Hi my name is Nat and i hope to spend what little time i get reading opinions, writting oinions and ...
Hi my name is Nat and i hope to spend what little time i get reading opinions, writting oinions and generally having fun. I have a 2 year old Son who takes up a large amount of my time (not that i am complaining) so my time is limited. ahhhh
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I brought and read this particular book a while ago; it’s not the “thickest” book I’ve ever read, little fewer than 300 pages. To say I thoroughly enjoyed this book would be a lie but it was entertaining enough to keep my interest to some degree.
I had wondered before, after reading Hearts In Atlantis, whether Stephen King had lost his flair and run out of his really good ideas, and this book actually confirmed it for me.
I may be wrong he may have a little something up his sleeve and just waiting for the right time to bring it out but, after reading all but three of all the books he has ever written and enjoying all of them, some more than others, I found myself feeling cheated after reading the final chapter. I’m used to (9 times out of 10) being left feeling refreshed and wanting more after reading a book by Stephen King, and this book just didn’t cut it with me.
The book explains the situation of 9-year-old Trisha who is the sister of Pete, daughter of Quilla and Larry McFarland. Who whist on a walking afternoon with her mother and brother found herself invisible to them as they were arguing about their recent move away from their family home after the breakdown of the marriage between Quilla and Larry. And the urge to “pee” was getting stronger all the time, every time she raised her concern it fell on death ears so she took matters into her own hands and left the trail to find somewhere to go where she wouldn’t be seen.
Predictably she went a bit too far and couldn’t find here way back to the path, panicked and ended up deeper into the forest than she could ever had imagined. She travels deeper and deeper into the tangled undergrowth, and gets even more lost.
To help her through her ordeal she conjures up from her imagination her sporting hero, Tom Gordon, a baseball player. As she progresses through her ordeal Tom keeps her company, but so does something else!
She spends many a day and a night alone whist being tracked by that “something” and sees first hand dismembered deer and pushed over trees, which the “something” had caught up with.
The book continues drawing out the picture of a little girl alone in the woods with a-not-so-nice friend tracking her, a bit too much for my liking. And there are, as you would imagine search parties etc looking for her, but the problem is; she has got a lot further than anyone ever expected.
I wont tell you the entire ending, but you have probably already gathered, it ends with a confrontation between Trisha and the “something” and she stands her ground, pretty brave for a 9-year-old!
In hindsight I still would have brought this book, but only because I collect Stephen King books and my collection wouldn’t be complete without it.
My advise to you is if you are looking for a Stephen King book to read for Interest, rather than hobby, than leave this one well alone.
I paid £6.99 for this book from my local bookstore, the only reason I dont totally regret buying it is, it keeps my Stephen King collection up to date.
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I have to agree with you. I thought somewthing "more" would happen at the end and felt rather dissatisfied with the ending.
LexiJo 30.04.2002 16:12
I suppose there is a limit to how much bizzare stuff you can come up with, and finally King has got there!
Miss-D 08.06.2001 12:11
All stephen kings books send a chill down my spine and so I don't like reading them - I'd rather a quick movie on the book! It makes me wonder what goes through stephen kings head - he is an odd chap!! Good review!
Stephen King has been for so long the master of the thick blockbuster horror paperback ... more
that it is salutary to be reminded of the quieter writer of shorter, tighter stories that he also is. His new novella could hardly be simpler--a nine-year-old girl...
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Stephen King has been for so long the master of the thick blockbuster horror paperback ... more
that it is salutary to be reminded of the quieter writer of shorter, tighter stories that he also is. His new novella could hardly be simpler--a nine-year-old girl...
Postage & Packaging: £2.75 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Stephen King has been for so long the master of the thick blockbuster horror paperback ... more
that it is salutary to be reminded of the quieter writer of shorter, tighter stories that he also is. His new novella could hardly be simpler--a nine-year-old girl...
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Jun 7th, 2001
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