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John King

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Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

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John King is the author of the novel, Maid of Honor, a tale of love, betrayal, and suspense, Blackjack 21 Stories, The Trophy Wife: Tales of Love Gone Wrong, and the novel, The Big Mouth, a crime suspense thriller set in New York City and New Jersey.
His latest novel, The Moon Will Not Rise, is the story of a college freshman girl coming of age in the summer of 1972.
The common thread within King's work is the strong emotional bonds between his characters and their intense expectations and misconceptions of each other. Expectations and misconceptions that can lead to unexpected and sometimes tragic consequences.
John King lived and worked in New York City for twenty years before he and his wife built their home in Pennsylvania. He has held ma ...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 65 ratings · 19 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Maid of Honor: A Novel of Betrayal and Suspense 3.74 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Moon Will Not Rise 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Trophy Wife: Tales of Love Gone Wrong 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big Mouth: A Novel of Crime and Suspense 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blackjack: 21 Stories: Short Stories by John King 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To You, an Unforgettable Vacation 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Alberto Moravia's Contempt

Alberto Moravia is a favorite author and his novel Contempt is one of his best. I've read it at least six times. Ricardo Molteni suspects his wife, Emilia, no longer loves him. Why? After all, he's just given her the apartment she's always dreamed of. He can't figure out what he's done and she won't tell him. The following is my essay on why Emilia despises her husband.

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“Unlikable characters in books are interesting. Unlikable characters in life are hell.”
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“Muoth was right. On growing old, one becomes more contented than in one's youth, which I will not therefore revile, for in all my dreams I hear my youth like a wonderful song which now sounds more harmonious than it did in reality, and even sweeter”
― Hermann Hesse, Gertrude

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