane while angry hair balls ba More...
The first novella is "The Langoliers" which I have to admit I was reluctant to read from the few minutes of the made for tv movie I've seen a few times on late night TV. My whole preconception of the story was of a group of people stuck on an airplane while angry hair balls ba More...
Apr 30, 2010
Matthew
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Synopsis- During a red eye flight to Los Angeles, 11 pasengers fall asleep during the ride. Hours later, they wake up to find...nothing. Every other passenger that was on the the plane has now vanished into thin air, leaving no trace behind. They manage to land the plane, only to arrive in a dead world, lost in time, with a strange noise in the background...
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Audience: Horror/supernatural fans, young adults
Purpose: To frighten the pants off the reader
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Sep 25, 2010
Jillian
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Jun 29, 2009
I do believe that this is the first Stephen King story that I was introduced to. I watched the TV Movie, and was absolutely captivated! From then on, I sought out King's work with fervor, and begged to be allowed to buy them all from the bookstore and have them for my own! Of course, I was...about 11 or 12 then, and the reading material wasn't exactly "suitable", the books weren't exactly "cheap", and my parents weren't THAT crazy.
Oct 25, 2011
Heidi
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Spooky Stephen King story about a couple of passengers who wake up during a long-haul flight to find that most of the other passengers (as well as the crew) have disappeared. (Not to be confused with the Left Behind series...) The characters are all well-developed and the bad guys are bad! I wavered between three and four stars, finally deciding on 3 just because the story wasn't long enough. I wanted more!
Feb 16, 2010
Alex
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I love my horror movies, but I don't usually read horror books. This was kind of the first one that I tried and I absolutely loved this. I can't believe that Stephen King can write so many books in his life with this much power in his stories. I love the way he twists the ending to practically everything he writes. This was no different. I'll definitely be reading more by Stephen King in the future.
Mar 21, 2011
Kenneth
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Another book and movie combo from Stephen King, I actually liked the movie better because for the life of me I couldn't imagine what a Langolier looked like. A really interesting idea for a story, though sleeping through the Aurora Borealis doesn't seem likely to do any harm, regardless of what air you are breathing at the time. Still, a good read
May 20, 2009
Barbara
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Have you ever approached a hill with limited sight distance? When I do I envision the Langoliers chewing away at the edge of the fabric of the world. I imagine them to look like the pacman boy and girl munching away and the sound like a cachophony of millions of circadas screaming in the middle of the day instead of nighttime.
Aug 27, 2011
Emily
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A very good short story, I loved the idea of this story, Traveling thru a rip in time while in a plain to end up in an alternet of the same world we exist in now, This story was very exciting the characters were well written and believeable and it had lots of excitement, mystery and action its a perfect short story
Jul 15, 2010
Doug
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While I mostly enjoyed Willem Dafoe's read of this audio book (he's a great narrator), I thought his female interpretations were not good. Especially Bethany, who sounded like an over the top Fran Drescher impersonation. That aside, I liked the story enough to overlook it, though I will knock off one star since the silly voices took me out of the story.
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Feb 18, 2009
Ev
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This is a pretty short story, it's part of 4 stories in the compilation book Four Past Midnight. The reason I read this book is because of the cross reference to the show LOST. About an airplane that crosses through a type of vortex thing and screws up the time continumum thingy for some of the passengers.
Aug 31, 2010
Dane
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A fantastic read that twists modern concepts of time travel and takes them into new and exciting places. Though if you read this, don't watch the movie. It will make you want to kick something. In the face.
Jul 08, 2009
This book reminds me of the airports in San Antonio during 9-11....they were totally abandoned and the machines were still running with hot dogs in them and pretzels, but not people. Scary stuff!
Jan 11, 2009
I really like the characters in this one. The ex special forces guy, the guy who goes crazy was the best....just the scray idea of time passing by and what happens.
Jan 28, 2008
Brian
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Though not quite rivalling the nostaligc value of catching this star-studded film (http://imdb.com/title/tt0112040/) on late night TV -and staying up until 2:30 in the morning with my mom because, dammit, we invested 3 hours already, and we're going to finish watching it- the book is frightening enough to make me like traveling by air even less. Though my chief fear in the realm of non-ground transport will still be sitting next to a particularly large and/or smelly individual, flying through a
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Feb 28, 2011
Matty
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This book brought me back to childhood. I saw this movie years and years ago on the Scifi channel and now finally read the book. It was wonderful, creepy, and had a wonderful ending.
