Bag of Bones

By: Stephen King

Narrated by: Stephen King

Length: 21 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

Even four years after the sudden death of his wife, best selling novelist Mike Noonan can't stop grieving, nor can he return to his writing. Now his nights are plagued by vivid nightmares of the house by the lake. Despite these dreams, or perhaps because of them, he decides to return to Sara Laughs, the Noonans' isolated summer home. In his beloved Yankee town, he finds himself falling in love with a widowed young mother, who struggles to keep custody of her 3-year-old daughter. He is also drawn into the mystery of Sara Laughs, now the site of ghostly visitations, ever-escalating nightmares, and the sudden recovery of his writing ability. What are the forces that have been unleashed here - and what do they want of Mike Noonan?

©1998 Stephen King, All Rights Reserved (P)1998 Simon & Schuster, Inc., All Rights Reserved

Critic reviews

"The witty and obsessive voice of King's powerful imagination." (Amy Tan)
"What King lacks in professional polish he makes up for with an infectious enthusiasm that will lock in listeners for the long haul." (Publishers Weekly)

great book

love this book I can't read but I love to listen to to good books like this one

It was a long road to get there.

I usually avoid audiobooks narrated by the author. Mr. King’s stories have been narrated by the best in the business and I worried I’d loose some of the magic. I found I liked hearing him tell the story after all. As far as the story goes, it took a long time to get “there”, where you need to know what happens next. It made me wonder a great deal about how much of this story represented his own marriage and love for his wife. I couldn’t help that, and it doesn’t mean anyone else will. It took a long while for the suspense and the background for the suspense to build. I might have second thoughts when I rent a cabin on the lake next year. Not my favorite King book, but I’m glad I read it.

Great Book

I love ghost stories. I love love stories. I also love Stephen King’s narrative voice when he writes both. This is such a tale, a real pleasure.

Starts slow

Struggled at the beginning of this book; I almost didn't continue after a few chapter. However, once it got going it moved quickly and proved to be a really good read.

Great book real thriller!

I have read many King books. This is the only one so far that has actually scared me.

I loved the premise and how the book progressed. One of my favorite King books so far!

interesting listen

it took a bit to get into it, but it was a good book. recommended

Don’t listen to the naysayers.

The narration was fantastic. The music was a nice touch and the story is great.

love it.

I have listened to this story every summer since 1999. Thats how much I love it. Its a classic creepy ghost story with elements of sweetness, love, and humor thrown in.

do you get attached to your characters? skip this

love the narrator. should have skipped the story. sucked sucked crap garbage trash no good. junk. there is fifteen words you a holes

pleasantly surprised

first one Ive listened to and got hooked. written by my favorite author, and read by him made it a favorite new way to get thru a book when there's so many days you can't quite find the time to get to read. and listening to the interview at the end was a pleasant surprise!