Tonya M. (heyteacher-tpm) reviewed on 6/30/2010 + 35 more book reviews

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I highly recommend this to anyone that likes Stephen King's work, and also to those that aren't so sure about him but want to give him a try. Like other reviewers have said, it's nice to get to read a short story by King once in awhile, to save the time of reading one of his novels.

The characters in each story are just SO good - that, to me, is King's strength beyond the creepy or supernatural. He develops characters that you feel like you know, so real that you could reach out and touch them. He doesn't need an entire novel to do that, either.

Some of the stories aren't top notch in here, but so much of it - as of everything - is preference. I personally loved all but 2 of them, and even those 2 are still better than some other short stories I've read.

If I could part with it, I'd post it here - but I just can't do it!

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