Bag of Bones

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Stephen King

Length: 21 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

Even four years after the sudden death of his wife, best selling novelist Mike Noonan can't stop grieving, nor can he return to his writing. Now his nights are plagued by vivid nightmares of the house by the lake. Despite these dreams, or perhaps because of them, he decides to return to Sara Laughs, the Noonans' isolated summer home. In his beloved Yankee town, he finds himself falling in love with a widowed young mother, who struggles to keep custody of her 3-year-old daughter. He is also drawn into the mystery of Sara Laughs, now the site of ghostly visitations, ever-escalating nightmares, and the sudden recovery of his writing ability. What are the forces that have been unleashed here - and what do they want of Mike Noonan?

©1998 Stephen King, All Rights Reserved (P)1998 Simon & Schuster, Inc., All Rights Reserved

Critic reviews

"The witty and obsessive voice of King's powerful imagination." (Amy Tan)
"What King lacks in professional polish he makes up for with an infectious enthusiasm that will lock in listeners for the long haul." (Publishers Weekly)

We are all a bag of bones...

I really enjoyed listening to this book. Stephen King says he really like this book as well and was happy to read it for audible. I had to finish the book. Many books I start and don't finish but this I had to finish. The only issue I have is that the ending was a bit lack luster. Sort of like you ran out of gas, possibly leaving out the last chapter would have been okay. But I gave it a five star because, I did have to read it to the end. I really enjoyed the story. It was never really over the top. He always brought it back to reality except where he got rid of XXXX. I know King says that there are no spoilers when it comes to books, but why do that if you don't have to. I don't read a lot of books for pleasure, because I have to read so much technical manuals, there really is not enough time. However, I am trying to steal time when I walk, drive to work and such. I find I can really get a lot of reading during those times. Hence, audible which is a god send for me. I can read books that I would not usually have time to read. The book was fun to read and I loved it in Stephen's voice.

truly haunting

This is a story that is hard to come back to the real world from. I had to stay up late several times to hear it all. Also probably the best I've heard Mr King narrate.

The Stand and This are SK’s best

Stephen King at his finest in a long time! This my favorite next to The Stand.

A CLASSIC

i keep coming back to Stephen King. Overall, the story is gripping and makes you want to listen for more. The performance is, of course, superb. A great listen. Highly recommended.

Awesome book!

I loved this book and I love that Stephen King read it himself. Another amazing story written by my favorite author.

Hooked and couldn’t stop listening

If you love stories featuring the supernatural, pick this one. It will keep you hooked

Stay with it.....

I struggled to get into the first third of this book because Stephen King is not a narrator. He admits this himself, at the end of the book. I only stayed with it because of the reviews. I'm glad I made that decision. It's s a very interesting story. I highly recommend it.

Great job!

Great book, awesome storyline. The mixing of past, present and future were a little hard to keep track of but once you get the "just" of the story in your mind it's really amazing and takes a ton of talent to be able to keep track of all that as a writer. King's narration took a little bit to get used to because he's not as animated as some other narrators, but it's really great that they got him to read his own book, it's sort of like being able to experience exactly what was running through his mind as he was writing.

Great writer and Narrator

Would you listen to Bag of Bones again? Why?

I might, just to hear Stephen Kings voice. It was spot on and I really feel it made this book more interesting. I usually pass on books that are narrated by the author because most of them come off as dull and flat. Not Mr. King. He really is good.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I don't care for this question because I feel in a good book all the characters should be favorites. They should all add to the ebb and flow.

Have you listened to any of Stephen King’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have both listened and read other Stephen King books. This is a good one. For whatever reason it did not frighten me as much as Duma Key (one of my favorites) but that's not to say it didn't have some intense parts. It did!

Any additional comments?

This book moves along at a good pace. Not to fast and not to slow. Great twist and turns. I will admit that I did not listen to it before I went to sleep but it was not so scary as to make me stop listening. Again I loved Mr. Kings narration. Hope he has plans to read more of his work. He is that good.

Excellent story line!

This is not your typical ghost tale. I will be giving this one another listen.