"Thinner" - the old gypsy man barely whispered the word. Billy felt the touch of a withered hand on his cheek. "Thinner" - the word, the old man's curse, had lodged in Billy's mind like a fattening worm, eating at his flesh, at his reason. And with his despair, came violence.
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After an old gypsy woman is killed by his car, lawyer Billy Halleck is stricken with a flesh-wasting malady and must undertake a nightmarish journey to confront the forces of death.
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Von Croaton
Format:Audio CD|Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
I like the story, I like the reader - but everyone who buys this audiobook should be aware of the fact that contrary to what it says on the cover it is NOT unabridged. If you need any proof, check for example chapter 10: The first pages (5 in my paperback edition) are missing. Besides, the names of the chapters are mysteriously not read out; the pun of the chapter titled "The Scales of Justice" is therefore simply lost.
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Von Ein Kunde
Format:Taschenbuch
This book was boring. Most of it concerned the main character chasing an old gypsy through New England so he could take a curse away. The only interesting character was the mobster. Anyone could predict the ending fifty pages before.
I am a big Stephen King fan and 'Richard Bachman' and this has to be his worst.
Von Chris Ingram
Format:Taschenbuch
Throughout the course of this book, we are faced with characters dealing with moral problems. The book's main character, Billy Halleck, accidentally kills an old Gypsy woman in the road while his wife is performing a certain sexual acts on him. The Judge and the Chief of Police let Halleck off without so much as a slap on the wrist. The woman's father, Tadus Lemke, decides to take vengeance into his own hands, and casts a "curse" on Halleck.The book describes his dramatic weight loss, which is the basis of the curse, as well as his hunt for Lemke's Gypsy Band, and the exciting confrontations that occur thereafter. This is an exciting and riveting book for anyone with a shred of emotion or mental capacity. I recommend you buy this book at all costs, you won't be disappointed!
Format:Taschenbuch
This is a little different than most of Kings books. There is a lot less character development, it just jumps right into the story. Some people will probably like that, since some of his books take 300 pages for the action to start happening. It's a good book with a great ending. The movie is pretty good as well.
Von "godd870621345"
Format:Taschenbuch
this is one of the wrost stephen king books i've read. not scary, boring, and dragged. read some SK classics like: the shining, IT, or carrie. this is a waist of time. sorry man, this one doesn't work for me.
Von Ein Kunde
Format:Taschenbuch
This was a better book than Pet Sematary, and I believe it should get better ratings than it so i gave it a better one.
Von Jaime
Format:Taschenbuch
It's a King original alright. It(Out of many of Kings books ) is very original. The has A Horrifying ending an is one of the best books I've ever read (Even Better than the movie). Don't watch the movie, either because it will ruine the book for you though. Over all It is one of his earlier Books (When he had new ideas)and is mostly thought of as a prodogy but It was a true original yo me.
Von Ryan Costantino
Format:Taschenbuch
I liked this book. A lot. Stephen King is good at writing lengthy novels that don't really scare, but make you think "Hey, that was pretty damn cool". This book isn't very long; but that seems to be of little importance. The fact is that of all the books Stephen King has written, this is the one with the scariest ending. Gypsy curses and the overall moral message of the book "You Are Responsible For Your Actions!" all come to a nice crescendo. An actual feeling of horror (ok, maybe not horror but a feeling of unease) sticks with you after you read the book. There is actual impact in retrospect of this book. It will bother you (provided you possess a soul). By the way, DO NOT SEE THE MOVIE FIRST!!!! It will ruin the book. Read the book first, then watch the horrible movie. If not for anything other than the small part the author plays.
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Great story, weak writing
While the writing in Thinner isn't what I would consider the strongest - several times, the action seems to grind to a halt to go into needless detail - the story redeems this... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 20. Juni 2000 von Amy Krug
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I've read better by him but King could never write bad
I am a huge King fan and it's not to say that I did not like this book, I just do not think it is his best piece. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 13. Juni 2000 veröffentlicht
5.0 von 5 Sternen
King is the true King when he dons the name Bachman
This is definately King at his best--King as Bachman (the only time he failed with this name is with The Regulators. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 27. Mai 2000 von Anon
2.0 von 5 Sternen
This book is a reason to support book-burnings . . .
Under normal circumstances, I would hail Stephen King as a great writer, at least within his own genre. He's imaginative, original and intelligent. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 4. Mai 2000 von belladena
5.0 von 5 Sternen
ODD,GROSS,INTERESTING.
THINNER BY STEPHEN KING IS A NASTY AND GROSS BOOK BECAUSE IT HAD TO MANY SEXUAL STUFF AND CURSING GO ON THROUGH OUT THE BOOK. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 27. April 2000 veröffentlicht
3.0 von 5 Sternen
That's the end?
This is was an okay book. It was a little hard to get into. The ending left me with mixed emotions. In a way it was memorable, and fitting. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 3. April 2000 von ACE
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