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thehappybooker's review against another edition
4.0
I listened to this audiobook while I painted trim and inadvertently painted a bit of the wall while paying attention to the book. Now I can look at the trim I painted and remember what was happening in the book to make me wander off the straight-n-narrow. There's one section of door trim that I particularly don't want to repaint because it makes me laugh and remember the "Chattery Teeth" story.
The stories are quintessential Stephen King, entertaining and absorbing while working on a tedious project.
The stories are quintessential Stephen King, entertaining and absorbing while working on a tedious project.
jenmurphy's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
innae's review against another edition
I chose this off the shelf as they were stories I had not read -- and no wonder, I have Nightmares and Dreamscapes on Mt TBR, and I DID have an audio book - but it has been lost somewhere, so I have tried in vain to find it again, and apparently it has just been released in smaller bits -- I will get all the stories eventually!
Chattery Teeth - about what I expect from King. Just a touch of supernatural in an otherwise ordinary world
My Pretty Pony - eh. I think part of it was I didn't enjoy the reader (Jerry Garcia), but mostly it was just boring
Sneakers - an honest to goodness ghost story. My favorite of the four :-)
Dedication - A bit of an odd story. About some voodoo, and some faith, and a little bit of Rose Madder thrown in for good measure
Chattery Teeth - about what I expect from King. Just a touch of supernatural in an otherwise ordinary world
My Pretty Pony - eh. I think part of it was I didn't enjoy the reader (Jerry Garcia), but mostly it was just boring
Sneakers - an honest to goodness ghost story. My favorite of the four :-)
Dedication - A bit of an odd story. About some voodoo, and some faith, and a little bit of Rose Madder thrown in for good measure
carosbcher's review
3.0
Spooky teeth, a chain-smoking grandfather and his young grandson, weird sneakers and a strange maid...these are the main characters in the 4 short stories of this audiobook and I have to admit that they're not King's best. I really liked "My Pretty Pony" and I also liked the writer's familiar style describing everything and constructing a whole world around the stories, but "Sneakers" and "Dedication" aren't going to be my favorites. Plus, I also have to say that it was easiest for me to understand the first narrator, the one of "Chattery Teeth", the other ones were more difficult for me to understand as a non-native speaker. With "My Pretty Pony" I think, I had most problems, still it was a nice audiobook and I enjoyed listening to it.
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