Thinner

De: Stephen King

Narrado por: Joe Mantegna

This “superbly crafted…extraordinary” (Booklist) #1 New York Times bestseller from Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, “pulsates with evil…[and] will have you on the edge of your seat” (Publishers Weekly).

Attorney Billy Halleck seriously enjoys living his life of upper-class excess. He’s got it all—an expensive home in Connecticut, a loving family…and fifty extra pounds that his doctor repeatedly warns will be the death of him. Then, in a moment of carelessness, Halleck commits vehicular manslaughter when he strikes a jaywalking old woman crossing the street. But Halleck has some powerful local connections and gets off with a slap on the wrist…much to the fury of the woman’s mysterious and ancient father, who exacts revenge with a single word: “Thinner.”

Now a terrified Halleck finds the weight once so difficult to shed dropping effortlessly—and rapidly—by the week. Soon there will be nothing left of Billy Halleck…unless he can somehow locate the source of his living nightmare and reverse what’s happened to him before he utterly wastes away…

The music ruins it

The book is great, the narration is decent, but whose idea was it to put in the awful music? I really hope they release a version without it.

Simple yet mezmerizing

One of my favorite Stephen King stories. It eats at your core and doesn't let go from start to finish.

Must Read

this book is awesome, I love the film and the novel. If you love Stephen King, you need to check out this book.

One of King's best, but the "bumper" music is distracting and outdated

I would recommend this book as a good, scary and very original creepy King book. The narrator is almost perfect, but like most male narrators trying to do women's voices, those parts are annoying and almost sound like a mean parody of how a woman speaks. The music at the beginning of each chapter adds nothing, goes on too long, and is unappealing. All those negatives being said, I would still say this book is worth a listen.

This was one of the greats!

The story was riveting and had reminiscent feelings of "The Monkeys Paw". Not that it was a copy of plot in anyway. Just the feeling. The vibe, dig.

OMG, Joe Mantegna, OMG!!! He narrates this story beautifully. I was so impressed and enjoyed every second of listening to his voice paint these extremely memorable characters.

And the story ends in the true Stephen King as Richard Bachman style. Fans will know what that means. I appreciate and like the distinct difference.