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Gerald's Game

By Stephen King

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| Paperback | 9780451176462

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Stephen King cranks up the suspense in a different kind of bedtime story. A game of seduction between a husband and wife goes horribly awry when the husband suddenly dies. But the wife's nightmare has just begun.

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Panic!

No doubt one of the scariest books ever read. For once the story itself leaves dismayed. And once again (it is still Stephen King) the narration keeps us trapped, deadlock in a present time which is not moving on, through past times that can't help. Fear fear fear. Believe me: don't read it alone in ... (continue)

No doubt one of the scariest books ever read. For once the story itself leaves dismayed. And once again (it is still Stephen King) the narration keeps us trapped, deadlock in a present time which is not moving on, through past times that can't help. Fear fear fear. Believe me: don't read it alone in the mountains...

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maCmq said on Oct 27, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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I am not a great fan of Stephen King, but this novel was gripping.
Original the idea of an erotic game ending in such a tragic way just in the first pages, almost unbereable the tension of the woman talking in her head (who won't go insane in such a condition?), great climax (a dog becomes a mortal ... (continue)

I am not a great fan of Stephen King, but this novel was gripping.
Original the idea of an erotic game ending in such a tragic way just in the first pages, almost unbereable the tension of the woman talking in her head (who won't go insane in such a condition?), great climax (a dog becomes a mortal danger), but then it melts away in a non-sense final.
I don't know if I'll ever read King again...

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Ciski72 said on Jan 17, 2010 | Add your feedback

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Ahh, the frailty of men and their groins...

I love novels that provoke "what would I do" scenarios. I was bored one day and decided to give this book a whirl and was surprised at how I could not put it down. The necrophiliac murderer was an interesting and surprising bonus to throw in the mix of all the problems facing the handcuffed widow ... (continue)

I love novels that provoke "what would I do" scenarios. I was bored one day and decided to give this book a whirl and was surprised at how I could not put it down. The necrophiliac murderer was an interesting and surprising bonus to throw in the mix of all the problems facing the handcuffed widow who was attempting escape from her headboard captivity.
Disturbing in true Stephen King fashion. Typical lame Stephen King ending.

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Threnody said on Sep 29, 2008 | Add your feedback

This book continues ad infinitum, using ten times the number of words required for the storyline.

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Lugwigvan said on Sep 1, 2011 | Add your feedback

Gerald's Game

From looking at the other reviews of this book it seems that most people either love it or hate it. Almost all of this story deals with the human mind's response to a "fox in a jaw-trap" situation (think 127 hours) so it's a bit different from King's usual fare. As the story progresses our ... (continue)

From looking at the other reviews of this book it seems that most people either love it or hate it. Almost all of this story deals with the human mind's response to a "fox in a jaw-trap" situation (think 127 hours) so it's a bit different from King's usual fare. As the story progresses our narrator gets more and more unreliable which sets the stage to make the final denouement even more chilling.
Warning: readers with weak stomachs should probably give this one a miss as the gore factor gets pretty heavy in places.

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Readingrat said on Jul 27, 2011 | Add your feedback

Not bad, per se. But not my favourite Stephen King. I just couldn't get on with it and gave up, in the end.

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FyrMaiden said on Oct 19, 2008 | Add your feedback