Gerald's Game
Gerald’s Game, by Stephen King
Blurb:Once again, Jessie Burlingame has been talked into submitting to her husband Gerald’s kinky sex games—something that she’s frankly had enough of, and they never held much charm for her to begin with. So much for a “romantic getaway” at their secluded summer home. After Jessie is handcuffed to the bedposts—and Gerald crosses a line with his wife—the day ends with deadly consequences. Now Jessie is utterly trapped in an isolated lakeside house that has become her prison—and comes face-to-face with her deepest, darkest fears and memories. Her only company is that of the various voices filling her mind…as well as the shadows of nightfall that may conceal an imagined or very real threat right there with her…My ReviewThis was my first Stephen King book and I have to say I was kind of disappointed… I felt it was an interesting premise, but it dragged on far too long. It would have made a good short story, but as a full length novel I found it boring and repetitive. I didn’t feel connected to the heroine at all and honestly, I didn’t particularly like her either. The only reason I kept reading was because I kept saying to myself “It’s a Stephen King book, it must get better”, but it didn’t. If I hadn’t already known that this was one of his less popular books, I probably wouldn’t bother reading any of his other stuff, but I’m sure I will at some point.I thought it brought up some very interesting thoughts about feminism and there were several parts near the end which I found creepy (although not scary, as I was expecting), but all in all, it was pretty boring.
Blurb:Once again, Jessie Burlingame has been talked into submitting to her husband Gerald’s kinky sex games—something that she’s frankly had enough of, and they never held much charm for her to begin with. So much for a “romantic getaway” at their secluded summer home. After Jessie is handcuffed to the bedposts—and Gerald crosses a line with his wife—the day ends with deadly consequences. Now Jessie is utterly trapped in an isolated lakeside house that has become her prison—and comes face-to-face with her deepest, darkest fears and memories. Her only company is that of the various voices filling her mind…as well as the shadows of nightfall that may conceal an imagined or very real threat right there with her…My ReviewThis was my first Stephen King book and I have to say I was kind of disappointed… I felt it was an interesting premise, but it dragged on far too long. It would have made a good short story, but as a full length novel I found it boring and repetitive. I didn’t feel connected to the heroine at all and honestly, I didn’t particularly like her either. The only reason I kept reading was because I kept saying to myself “It’s a Stephen King book, it must get better”, but it didn’t. If I hadn’t already known that this was one of his less popular books, I probably wouldn’t bother reading any of his other stuff, but I’m sure I will at some point.I thought it brought up some very interesting thoughts about feminism and there were several parts near the end which I found creepy (although not scary, as I was expecting), but all in all, it was pretty boring.
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