Lisey's Story

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• A smuck in the bools

  Lisey's Story by Stephen King 576pp, Hodder & Stoughton, £17.99 Can a single word ruin a novel? I don't mean a misplaced or pointless adjective. In the long flow of a novel, readers tend to accept the occasional mot injuste as a weakness of the form. ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

• Lisey's Story By Stephen King

  Stephen King has been scaring us silly for 35 years with the simplest premise: What if? For instance, what if dogs could kill ( Cujo)? Or clowns ( It)? Or telekinetic prom queens ( Carrie)? Or a '58 Plymouth Fury ( Christine)? Or cell phones ( The Ce ... (read full critics)

  bookpage published on Mon, 13 Sep 2010

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  One of King's best

  A very welcome change from his last, The Cell. An interesting story with wonderful explorations of language. Bool. The End.

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  Hands-down one of my favourite Stephen King novels, and potentially one of my favourites in general. I am unsure as to what exactly about this book captured me. It's just a really great story. I was surprised at how well King could write from a female narrative.

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  Marsha said on Jul 12, 2010 | Add your feedback

• Almost half-way through; it's not getting better.

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• English Books
• Hardcover 528 Pages
• Edition: 1
• ISBN-10: 0743289412
• ISBN-13: 9780743289412
• Publisher: Scribner
• Pub date: Oct 24, 2006
• Dimensions: 1548 mm x 1097 mm x 323 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Library Binding and eBook
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