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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/155724.Bag_of_Bones?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Bag of Bones " border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172260412m/155724.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/155724.Bag_of_Bones?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Bag of Bones</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3389.Stephen_King">Stephen King</a><br/><br/>
  <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8176381?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a>
  rating: 4 of 5 stars<br/>What I've always loved about Stephen King is his ability to completely describe people and add details in just a few sentences or less. One of the small details I loved in this book was a little girl who was found walking on the line in the middle of the road because "It's like the crossmock. Crossmock is safe." It completely describes not just this little girl but every little kid - the way they see the world.
<br/>Now, Stephen King is not the best writer in the world by far - but he has a definite grasp on how to make a compelling story and this book is definitely a page turner. Love, revenge, racism, ghosts - all play important parts in this story about a writer who after the death of his wife find himself unable to write and suddenly finds himself involved in a fight over who gets a little girl - a custody case where the stakes are higher than ever.
<br/>I must say that King's character's in this book are very well executed - I completely fell in love with Kyra, the little girl, and her plushie dog Stricken.
<br/>And the plot strings in this book are present from the first page - you just have to stumble along with the main character as he picks his way through ghost stories, memories, weird dreams and an entire city protecting its own before the entire scope of this story unfolds itself and you realize that the clues were there all along.
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Christina Stind's review
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bookshelves: 2007, fiction
recommended for: Stephen King lovers and lovers of ghost stories
status: Read in October, 2007

What I've always loved about Stephen King is his ability to completely describe people and add details in just a few sentences or less. One of the small details I loved in this book was a little girl who was found walking on the line in the middle of the road because "It's like the crossmock. Crossmock is safe." It completely describes not just this little girl but every little kid - the way they see the world.
Now, Stephen King is not the best writer in the world by far - but he has a definite grasp on how to make a compelling story and this book is definitely a page turner. Love, revenge, racism, ghosts - all play important parts in this story about a writer who after the death of his wife find himself unable to write and suddenly finds himself involved in a fight over who gets a little girl - a custody case where the stakes are higher than ever.
I must say that King's character's in this book are very well executed - I completely fell in love with Kyra, the little girl, ...more

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