Thinner

De: Stephen King

Narrado por: Joe Mantegna

This “superbly crafted…extraordinary” (Booklist) #1 New York Times bestseller from Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, “pulsates with evil…[and] will have you on the edge of your seat” (Publishers Weekly).

Attorney Billy Halleck seriously enjoys living his life of upper-class excess. He’s got it all—an expensive home in Connecticut, a loving family…and fifty extra pounds that his doctor repeatedly warns will be the death of him. Then, in a moment of carelessness, Halleck commits vehicular manslaughter when he strikes a jaywalking old woman crossing the street. But Halleck has some powerful local connections and gets off with a slap on the wrist…much to the fury of the woman’s mysterious and ancient father, who exacts revenge with a single word: “Thinner.”

Now a terrified Halleck finds the weight once so difficult to shed dropping effortlessly—and rapidly—by the week. Soon there will be nothing left of Billy Halleck…unless he can somehow locate the source of his living nightmare and reverse what’s happened to him before he utterly wastes away…

Great Story

I liked the story and the performer's voice. Would recommend this tale to those who like Stephen King as well as those who aren't sure if they like him yet!

pretty good.

Pretty good, a fun romp. The story is interesting but ends all too predictably. Still worth reading

the music was so annoying

I love the story. the reading was great. but the music between chapters was so much louder than the narrator, it made me flinch and turn it down every time! what is wrong with this picture???

Excellent book and story

Excellent book and story! I would recommend for that alone. Not a big fan of the narrator's voice, but it didn't bother me enough to stop listening. Classic King writing with a satisfying ending.

Just Like Billy, Not A Lot Of Meat To This Story

I feel like a lot of this book was "filler". There were hour or longer sections where nothing of substance happened. I liked the premise of the story but this could have been told in 5-6 hours. It has a decent beginning and a fantastic last 2 hours, but the middle portions didn't do it for me.