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Title: Four Past Midnight: The Sun Dog by Stephen King, Tim Sample ISBN: 0-453-00757-0 Publisher: Penguin Audiobooks Pub. Date: September, 1991 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 4 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Journeyman work by the master
Comment: This review refers mostly to the unabridged cassette version.
Typical Stephen King story. Starts out great and is fun getting there but far to often the ending (just like this story) is unsatisfying. The story involves a young teen who get a polaroid camera that does far more than take regular snap shots. Not really unique story telling but there are a number of interesting characters in the story. In particular Pop Merrill. A character so intricately drawn, that it is hard to tell if he is a good guy or a bad guy.
Overall I liked this story but I don't feel Mr. King put his all in this story. First off there is darn near a metaphor on every single page. I can't begin to count the number of times a sentence went something like " . . . it was like . . ." Another problem with the story is that it contained a number of flash forwards that went nowhere. One character has a flash forward but dies before the previously mentioned flash forward can come to pass. And the ending . . . Well, I won't ruin anything, but if you are familiar with these type of stories, you will not be surprised.
A hesitant recommendation, perhaps a library book more than a book store purchase. The audio cassette version read by Tim Sample is superbly done. He is able to carry off all the voices and his Pop Merrill is so nicely done, at times it seems it was a different reader.
Rating: 4
Summary: Sun Dog
Comment: I absolutely loved this book! The Sun Dog had me on the edge of my seat, biting my fingernails and scared to pick up an instamatic camera ever again! It was one of King's best. At the end of the book, however, there's a mention of a sequel - and I've been waiting for that for some time - I hope it happens....
Rating: 4
Summary: Mr. King "blurs the line" and suspends disbelief so smoothly
Comment: "Chilling" is the best description for this trip into the imagination of Stephen King and his characters. You hate 'em, you love 'em and you feel the beads of sweat on their foreheads.... This was a grimy read, and I was amazed at my discomfort and growing anxiety as the plot developed and then exploded... What a trip!!! Highly recommend it.
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Title: Three Past Midnight: The Library Policeman by Stephen King, Ken Howard ISBN: 0453007481 Publisher: Penguin Audiobooks Pub. Date: June, 1991 List Price(USD): $30.95 |
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Title: Two Past Midnight: Secret Window, Secret Garden by Stephen King, Christopher Reeve, James Woods ISBN: 0453007465 Publisher: Penguin Audiobooks Pub. Date: April, 1991 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: One Past Midnight: The Langoliers by Stephen King, Willem Dafoe ISBN: 0453007449 Publisher: Penguin Audiobooks Pub. Date: February, 1991 List Price(USD): $30.95 |
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Title: Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower, Book 6) by Stephen King, Darrel Anderson ISBN: 1880418592 Publisher: Donald M. Grant/Scribner Pub. Date: 08 June, 2004 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Nightmares & Dreamscapes by Stephen King ISBN: 0451180232 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 04 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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