Insomnia

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Eli Wallach

A #1 national bestseller—“A yarn so packed with suspense, romance, literary reference, fascinating miscellaneous knowledge, and heart that only Stephen King could have written it. Marvelous—that is, full of marvels” (Booklist).

Since his wife died, Ralph Roberts has been having trouble sleeping. Each night he wakes up a bit earlier, until he’s barely sleeping at all. During his late night walks, he observes some strange things going on in Derry, Maine. He sees colored ribbons streaming from people’s heads, two strange little men wandering around town after dark, and more. He begins to suspect that these visions are something more than hallucinations brought on by lack of sleep.

There’s a definite mean streak running through this small New England city; underneath its ordinary surface awesome and terrifying forces are at work. The dying has been going on in Derry for a long, long time. Now Ralph is part of it…and lack of sleep is the least of his worries.

Returning to the same Maine town where It took place, a town that has haunted Stephen King for decades, Insomnia blends King’s trademark bone-chilling realism with supernatural terror to create yet another masterpiece of suspense.

Mysic ruins this

If there were any other performances of this i would have gotten it instead. The story is great and Eli was good, but the music was inappropriate, screaming in my ears on my headphones, and more often than not louder than the narrator himself. Whoever’s idea it was to put a soundtrack on an audiobook should get sent back to the mailroom. If i wanted to listen to music i wouldn’t be listening to audiobooks. This review is more for producers than listeners. Listeners, youre gonna want to hear Kings book, and unfortunateky this is your only choice. Pr

The music is a terrible

I love this story; however I was very taken aback by the music that played periodically. (Maybe at the end of chapters). Sometimes it was so loud, I could barely hear the reader. It would really bring me out of the story.

Discordant music

The story is great, always is. The voice actor who narrates does a wonderful job. But do not listen to this audiobook at high volumes due to random discordant music which will almost definitely you!

Different, but still King, and very good!

It also has strong ties near the end to the Dark Tower series, but if you're not into that, it doesn't ruin it (I read The Dark Tower series after this, so I can attest to that!)

the best of the best

arguably one of the best books I've ever had the pleasure of listening to and in my top five king works of art