Nancy A. (Chocoholic) reviewed on 11/27/2010 + 291 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 8

I've read almost all of King's works and this is by and large, one of his darkest collections of stories. Presented here are 4 stories: 1922, Big Driver, Fair Extension, and A Good Marriage. Stephen King himself admits in the afterword that these stories are somewhat harsh. With that being said, I loved them all! If you're new to Stephen King's work, this might just be the one to start with first. All of them are very tightly written with no spare prose in sight. 1922 is about a man, Wilfred James, who settles a land dispute with his wife by killing her, with a fair amount of problems afterwards. Big Driver is about an author who takes a shortcut home with devastating and life-changing results. Fair Extension is also a grim story, but with a dark sense of humor about a man who makes a pact with Mr. Elvid to change his life and those of others he knows. And A Good Marriage is about a dark secret between a husband and wife.
This is another great from the master of horror and is not to be missed!

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