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Desperation

by Stephen King

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Great story! The sister novel, The Regulators, isn't that good. Read this novel by itself, and you will love King. ( )
  Anagarika | Oct 30, 2009 |
Creepy and engaging, but suspiciously like IT. ( )
  gwentastic | Oct 28, 2009 |
not his best, pure horror, little character or place development, which is my favorite stuff. ( )
  Tedel | Sep 19, 2009 |
Pretty basic King. I thought The Regulators, which is kind of a companion book featuring the same characters but a different setting and plot, was much scarier. ( )
  sturlington | Sep 16, 2009 |
This was my first Stephen King read. I remember reading it in grade 10...which was a long tmie ago.I remember that the novel was fantastic. A really good page turner. ( )
  Bookwormliss | Sep 16, 2009 |
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Epigraph
The landscape of his poetry was still the desert . . . Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verse
"The landscape of his poetry was still the desert..." Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses
Dedication
For Carter Withey
For Carter Whithey
First words
"Oh! Oh, Jesus! Gross!"
Quotations
Yes, that was pretty much the bottom line, wasn't it? And if that meant following orders, so be it. This little interlude, which had started off being funny in a nice way, had suddenly gotten funny in a way that wasn't so nice...
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Canonical titleDesperation
Original publication date1996
People/CharactersCollie Entragian, Tak, David Carver, Cynthia Smith, Steve Ames
Important placesNevada, USA, Desperation, Nevada, USA, Highway 50, Ini
Awards and honorsLocus (Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel, 1997), New York Times bestseller (Fiction, 1996)
EpigraphThe landscape of his poetry was still the desert . . . Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verse, "The landscape of his poetry was still the desert..." Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses
DedicationFor Carter Withey, For Carter Whithey
First words"Oh! Oh, Jesus! Gross!"
QuotationsYes, that was pretty much the bottom line, wasn't it? And if that meant following orders, so be it. This little interlude, which had started off being funny in a nice way, had suddenly gotten funny in a way that wasn't so nic... (show all)
Last words(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Audio Review (ISBN 0451188462, Paperback)

Kathy Bates, the award-winning actress who has starred in two film adaptations of King's work (Dolores Claiborne, Misery) showcases her storytelling talent in the audio version of Desperation. In nine chilling hours of narration, Bates brings to life the story of two doomed travelers headed down Highway 50, a.k.a. the loneliest highway in America, in the brutal Nevada desert. Her even, full-bodied voice has the remarkable ability to sound monotone, sinister, and inviting all at once--a marvelous, engaging match to King's prose. (Running time: nine hours, six cassettes)

(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:16 -0400)

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