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Needful Things
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Tyler Gray
3.5

Mr. Gaunt comes to town, opens a shop, Needful Things, and sells people exactly what they want....for a price of course. But that price isn't entirely money. Part money, part deed or trick really. And he always knows exactly what people want.

I really enjoyed the writing, the characters, the plot. Everything really. I liked the messages I got through-out the book and how it made me think. I didn't care for the ending though and, to me, it felt like it lost a bit of the point. A bit too...reli
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Terry
Aug 05, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
This is now one of my favorite Stephen King reads so far! All the aspects that make his books so appealing to me are here - the horror, the unbelievable and unexplainable, the setting that I always feel so connected to, the good vs evil standoff, and best of all, the amazing characters who are so relatable and real. This one is well worth the time investment needed for such a long book. Now, on to the next As I try to read through all of his books in publication order.
Latasha
Apr 10, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
first time reading this, have not seen the movie. I had a vague idea what this story was about, though. While is was (kinda) spoiled for me, it was still very enjoyable. I'm always so delighted when the Lovecraft mythos makes an appearance. Yog'sothoth rocks! i liked all the Cujo references and all the others he made (the dead zone, idk what all else). I liked the characters and thought Mr. Gaunt was a very interesting villain. There's some different theories i've seen as to who or what he was. ...more
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Dec 28, 2017 rated it it was amazing
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May 15, 2019 rated it really liked it
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Aug 07, 2021 rated it it was ok
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