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2 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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LT has a theory about pets, particularly his Siamese cat. It had been their cat, not just his cat, but that was until he came home one day to find a note on the fridge from his wife saying she had left him. Recorded live at the Royal Festival Hall in London, this story demonstrates yet again that no one can tell a tale like Stephen King. Available only in audio!
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5 out of 5 stars
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A+++
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mile 81
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 762
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At Mile 81 on the Maine turnpike is a boarded up rest stop, a place where high school kids drink and get into the kind of trouble high school kids have always gotten into. It’s the place where Pete Simmons goes when his older brother, who’s supposed to be looking out for him, heads off to the gravel pit to play “paratroopers over the side”. Pete, armed only with the magnifying glass he got for his 10th birthday, finds a discarded bottle of vodka in the boarded up burger shack and drinks enough to pass out.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Really disappointing on many levels
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The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,580
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,894
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A master storyteller at his best - the O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King delivers a generous collection of stories, several of them brand-new, featuring revelatory autobiographical comments on when, why, and how he came to write (or rewrite) each story. Magnificent, eerie, utterly compelling, these stories comprise one of King's finest gifts to his constant fan. "I made them especially for you," says King. "Feel free to examine them, but please be careful. The best of them have teeth."
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5 out of 5 stars
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HE'S A CUP OF COFFEE
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Barton Dawes' unremarkable but comfortable existence suddenly takes a turn for the worst. A new highway extension is being built right over the laundry plant where he works - and right over his home. Dawes isn't the sort of man who will take an insult of this magnitude lying down. His steadfast determination to fight the inevitable course of progress drives his wife and friends away while he tries to face down the uncaring bureaucracy that has destroyed his life.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great narrator; awful book
- By Petra47 on 07-24-16
Publisher's Summary
"The face of the man in the black suit grows ever clearer, ever closer, and I remember every word he said. I don't want to think of him, but I can't help it, and sometimes at night my old heart beats so hard and so fast I think it will tear itself right clear of my chest."
A haunting recollection of a mysterious boyhood event, The Man in the Black Suit, read by John Cullum, leads off this masterful collection from Stephen King.
Other dark tales include: All That You Love Will Be Carried Away, read by Peter Gerety, in which a man checks into a Lincoln, Nebraska Motel 6 to find the meaning in his life; That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French, read by Becky Ann Baker, presents the ultimate case of deja vu; and The Death of Jack Hamilton, read by Arliss Howard, a blistering tale of Depression-era outlaws on the run.
Whether writing about encounters with the dead or the near-dead, or about the mundane dreads of life, Stephen King's The Man in the Black Suit is a gripping, intense listen.
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- A. L. DeWitt
- Jefferson City, MO United States
- 01-13-03
Not Your Classic Stephen King
The thing I like about Stephen King's short stories is that they never fail to satisfy that craving for a good yarn. Sure, they are sometimes scary beyond all rhyme or reason, but more often than not, they are just great listening. In the Man in the Black Suit, King creates a central character that is both sympathetic and believable, and a villain so dark you tremble. But the narration and the storytelling are so good, you almost (emphasis on almost) forget to be scared. There is a story about John Dillinger that is about the best short story I've ever heard, and in Everything You Love Will Be Carried Away, King leaves you spellbound and wondering, and laughing for hours at all the collected bathroom humor built into the story. In "That Feeling You Can Only Say in French," you get the feeling you're watching an old Twilight Zone re-run, or maybe an old episode of Star Trek. You keep hoping the characters will recognize what you see so clearly. King is gifted in letting you see clearly what the characters cannot see, and in making you want them to see it. This is a great collection of stories and one not to be missed.
40 of 40 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- brenty
- United States
- 10-22-13
Uneven but enjoyable
Not every story included here is stellar, but those that stood out were exceptionally suspenseful and well-crafted. Well worth the listen, but I couldn't give it 5 stars given some weaker material.
Classic Stephen King shorts!
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- felicia jones
- 05-05-18
No, no, again...NO!
Stephen King, is a SUPERB storyteller, but the stories in this particular book are boring and dated. After my mind kept wandering as I was trying to listen to these dull stories, I realized that I just wasn't enjoying them. There are many older King classics that are older, but this book isn't one of them. I guess even the best writers can produce bad stories sometime.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- JM
- 06-18-12
I give it a resounding Meh.
Not the best work from Sai King. The titular story being the only one with a real scare factor to it, it wasn't that scary.
The real gem was the story "The Death of Jack Hamilton." It was full of heart and imagery that even card carrying member of the uncle Stevie fan club like me can forget this man is capable of. If anyone wonders if King is more than a contemporary horror writer, have them read this or any of his other little gems like "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" and they will know.
Perhaps it isn't his best work, but it is not bad at all.
Long live the King!
4 of 6 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Rob
- Woodstock, GA, United States
- 11-02-10
Classic Short Story writing by King....but....
This was classic King but "The Man In The Black Suite" was by far the best, not even close.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Dawn
- 06-03-16
Fabulously Frightening
This is a must have for your library. Buy it for your family and friends.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- Tim Kane
- Chula Vista
- 03-03-08
There Are Better King Stories
Only the first story, the Man in the Black Suit, is worth the price of admission. This is a taut King tale with a devil as only King could write it. The other three stories were forgettable, and hardly worth the price.
2 of 9 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Jennifer Beadle
- Granite City, IL United States
- 04-06-14
Satan's Fishing Hole
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
No, I wouldn't. This is a tired old theme. The only thing different was the devil was a bit of a cannibal.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
It was interesting up until you learned the Man in Black was the devil.
Have you listened to any of John Cullum and Becky Ann Baker ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
This is the first time I listened to their performance.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I was moved by the loss of his brother by a bee sting in a time, where they didn't have much knowledge of such things.
Any additional comments?
This is one King work that I was truly disappointed in. It started off so good and then just fizzled out.
1 of 6 people found this review helpful