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Book Review of Gerald's Game

Gerald's Game
Gerald's Game
Author: Stephen King
Genre: Horror
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Helpful Score: 8


A husband and wife are playing a kinky game. Then he has a heart attack and dies- leaving her handcuffed to the bed in a remote cabin in the woods.

This very scary (and very gory) book is also an excellent character study.

This book is more character driven and very psychological, with some moments of nail-biting suspense but a lot of introspection. It is not action packed like many of his books, that's why some people don't like it. But it was horribly creepy and disturbing and he does an excellent job getting inside Jessie's head as she slowly unravels.