Needful Things

De: Stephen King

Narrado por: 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.

©1991 Stephen King (P)2008 Penguin Audiobooks

Reseñas de la Crítica

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

Superb

Superb book. No one knows a book like it’s author, Stephen Kings delivery is excellent.

One of my favourites

I love hearing an author read their own work and Stephen does a fantastic job in this one. A story which has you wanting more at the end of each chapter.

Several times it had me gasping out loud and wondering how on earth this was going to end.

Highly recommend.

Stephen: All i need is you!

Would you listen to Needful Things again? Why?

Holly Yes! One of my favorite Stephen King books! I loved it from start to the end! The only minus i would say is that it is a BIT on the long side, and not all Stephen King writhe is that interesting. I would say it is still one of his best books!

What about Stephen King’s performance did you like?

When Stephen king reads his own books it is done with KUDOS! And it is done with love to the source material! His own book!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No WAY! It is to long, but i should stop complaining about that!

Typical early King quality, poor performance

Why did King narrate this himself? How on earth has he been allowed to narrate 3 (that I know of) of his books? He really needs to stick to the writing, at which he's brilliant. As a narrator... Let's just say I don't think he'd make a living if that was his day job. Good story, but perhaps not up to the awesome standard of most of the work he's produced in the last few years, but hard to recommend in terms of this recording because of his boring, toneless and dreary delivery.

Simply great

While Mr King might arguably not have the best voice for audiobook narration, there’s something very special (to me any way) hearing the author read his own tale. More so, Mr King’s voice, particularly when narrating Leland Gaunt, took on a slight Vincent Price tone, which I loved.

I devoured this book, finding reasons to keep my headphones in for longer each day.

Some reviews also lambasted the music, though I found it helped the story - each key character had his own theme - which helped me keep track as to who was being featured, particularly when the story jumped from character to character.

After giving this a listen, my next step is to look up the movie version, with Ed Harris.