Big Driver

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Jessica Hecht

Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

Now a Lifetime original movie, Stephen King's haunting story about an author of a series of mystery novels who tries to reconcile her old life with her life after a horrific attack and the one thing that can save her: Revenge.

Tess Thorne, a famous mystery writer, faces a long drive home following a book signing engagement. Advised to take a shortcut at the suggestion of the event’s planner, Tess sets out for home, well after dark. On a lonely stretch of New England road, her tire blows out, and when a man in a pick up stops, it is not to help her, but to repeatedly assault her and leave her for dead. Tess survives, and she plots a revenge that will bring her face-to-face with another stranger: the one inside herself, capable of gruesome violence

©2010 Stephen King. All rights reserved. (P)2010 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

Very great book from start to finish!!

Enjoyed this book from beginning to end. Job well done as expected by Stephen King

Scarey

A classic justice and revenge story. The main character, Tess, is assaulted and left for dead. She arrives at a plan that carries the book through to the end. In the meantime, the GPS and the cat become integral characters in the revenge plot. It's a tense story and worth the short read.

disturbing and riveting

Stephen King hasn't lost the ability to creep a reader out. Rape, murder, abandonment, revenge, mistaken identities - if it's horrible, this story has it. And a protagonist to root for, which is necessary to hold my interest. I was hoping for a bit more from the ending, but otherwise this is quite a satisfying listen.

big driver

anothe stephen king excellent book. rings true for so many reasons to me. revenge is sweet.

LOVED IT!!!LOVED IT!!!LOVED IT!!!!

this book was so good. i first saw the movie on lifetime and loved the movie so much i wanted to check it out. I really enjoyed this book. and i am getting ready to read it again. i suggest anyone that likes a good thriller, read this book

wonderfully written and read!

I truly love king books and audio is even better. King is as u a ual awesome!

Good for a long ride

This was a good story overall but the narrator left me a little wanting. It was a one note performance and Kung stories need someone with more range, especially to build suspense.

Worth a listen.

True Horror

I've long been amazed at the diversity of Stephen King 's work. While he stays in the genre of Horror, his books cover a wide range of horror from supernatural, to 'blood and gore', science fiction, and the evil that lurks inside human beings. This book fits in the last category. The main character has horror inflicted upon her by a twisted monster-person, and while carrying out revenge she confronts the evil inside herself. The narrator was great at getting across the presence, personality, and essence of the main character. She did such a good job I forgot I was reading Stephen King. I admit to becoming s little confused towards the last part of the story. I'm not sure if it was because I was tired or if the story itself was unclear. I had to listen to parts of the narrative twice. Overall this book is entertaining and thoughtful. I listened to the audible version which is probably a totally different experience from reading version. The story was performed more than read.

It's OK

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Short but not a gripping or involving book. Narration was too weak to draw interest beyond mild curiosity.

Would you be willing to try another book from Stephen King? Why or why not?

Of course, I'm a King fan. Just not this particular book

Steer clear of this reader

Story was ok. Kind of mild for a King story to be honest. This narrator should NOT be reading King’s work. She has this annoying sweet smiling lily to her voice that drove me to roll my eyes constantly. It’s like when you get that super chipper waiter/waitress and you don’t believe it’s possible to be that happy. So so not a match for the mood King was going for with this tale.