Bobby had been out walking with her faithful dog one day in the woods behind her home in Haven, Maine, when she found (well, tripped over actually), a...moreBobby had been out walking with her faithful dog one day in the woods behind her home in Haven, Maine, when she found (well, tripped over actually), a piece of shiny metal sticking out of the ground. Her dog doesn� t like it, as he whimpers and cowers away, but she is intrigued and starts to dig, completely losing track of time as she does so. It� s much, much bigger than she had at first thought, huge in fact. The work of excavating it consumes most of her time. When her best friend and occasionally lover, a drunk poet named Gard, returns to Haven, he finds Bobby thin as a rake, and acting very strangely. What� s more, her dogs eyes glow with an alien green light. Soon the whole town seems to have become entranced in some sort of spell, they say they are � becoming� . Everyone except Gard. [return][return]This book got me gripped from the start, and hooked me all the way through. King� s writing style is excellent, his imagination vast, and the characters are very believable. I loved the references to one of his other books, � The Dead Zone� which I read last year. Apparently there are numerous references to characters and plot from other books in many of his stories, but having only read three books so far I couldn� t say. My only criticism is that at 800 or so pages it was overly long and probably could have been shortened by a couple of hundred pages without distracting anything from the story. Still, very good read which I would recommend.(less)
Johnny Smith is involved in a near fatal car accident and lies in a coma for more than 4 years. When he wakes up into a changed world, he finds gaps i...moreJohnny Smith is involved in a near fatal car accident and lies in a coma for more than 4 years. When he wakes up into a changed world, he finds gaps in his memories, and a gift, or perhaps a curse, which forces him into a confrontation with a very dangerous man& [return][return]This is my first Stephen King novel, and wow it is a page turner! Very intriguing, the characters are very believable, this is top class fiction. Highly recommended, am off now to buy more Stephen King novels.(less)
Divided into two parts, the first part is a kind of autobiography, particularly focussing on his early writing career. This was interesting to read, b...moreDivided into two parts, the first part is a kind of autobiography, particularly focussing on his early writing career. This was interesting to read, but the second part was the most interesting part for me. It� s a manual on writing of sorts. Stephen King advises on how to write in simple, practical but very useful terms. It doesn� t read like a � teach yourself creative writing� book, more a collection of tools that you can use, what to do and what to avoid, all brought to life with examples from Stephen King� s books and books by other authors as well.[return][return]This book was the best book on writing fiction that I� ve ever read. It was really interesting, reads like a novel that you don� t want to put down, and gives very good advice.(less)
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