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The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (Mass Market Paperback)

by Stephen King (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Books (29 Feb 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0671042858
  • ISBN-13: 978-0671042851
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 889,984 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Stephen King has been for so long the master of the thick blockbuster horror paperback that it is salutary to be reminded of the quieter writer of shorter, tighter stories that he also is. His new novella could hardly be simpler--a nine-year-old girl, smart and resourceful, gets herself lost in the deep woods when she strays off the path for a moment and struggles to survive with a little food, not especially sensible clothing and a Walkman. One of the threats dogging Trisha is her imagination--she is an smart enough child to know how much trouble she is in and gradually to personify the wasps, and midges and dangerous animals, as a God of the Lost. And that imagination is also her strongest resource--she has a baseball cap signed by the Red Sox pitcher Tom Gordon, which becomes her talisman. This is a story of almost pure sentiment and suspense; King has always had fascinating insight into the minds of children and a command of detail that makes him the ideal writer of certain sorts of shipwreck. The almost minimal material here--a single character, what she has on her, and deep woods--make this one of his most gripping and compulsive tales. --Roz Kaveney --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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'Vintage King... the quality of the prose is consistently impressive and his trump card is his ability to arouse empathy for the plight of his young heroine' -- Matt Thorne, Independent on Sunday 'Moving, gripping. One of his best...A literary home run' -- Mirror 'Utterly compulsive, bears ample witness to King's mastery of his craft' -- Mail on Sunday 'King writing at his compelling best' -- Express on Sunday --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is soooo good!, 26 Sep 2006
By Lord Sephart "KingFan" (Lisbon, Portugal) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (New English library) (Paperback)
This is one of my favourite books ever. It's scary, profound, touching, addictive, and has the most creepy villain I have seen in a long time - Praise the God of the Lost!
Trisha's tale does not seem very actractive when you think about the basic idea: A 9-year-old baseball fan gets lost in the woods, and turns to her walkman for some company while something watches her. However, this is King, my friends, and it becomes an astonishing tale of survival and mistery when elements like Trisha' s imagination and some philosophical topics are added. It made me think, it made me feel for the character, it kept me hooked. It's one of his best.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Imaginative to say the least., 26 Jun 2002
By Emily (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (New English library) (Paperback)
The Girl who loved Tom Gordon was the first Stephen King book I read. It is most likely the best book for a Stephen King beginner. The storyline is gripping right from the beginning. It tells a tale of a young girl that gets lost in the forest after a call of nature. The things she sees are beyond what you could imagine. Only someone with such talent could think of this storyline. However the book is so descriptive that it is easy to picture the images in your head. It is based on a fight for survival for the young girl called Trisha McFarland. Something is in the woods watching her but if I told you what then there would be no point in reading the book. It had a fantastic storyline that takes you through suspense, horror and myth all at once.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars pick up the bat, 16 Mar 2006
This review is from: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (New English library) (Paperback)
My shelves seem to be weighed under with books - and at least two of them with King -so I was somewhat reluctant to read a story which the back cover described as having a basis in baseball. Ok I'd bought the book -I buy a lot - Im a collector. So it sat on the shelf for a while and every now and then I'd pick it up - toy with the idea of reading it and go on to something more 'substantial'.
Guess what? No big surprise - when I eventually got round to reading it I found I was once again drawn into Kings world - but with a difference. Tom Gordon has structure - simplicity and above all else a satisfying conclusion.
Too many of Kings books - much as love them - seem to flounder with plot and constructive endings.He seems to love the idea of the story but seem unable to resolve it for the reader.
This is why the short story is his medium in my opinion. He can plot and write vivid desciptions and not let his pen wander.
And this book is basically a novella - it deals with one very simple idea and works on it and grows it organically.
Sure it mentions baseball but its got nothing to do with the story which at its heart is about courage - fear and overcoming the odds.
You know what its about - so I wont spoil the detail. It's Kings best read in a long time - a mature read that made me -a 36 year old man - well up and almost - i said almost shed a tear.
Read it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Get Lost in this Novel?
Writing from the point of view of a small girl is not an easy task for a middle aged man to achieve, but this is exactly what Stephen King tries to do in `The Girl Who Loved Tom... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Sam

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourite Stephen King Books
I really loved this book. It's creepy but isn't really horror which doesn't bother me because I think I would love Stephen King's writing whatever genre he wrote. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Tamianne

5.0 out of 5 stars Best King book in years
No there is no plot, not much horror but it is story telling at it uttermost best. Well done Mr King!
Published 24 months ago by Ricky B

2.0 out of 5 stars Insipid
It's not horror.

It doesn't have a plot.

It is predictable.

Ok if you have nothing to do for a few hours in the airport. Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2007 by J. M. Salinas

5.0 out of 5 stars A little book, a little hero and a great story
Stephen King can write a thriller about virtually anything - we all remember the one which happened mostly in one locked car and another one in which a guy is chained to a bed for... Read more
Published on 28 Jul 2007 by Maciej K.

4.0 out of 5 stars Its plotless - but it's good!
This book is quite odd. There is no plot, really; no twists or turns or anything like that, though somehow it's incredibly readable. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2007 by J. D. Aspinall

3.0 out of 5 stars So so.
A pretty unmemorable book. There is a 9 year old girl that is the main character, but she is thinking like a much older person, making her a rather unbelivable character. Read more
Published on 26 Nov 2006 by Arnthrudur Heimisdottir

5.0 out of 5 stars michael antony lane The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Pop up Book
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i have wanted to own this book for a long time i Was first awakend to the stuning graphics and intricate pop ups when i... Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2006 by Michael Antony Lane

4.0 out of 5 stars Highly enjoyable
I am a huge Stephen King fan, but it has taken me some time to get around reading this one.
It is a huge change in style for Mr King, no nasty monsters or dark secrets, just... Read more
Published on 31 May 2006 by L. E. Beaumont

1.0 out of 5 stars Rubbish
If this book was written by anyone else it would not have been published. A little girl gets lost in the woods and is bitten by midges! Boring.
Published on 17 Mar 2006 by newdriver

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