Desperation

Stephen King

This was a fantastic read. The biblical struggle between good and evil with the mystery of...more

This was a fantastic read. The biblical struggle between good and evil with the mystery of working out what is divine intervention, ambition, fate and chance. Desperation is a small mining town in which circumstance, or providence, sees a variety of characters taken, where they discover Desperation is no ordinary town.... A tragic incident has occured which sees them thrown deeply in the poop, and they must escape it. King creates characters so wonderfully, you swear you see them on the street and you know them. No other writer does it so well, and certainly noone writes horror novels with his ability to create a sense of reality in the characters. Highly recommended!   hide

Despiration the creepy mining town where the evil takes over after its distrurbed during new...more

Despiration the creepy mining town where the evil takes over after its distrurbed during new excavations of a caved in mine. I really loved this book. The characters especially, the incredably brutallity and dominance of the possesed police man, the blind faith of the young boy tring to save his family, that regret and wise nature of the old biker guy. The story as whole is effortlessly craved out and flows really well with the characters interacting and behaving appropraitely as possible in the emmense situation. Stephen king really shows the brutallity and depraved supernatural prowess of a superb horror novel. i have both chills and a huge grin reading this. 2 thumbs up!!!    hide

Personally I think Stephen King is a very talented writer, although some may think his stories are...more

Personally I think Stephen King is a very talented writer, although some may think his stories are horror filled and terrifying. His books all seem to have the strong ability to keep the reader entertained. I finished this book in three days simply due to the fact that I didn't want to put it down (this was actually my second time reading it!) It's characters are described so well, you as the reader have zero problem picturing them leaving little detail unseen. A great book, I would recommend to even the least of a King fan.   hide

Stephen King used to be my favourite writers until he wrote a serious of books that just couldn't...more

Stephen King used to be my favourite writers until he wrote a serious of books that just couldn't keep my attention. After about a year, I picked up this book in an op shop and read it. It is fabulous!!! I read it in 3 days that's how great it was. The classic evil against good story (remember The Stand?) and was so intense I really had to force myself to put it down and come back to reality. A great read!   hide

This is, without a doubt, my favorite Stephen King novel. I read it in sixth grade and it terrified...more

This is, without a doubt, my favorite Stephen King novel. I read it in sixth grade and it terrified me, but opened me up to the twisted world of Mr. King. For you Dark Tower fans: This book is highly recommended for Dark Tower tie-ins. For those of you who haven't read Stephen King: This book will get you on the right track.   hide