Needful Things

An epic thriller from the No. 1 bestseller

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Stephen King

There was a new shop in town. Run by a stranger.

Needful Things, the sign said. The oddest name. A name that caused some gossip and speculation among the good folks of Castle Rock, Maine, while they waited for opening day.

Eleven-year-old Brian Rusk was the first customer and he got just what he wanted, a very rare 1956 Sandy Koufax baseball card. Signed. Cyndi Rose Martin was next. A Lalique vase. A perfect match for her living room decor.

Something for everyone. Something you really had to have. And always at a price you could just about afford. The cash price that is. Because there was another price. There always is when your heart's most secret, true desire is for sale . . .

(P)2008 Penguin Audiobooks©1991 Stephen King

Critic reviews

An incredibly gifted writer, whose writing . . . is so fluid that you often forget that you're reading.

A sophisticated literary craftsman . . . his work anatomises . . . the social fabric of small-town American life.

Needful things

The best reader I hat the pleasure listening to.
The best writer.
I only rate books with stars and don't write a review.
This is my first review. It was so good I must say something.

Great Book and narration

Great story and wonderful narration from the author. The only thing out of place is the music. Totally unnecessary. Still worth a listen though!

Why ?

What did you like best about Needful Things? What did you like least?

What is WITH the random music ? I'm really not liking it !

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

No loud unexpected music !

What aspect of Stephen King’s performance would you have changed?

The music

Was Needful Things worth the listening time?

I'm sure the story is worthy of the master wordsmith that is Stephen King but I just can't concentrate on it.

Rivetting!!

This is a " can't put it down" kind of book. Fast moving plot with believable characters. Great read.

Wonderfully compelling

Would you listen to Needful Things again? Why?

I would listen to this over and over. This book keeps you entranced from beginning to end. This was the second book of Stephen King's I have read and it will not be last.