Lisey's Story - Stephen King

...us throughout the novel via Lisey's flashbacks and messages he leaves behind for her. To give us a sense of the present and keep the pace of the novel moving along, we are also presented with a more King-esque sub-plot involving an insanely sadistic fan intent on harassing (and harming) Lisey to get his hands on her husband's unpublished works. Added to this is the love/hate relationship Lisey has with her three sisters, one of which has severe mental ...
...assume that the seed for Lisey's character may have stemmed from his thoughts about his own wife following his own near death experience. Having said that, he insists that he is not Scott Landon and, judging from the character's mental state and deeply worrying past, we would hope not. There's nothing wrong with the basic story idea here, but King's method of telling it seems to have taken a bit of a downward plunge and this is unfortunate because, ...

Tadders 03.11.2006 · Read full review
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In nearly 18 months in my current job, I have taken lunch away from my desk only once, preferring instead to spend my free time surfing the web. The one exception was earlier this year when Stephen King's "Cell" was newly published and I was so eager to read it that I preferred the book to the internet. When "Lisey's Story" was published, I expected to do the same again. Instead the opposite was true; this time, the internet held a greater attraction ...
...which doesn't happen very often. Not to me, at any rate. Lisey Landon is the widow of Scott Landon; a successful and award winning novelist. Finally, a couple of years after his death, Lisey decides it's time to clear out his study. As she expected, there are hundreds of memories of her husband in there. What she didn't expect is that her memories would come to life and it would appear that she is haunted by Scott's ghost. At the same time, Lisey ...

Soho_Black 05.11.2006 · Read full review
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...the bit. I had Lisey's Story on pre-order from Amazon long before its actual publication date was due. I'm disappointed to admit, however, that when the book finally arrived it didn't grab me straight away. Two friends (both King readers) admitted that they'd put the book down before they'd completed the first hundred pages and another said you really had to persevere at it. I chose to read James Herbert's latest novel first and build myself steadily ...
...in to the story are Lisey's sisters and a plethora of what she calls Incunks - people who desperately want the prizes of unpublished work from her husband's computers and filing cabinets. It's one of these Incunks that really starts the true story rolling. A professor wants Scott Landon's unpublished manuscripts for his university's library collection and, unwittingly it seems, arranges for somebody to coax her in to giving them to her. Unfortunately ...

markd_uk 30.01.2007 · Read full review
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****** Please note, this review may contain plot spoilers ******** Let me begin by giving a basic plot outline of this book. Lisey Landon is the widow of Scott, a famous author. Since his death, she has been bombarded by requests for his unpublished stories, which are stored in her house. She receives threatening phone calls from a man calling himself 'Zack', and finds herself in more trouble than she can deal with. During this time, her sister, ...
...of self-mutilation resulted in her slipping into a catatonic state. It is around this time that Lisey begins to remember things that Scott had told her about his childhood. He told her stories of escaping to another world, which he called Boo'ya Moon, of how his father would cut him and his brother in order to release what he named the 'bad gunky'. I took this to be a childish description of a mental disorder, possibly schizophrenia, or manic depression. ...

randomosity_prevails 13.01.2007 · Read full review
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Another new title from Stephen King. Despite owning almost every single Stephen King title, I can't help but feel a little underwhelmed when each new title appears on the shelf. Unlike the classics of yesteryear, recent titles have been disappointing - the Stephen King quirkiness is present without quite the same spark. The premise is centred around Lisey Landon, the recent widow of famous author Scott Landon. She still lives alone and is finding ...
...decides it is about time to clear out Scott's study which, until now, has been left virtually untouched. What follows is a mixture of flashbacks to both Scott's early childhood, and also the shared experiences during their marriage. As per usual, there is a supernatural air to all of this. You also learn more about Lisey and her family, though this seems like a slightly awkward way to reach the conclusion (which I shan't spoil!) All in all, a good ...

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I found that this book was very difficult to get into at the very beginning but as I continued to read i found that it was a book that i just couldnt put down. its mix between our world and annother is one that does not fit the conformity of most worlds that have been made up. I think that is well worth a read and would capture any reader and is a truely unique story. ...

squreby 20.10.2008
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When I heard that Stephen King had released another book I was straight out there to buy my copy. I was eager to start reading it so spent all the hours I could to finish the current one. Once I had made a start on it I thought to myself what was all the rushing for. This is nothing like his other books. It is about a writer who died called Scott Landon, he has left his wife with some unpublished pieces that are of some interest to a guy who calls ...
...be Jim Dooley. Dooley wants them stops at no length to get hold of these. It all starts when Lisey gets a phone call demanding that she hands them over, then when returning from visiting her sick sister she finds something quite interesting in her mailbox. At this point she contacts the police who stand watch near her house. When they called out Dooley make his presence clear and threatens Lisey again saying 'he will get what he wants'. It is not ...

sarah.onslow 22.01.2007 · Read full review
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