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Salem's Lot Audio CD – Audiobook, 1 Jan 2004

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  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio; Unabridged edition (Jan. 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0743536967
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743536967
  • Product Dimensions: 15.3 x 12.9 x 4.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (265 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,593,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Stephen King's second book, 'Salem's Lot--about the slow takeover of an insular hamlet called Jerusalem's Lot by a vampire patterned after Bram Stoker's Dracula--has two elements that he also uses to good effect in later novels: a small American town, usually in Maine, where people are disconnected from each other, quietly nursing their potential for evil; and a mixed bag of rational, goodhearted people, including a writer, who band together to fight that evil.

Simply taken as a contemporary vampire novel, 'Salem's Lotis great fun to read, and has been very influential in the horror genre. But it's also a sly piece of social commentary. As King said in 1983, "In 'Salem's Lot, the thing that really scared me was not vampires, but the town in the daytime, the town that was empty, knowing that there were things in closets, that there were people tucked under beds, under the concrete pilings of all those trailers. And all the time I was writing that, the Watergate hearings were pouring out of the TV.... Howard Baker kept asking, 'What I want to know is, what did you know and when did you know it?' That line haunts me, it stays in my mind.... During that time I was thinking about secrets, things that have been hidden and were being dragged out into the light." Sounds quite a bit like the idea behind his 1998 novel of a Maine hamlet haunted by unsightly secrets, Bag of Bones. --Fiona Webster --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Grand Rapids Press" Spine-tingling fiction at its best. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 starsIMO best horror novel ever written
By Simon Edwards on 28 Jun. 2013
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I remember going through my dad's VHS drawer (these were the days before DVD's came out - never mind Blu-Rays) and one VHS caught my eye like no other. It was `Salem's Lot, based on the novel by some guy I'd never heard of called Stephen King (I was only twelve). I begged my dad to let me watch it, but he said it would scare me. When I had done my best impression of Bart Simpson ("Dad can I watch `Salem's Lot?) over and over again, he finally gave in and I sat down to watch it. It was an old film but that didn't bother me. I was captivated by the settings and the scenes and the brilliant acting by the likes of David Soul. But this is a review on the novel and not on the film.

I had recently read Carrie and I wanted to read more Stephen King, based on how much I had loved the `Salem's Lot film. I saved up my pocket money for a few months and went into town and brought about seven books by Stephen King, one of them being `Salem's Lot. I had no idea what I was in for, but as soon as I sat down and read the first page, I knew I was in for one of the greatest literary journeys I had ever been on.

This was only King's second novel, but already he had let his talent grow and he allowed himself to reach higher levels and pass boundaries he had limited himself to on Carrie. The novel had more depth and more structure to it. It was a real whirlwind of both character development and story.

The novel's main character is Ben Mears who comes back to his hometown of `Salem's Lot, Maine, to write a novel based on a house he went into as a child that haunted him up to this day. He finds that the house has been brought by two strange figures - a man named Straker, and mysterious entity that no one has seen known as Barlow.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsGenius!
By Countess Dracula on 10 Mar. 2017
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I love Stephen King and this book is just fantastic, I highly recommend. Stephen is truly the "king" of the horror genre! His vampires are very adequate and are the way vampires should be. Beautifully written book!
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4.0 out of 5 starsGood
By Sarah Tilsley on 24 Nov. 2013
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I enjoyed this book. It was good, but not great. I think at times there was too much description and not enough action, but overall a good novel that I was recommend. I enjoyed the short story at the end and the bits of the novel that were cut out. It made for a interesting read and just helped to bring the book to a close nicely.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe story is good. The book was advertised as being in very ...
By sue osborne on 29 April 2017
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The story is good. The book was advertised as being in very good condition, this is far from the truth.
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5.0 out of 5 starsClassic
By Amazon Customer on 25 Mar. 2017
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I've read the book before, 30 odd years ago but it's still a cracker. I'd recommend all of Stephen King's books anyway.
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4.0 out of 5 starsA replacement for a lost copy...
By Martin Roberts on 1 May 2017
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One of the earliest horror novels I ever read and enjoyed.
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4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars
By vibhav ram on 27 April 2017
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Scary! Well written, delivers all the punches that you expect from the master.
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4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars
By clinton m mcgregor on 29 April 2017
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excellent book
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 starsGreat book, publisher abysmal

Go elsewhere for this book as this was bordering on unreadable at times. So frustrating. No way should this be available with so many grammatical errors.

Published 2 months ago by Nobody
3.0 out of 5 starsA good book, but it dragged a lot

I wish I could give this more than 3 stars. I mean, it's one of King's most famous books that has been given high praise by most people. But it was just okay to me. Read more

Published 2 months ago by William Gallimore-Tallen
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Excellent read

Published 2 months ago by Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars‘Salem’s Lot was a great little read

‘Salem’s Lot was a great little read, and while it is quite clearly inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula, King doesn’t exactly hide that Stoker’s work was an influence. Read more

Published 2 months ago by SocialBookshelves.com
5.0 out of 5 starsThe greatest vampire novel

This novel is superb , firstly the detailed description of this small town/village, then all the characters in it, which reappear throughout the novel often in vampire form! Read more

Published 3 months ago by Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 starsBetter than Bram Stoker - but where was the copy editor?

Still among the best of Stephen King's novels, although you can tell it was an early one. I expect I'm being persnickety about English usage but it's irritating and distracting to... Read more

Published 3 months ago by millywhiz
2.0 out of 5 starsNot great

Not great. The picture was different and it was pretty poor quality.

Published 3 months ago by Kare Coyle

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