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Quitters, Inc.

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Eric Roberts
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Dick Morrison's life has become a nightmare of addictions, filling his days with overeating, overworking, and smoking way too much. When an old friend tells him about a surefire way to quit, he's more than willing to give it a shot. But what Dick doesn't know is that Quitters, Inc. demands a high price from anyone who strays from their rigid rules-like a few volts of electricity for the nearest and dearest... or maybe a missing thumb? Forced to choose between his desperate need for cigarettes and the dire consequences of giving in to his addiction, Dick must decide just how important another drag really is.
©2006 Stephen King (P)2009 Phoenix

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disapointed

This is one of my favorite King short stories but I was disappointed by the performance. At several points during the recording, there is a heavy handed sax driven muzak playing in the background - it makes the performance come off as cheesy and makes the reader difficult to understand. As for Roberts - he reads through the material very quickly and he often sounds like he has the microphone too close to his mouth and is often hard to understand. I tried setting the ipod to slower playback but it just made him sound drunk. I set the eq on the ipod to spoken voice and that seemed to help a little - although by that point I may have just been used to it. The fact that this was so short was probably the only reason I stuck it out until the end.

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Love the story, hated the narration.

I love this story and saw the movie with James Woods, it was great! I did not like the narration at all. I just can't get into it and can't seem to get past the first 5-10 minutes.

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Nice short story, but.....

Nice short story, but the music they play intermittently was annoying to me. It may be a preference thing, but I found it distracting. I also felt the reader was a little too fast. Still an overall good listen

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You WILL Quit!!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, this book is riveting. I could not put it down until it was complete.

What did you like best about this story?

Strange twist...unexpected events.

What about Eric Roberts’s performance did you like?

Eric made me believe he was telling his own story.

If you could rename Quitters, Inc., what would you call it?

You WILL Quit!!!

Any additional comments?

Keep up the great work.

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Loved it!

Read the story before but this was so much better! Eric Roberts does a fantastic narration.

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King is Best

I love all of Stephen Kings stories. He is the best. I have followed his stories for years and looking forward to his next one!

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Love it!

Though the end was predictable, it was no less enjoyable. And I could listen to Eric Roberts read the phonebook and be perfectly content. I love a good Stephen King story.

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Okay

Eric Roberts could’ve done a better job.
Story was great and a little less music to.

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Pretty good read.

Took me out of my reading slump. I liked it even the second time through.

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The Stephen King Solution to Smoking…

aaah…an Oldie but a Goodie.

Old School Stephen King…this is a short story that was originally in the collection, Night Shift.

Are you a smoker? Quitter’s Inc has the solution for you. And the program actually works…100% of the time. 100%. Every. Single. Person. In. The. Program. Quits.

What’s their secret?! It’s all in the Stephen King sauce.

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