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'An incredibly gifted writer, whose writing, like Truman Capote's, is so fluid that you often forget that you're reading' (Guardian )
'Astonishingly good...honourable, deeply felt and almost wonderful' (Independent on HEARTS IN ATLANTIS )
'Astonishingly good...honourable, deeply felt and almost wonderful' (Independent on HEARTS IN ATLANTIS )
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‘Astonishingly good...honourable, deeply felt and almost wonderful'
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Format:Paperback
This book (written under a pen name by Stephen King) shows how a simple idea takes the reader on a trip to insanity, where murder and superstitions rule. The novel follows Bill Halleck after he has been cursed by an old gypsy. Billy who was fat becomes thinner, and does so incredibly fast. The novel can be slow in parts but the incredible twist at the end leaves you gasping in surprise. A must read for any horror fans.
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As the last Bachman book published before the pseudonym was ousted (interestingly Misery was due to be published as Bachman before the truth was revealed leading to it being released as a King book) Thinner shows the growth and maturity of the author from his previous releases. The quality of the writing is noticeably much higher and pacing is spot on. The book deals primarily with the simple premise of a gypsy curse, with the opening scenes introducing the effect and consequences and the remainder of the book dealing with an attempt to remove the curse. In comparison to other Bachman texts this one is much closer to Roadwork than the others due to its themes of the the downfall of the individual and human suffering. Good and evil are never clear cut and most characters occupy the morally grey areas in between; the author constantly questions the reader's judgement of character and opinions of events are subjective. The book also features several interesting digressions dealing with the effects of the curse on other people leading to a strong supporting cast. Preventing this from scoring 5 stars is that the premise isn't quite strong enough on which to write a short novel, especially not when compared to King's many other high quality and original ideas. However this doesn't detract highly from what is a very good story featuring some fascinating characters and strong, original plot development.
Format:Paperback
`Thinner' was written when Stephen King was writing under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman and although it definitely has the slightly unusual or scary influence King is renowned for, I wouldn't call this an outright horror novel. This follows a lawyer called Bill Halleck who is cursed by a gypsy so that no mater how much he eats, he continues to lose wait and get thinner. Halleck then tries to track down the gypsy to get the curse lifted until we reach the books inevitable conclusion. By King's standards this book is relatively brief, but you wouldn't want it to be any longer. In my opinion it is the perfect length and manages to keep you engaged right until the end when a minor twist is revealed. If you know King's writing style then you can tell this was written by him and as it's no secret that Bachman is/was King these days it even manages to sit well amidst his greater body of work as well. Worth a look if you a fan of Kings other books.
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Thinner, wish I was, but not this way!
I read this book years ago, and when I saw it available in hardcover I snapped it up. It won't go down in history as Stephen King's best work, but it sure beats Gerald's Game... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Molly McCallister
Dieters, anorexics and gypsies, OH MY!
Thinner by Richard Bachman (aka Stephen King) is a revenge novel. It tackles with the issues of blame, guilt, obesity and romany gypsy curses. Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2007 by D. Thompson
A diet to die for...
While this was first published under Stephen King's pen-name 'Richard Bachman' this is really familiar horror territory for the author (who even cheekily has his characters refer... Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2007 by Jane Aland
Not as scarey as i thought it would be!
When my friend gave me this book to read she told me there was "something" in it that would scare the pants off me! Sadly i dont agree. Read more
Published on 2 May 2004
Scary....
Once upon a time Stephen King produced books faster than the market could take them, or so his agent believed. Read more
Published on 1 April 2003
Could NOT put it down..a cliche, i know.
I have read Stephen King books before and found some of them were tough for me to finish (i usually got bored at the slow bits), with the exception of The Shining and Misery. Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2002 by Aaron
Seen the film, and read the book! Great stuff.
I watched the film first, then read the book.
I have to say, books are generally more detailed than the films, but the film was graet aswell. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2000
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