I admit up front I am a Stephen King fan. However, I have had my disappointments and will be honest when something isn't written well. This is not the case with The Dark Half. I have always enjoyed the humour put forward as King's 'relationship' with Bachman (yes, I have a weird sense of humour) and I really enjoyed the analysis side of this book of the two parts of a personality that makes up a successful horror writer. As a writer myself, I know the oddness of balancing a productive 'normal' life with the cruelty and weirdness you bring to your writing. The story describes a successful author, who has to battle with his alter ego (actually his twin brother who was absorbed into his body in the womb). The brother wants credit for the writer's success, angry at being 'killed off' in the latest book. Parallels with Misery exist, but are not big enough to detract from this book in its own right. The bringing to life of the monster within type of theme is handled beautifully, and I feel King created a really good read with more than his usual panache.
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In 1985, 39-year-old Stephen King announced in public that his pseudonymous alter ego, ... more
Richard Bachman, was dead. (Never mind that he revived him years later to write The Regulators.) At the beginning of The Dark Half, 39-year-old writer Thad Beaumon...
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In 1985, 39-year-old Stephen King announced in public that his pseudonymous alter ego, ... more
Richard Bachman, was dead. (Never mind that he revived him years later to write The Regulators.) At the beginning of The Dark Half, 39-year-old writer Thad Beaumon...
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In 1985, 39-year-old Stephen King announced in public that his pseudonymous alter ego, ... more
Richard Bachman, was dead. (Never mind that he revived him years later to write The Regulators.) At the beginning of The Dark Half, 39-year-old writer Thad Beaumon...
Postage & Packaging: £2.75 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
In 1985, 39-year-old Stephen King announced in public that his pseudonymous alter ego, ... more
Richard Bachman, was dead. (Never mind that he revived him years later to writeThe Regulators.) At the beginning ofThe Dark Half, 39-year-old writer Thad Beaumont ...
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