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Desperation (Mass Market Paperback)

by Stephen King (Author)
3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (68 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 560 pages
  • Publisher: Dummy Penguin list for Waterstones; Reissue edition (31 Aug 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0451188462
  • ISBN-13: 978-0451188465
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.9 x 4.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (68 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,010,993 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
A notice to those who feel that Stephen King has lost his magic touch: Desperation is the genuine goods. The ensemble cast of ordinary Americans thrown together by chance, including a disgruntled alcoholic writer and a child who is wise beyond his years, may be a bit too familiar. But the nearly deserted Nevada mining town with an enormous haunted mine pit and an abandoned movie theatre where the survivors hang out makes for a striking battleground, and the grisly action rarely flags. Best of all, though, are the characters of Tak, the ancient body-hopping evil who emerges from the mine, and of "God"--whom the New York Times describes as "the edgiest creation in Desperation. Remote, isolated, ironic, shrouded behind disguises, perhaps ‘another legendary shadow,' this deity forms a sly foil, and an icy mirror, to Tak." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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'Genuinely masterful' -- Daily Telegraph 'A massive volume of terror crafted creepily' -- Daily Mail 'King again proves himself the premier literary barometer of our cultural clime!The terror is relentless!deeply moving and enthralling masterpiece' -- Publishers Weekly --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!!!, 22 Feb 2004
By Sue Lewendon "Film fanatic" (England) - See all my reviews
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was written in typical Stephen King style. It was released at the same time as The Regulators by King writing as Richard Bachman. I also read that book but I much prefer this one. They both have similar themes running through them and ultimately have the same 'baddie', but I found this one to be more of an unputdownable.

Tak is an ingenious creation and is wonderfully bad to the bone. The characters are brilliantly scripted and the settings are great. King describes everything in wonderful gory detail and it kept me turning the pages.

I recommend this title to anyone who likes a tale of good vs evil and likes a good amount of blood and guts!!!

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT!, 24 Nov 2000
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This review is from: Desperation (Paperback)
If you're looking for horror, then you're reading the wrong book. If you're looking for Sci-Fi and think you can keep up with the pace, then this is the book for you! This is a great read and it constantly keeps you guessing. King throws so many different things at you, you can't help but read on!

When you've finished this you have to read The Regulators, all of the characters that you've got to know so well are in it, or are they?

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Scarily Good!!!!, 23 Jan 2008
By L.H (Cork, Ireland) - See all my reviews
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Desperation is one of King's best books to date. Usually, I find that his books start off slowly and build up to the main action - Insomnia, The Regulators etc. However this book is gripping from the first page. With engaging characters, exciting plot-twists and a truly frightening character in Collie Entragian this book is a good read from start to finish. I would highly recommend it to both those who are regular King readers and novices who want to read something new and exciting.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Subtly disturbing and thought-provoking horror
I picked up this book by accident when a colleague wanted to offload a bunch of Stephen King novels he was about to hand over to a charity shop. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
One of his best by far, gripping and original storyline that kept me hooked from start to finish. A must have for Stephen King fans
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2.0 out of 5 stars Best days are gone...
Two-hundred pages less, and some tightening of plot, and this might have been one of King's better works. Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars Stephen King in - DESPERATION
This book perfectly illustrates everything that is good and bad about Stephen King books. The reason I have given this such a low rating is because the bad points have been... Read more
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Mmm, what to say about this one. I am a big horror fan and King is one of my favourite authors, but this isn't one of his better stories. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just read it
If you want a long winded review detailing the plot of this novel or comparisons with other Stephen King novels then just read some of the other reviews here. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Tak!
Whilst doing the enevitable pre flight W H Smith visit i could'nt help but to be drawn in to purchasing desperation. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good read
This book concerns a number of travellers trapped by what seems to be a maniac cop, in a mining town called Desperation. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2007 by J.Flood

3.0 out of 5 stars Desperation setting in?
This is a hard book to review.Why?Well, as a lifelong fan of Stephen King I have read all of his books, and when i read some of the blurb on the rear of the cover saying that this... Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2007 by Mr. S. W. Steel

5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage
Hilarious. As a student in English I feel justified in pointing out that this novel is not slow paced. The language reads like a cold beer drinks on a hot day. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2007 by Jake Harris

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