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.

Great book! Bad performance!

I didn't care at all for the music throughout the book. The reader was okay but not great. I feel like the producer missed the mark, however don't let that detour you from a great book. It was worth the effort to get through the crazy production.

Kill the music

I love audible and I love Stephen King stories, but the background music added in this one is downright painful, both figuratively and literally (especially in headphones). I want a story, not some editor’s version of what music matches the story. If I want that, I’ll watch a movie.

Great narrator, but...

... I started out thinking “I could do with out the musical interludes.” And by the end I was at “I freakin hate them.”

Annoying music

Although I enjoyed the book, the music that was played during the transitions was very loud and annoying. I skipped some parts in order to avoid it. I wish there had been a way to turn it off. It was distracting and completely unnecessary.

Terrible music.

Mr. King didn't quite hit the mark for me on this one. It definitely could have been a lot shorter and been better. I noticed a lot of reviews mentioned not liking the narrator but I thought he did a good job and his voice was appropriate. it actually reminds me of Stephen Kings voice.

Someone thought it would be a good idea to add "creepy" music throughout. It sounds like some little kids pretending to play guitar and is overwhelmingly loud and obnoxious.