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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. His worst short story collection, but he still gets a 3 out of 5. Some stories are average, and some are exceptional. That's the nature of Mr. King. Great, or mediocre... (  ) Anagarika | Oct 30, 2009 |  An uneven collection of King short stories, still well worth reading. ( ) sturlington | Sep 19, 2009 | One of my favourite short story compilations. "Take my hand. Hold on tight, and believe" Dolan's Cadillac, Popsy, Chattery Teeth... (  ) skinglist | Jan 11, 2009 | Here's another enjoyable collection from Stephen King. I prefer his short fiction over his longer works, and this book was a worthwhile read for me. Though some stories weren't quite to my taste, several stood out for me: "The House on Maple Street," "Sneakers,""The Night Flier," "Popsy" and "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band" was fascinating but quite frightening. My favorite in the collection has to be "Sorry, Right Number," which was both eerie and heartbreaking. (  ) thioviolight | Dec 2, 2008 | More short stories. ( ) santhony | Oct 2, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0451180232, Paperback)Many people who write about horror literature maintain that mood is its most important element. Stephen King disagrees: "My deeply held conviction is that story must be paramount.... All other considerations are secondary--theme, mood, even characterization and language."These fine stories, each written in what King calls "a burst of faith, happiness, and optimism," prove his point. The theme, mood, characters, and language vary, but throughout, a sense of story reigns supreme. Nightmares & Dreamscapes contains 20 short tales--including several never before published--plus one teleplay, one poem, and one nonfiction piece about kids and baseball that appeared in the New Yorker. The subjects include vampires, zombies, an evil toy, man-eating frogs, the burial of a Cadillac, a disembodied finger, and a wicked stepfather. The style ranges from King's well-honed horror to a Ray Bradbury-like fantasy voice to an ambitious pastiche of Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald. And like a compact disc with a bonus track, the book ends with a charming little tale not listed in the table of contents--a parable called "The Beggar and the Diamond." --Fiona Webster (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:17 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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