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    • Voto: 8/10

      Questo libro è stata una lettura importante.

      Dovete sapere che Stephen King è stato la mia prima fissazione come lettore. Mi ricordo ancora le estati passate (venti anni fa...VENTI ANNI FA!!! Sono già così vecchio da poter scrivere VENTI ANNI FA!) a leggere Christine, A volte ... Continue

      Voto: 8/10

      Questo libro è stata una lettura importante.

      Dovete sapere che Stephen King è stato la mia prima fissazione come lettore. Mi ricordo ancora le estati passate (venti anni fa...VENTI ANNI FA!!! Sono già così vecchio da poter scrivere VENTI ANNI FA!) a leggere Christine, A volte ritornano, Carrie...e poi il gioco di Gerald, il talismano (quanto mi piacque!!), Cujo, Misery...

      Poi, senza un motivo preciso, smisi di comprare i suoi libri. Fino a dieci anni dopo, quando lessi Bag of Bones, in inglese, e non mi piacque. Per niente. In realtà sospetto che non mi sia piaciuto semplicemente perché all’epoca il mio inglese non era di un livello abbastanza alto da poter capire tutto...però di fatto, bag of bones mi fece allontanare da King.

      Ed è stato un piacere ritrovarlo con Duma Key. E’ stato come ritrovare una vecchia conoscenza, e questa volta capirla fino in fondo, e direttamente nella sua lingua, senza intermediari.

      La scrittura di King poi è, come al solito, fantastica. Mi piace molto poi il fatto che spesso, nei piunti più importanti, King scelga di dirti subito quello che è successo, di darti informazioni importanti immediatamente, fin dalle prime righe del capitolo, e poi di spiegarti nelle successive dieci pagine come si è arrivati a quella situazione.

      Dal punto di vista della storia, le prime 400 pagine del libro sono da antologia. Stupende. Non gli ho dato quattro stelle però, perché mi pare che il cattivo di turno non sia all’altezza, mi pare un po’ scontato, non abbastanza cattivo...

      Ed è un peccato, perché i personaggi tratteggiati sono davvero belli, reali, e in un paio di casi davvero tristi.

      Una gradita riscoperta...e mi sa che il signor King mi abbia riconquistato tra i suoi fedeli lettori...

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  • Demonio Pellegrino said on Nov 25, 2008 | 2 feedbacks
    • Classic King Story
    • It has been awhile since I read a good ghost story and this novel by Stephen King did not disappoint. I was drawn into plot very quickly by the dropped hints at something bigger about to be revealed. Edgar is compelling as a narrator because he seems to be so helpless against the forces acting upo ... Continue

      It has been awhile since I read a good ghost story and this novel by Stephen King did not disappoint. I was drawn into plot very quickly by the dropped hints at something bigger about to be revealed. Edgar is compelling as a narrator because he seems to be so helpless against the forces acting upon him. Miss Eastlake provides the perfect old lady to push things up a notch. Of course, I am a sucker for a story drenched in the lore of the Southern past as well. Highly recommend this book for anyone who just loves a spooky ghost story.

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  • Bibliophile (jjordan) said on May 2, 2009 about the Hardcover edition
    • Amazing and inspiring
    • Stephen King is at his best. I can't wait to find out what happens next, yet I never want it to end. Not a blood and guts thriller, but plenty of evil lurking beneath the surface of this amazing, thought-provoking novel. This is one that truly shows why Stephen will always be the King of Horror.

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  • Lilystrange said on Jan 1, 2009 about the Hardcover edition
    • His best novel since Dreamcatcher. I really got engrossed by it, and enjoyed it immensely, except for one event, that while it works great in the flow of the story, still made me sad...but emotional impact is probably a trait of any well-written novel.

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  • Stubob72556 said on Dec 20, 2008 about the Hardcover edition
    • Finally
    • I love Stephen King but he can be very hit or miss. I loved this one. I think mainly because I feel in love with all of the characters and felt like I was on the island with them living in Big Pink!

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  • Book Diva said on Aug 25, 2008 about the Paperback edition
    • LOVED this book!!! It was a hard one to get into at first, then I was hooked! I think it's one of his best!

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  • mndy said on Jul 27, 2008 about the Hardcover edition

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Hardcover 512 Pages
ISBN-10: 0340952199
ISBN-13: 9780340952191
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Pub date: Jan 24, 2008
Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback, Audio CD and Others
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