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david611's review against another edition
4.0
At a deserted rest area called Mile 81 on the I-95, is a place where a station wagon seems to be waiting to gobble down humans. This was a great start to reading King's short stories collection The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. King has written this novella in such a vivid style, as if the sequences happening through it are all happening for real. The horror is life-like. The ending seemed fast, but I guess that was an intended thing, as what happens in the end is likely to be that fast if it was real. Feels good to return back to the mind of SK. :)
linda_edwards's review against another edition
4.0
A great little gruesome story from King, I just wished it was longer.
cantrememberthedreamthatihad's review against another edition
4.0
Not the best of Stephen King, but a fun little story.
stephanylectora12's review against another edition
4.0
La última vez que Jimmy Golding había creído en coches-monstruo fue cuando vio la película "Christine", de niño, pero sí creía que a veces los monstruos podían estar al acecho dentro de un coche. Y dentro de aquel había alguien. ¿Cómo se había abierto la puerta, si no?
Mi cuarto libro de este autor y quede maravillada, fue una lectura ágil y eso es lo que más me gusta de un libro ,no lo digo por su cantidad de páginas ,sino su forma de contar los hechos sin la necesidad de meter tanto relleno, llevándolo a ser aburrido y muy lento.
Cuando metes niños a un libro como este, en mi crece más la angustia.
King no discrimina a nadie, a la hora de matar, puede ser un niño,un animal, hombre o mujer.
Así que debo para futuras lecturas , poner mi corazón aun lado.
Mi cuarto libro de este autor y quede maravillada, fue una lectura ágil y eso es lo que más me gusta de un libro ,no lo digo por su cantidad de páginas ,sino su forma de contar los hechos sin la necesidad de meter tanto relleno, llevándolo a ser aburrido y muy lento.
Cuando metes niños a un libro como este, en mi crece más la angustia.
King no discrimina a nadie, a la hora de matar, puede ser un niño,un animal, hombre o mujer.
Así que debo para futuras lecturas , poner mi corazón aun lado.
robertd99's review against another edition
4.0
An interesting little story with some creepy elements, which make you think about Christine or From a Buick 8. I think this story was the point of start for those 2 well-known novellas.
thegreatelise's review against another edition
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I really enjoyed this book and read it in one sitting, I was really into it and was fearing for the characters.
I was anxious reading it, but it was a good kind of anxious.
The ending is definitely not the best part of the book but I liked everything else.
Surprisingly enough none of the children died which is pretty unusual for a King's book
I felt a bit angered everytime a character jumped right into the danger, more even when they were warned about it.
I felt really sad when the children lost their parents and wanted to hug and comfort them.
I was anxious reading it, but it was a good kind of anxious.
The ending is definitely not the best part of the book but I liked everything else.
Surprisingly enough none of the children died which is pretty unusual for a King's book
I felt a bit angered everytime a character jumped right into the danger, more even when they were warned about it.
I felt really sad when the children lost their parents and wanted to hug and comfort them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
megan_blackett's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
richvar's review against another edition
4.0
Nagyon jó kis rövid történet, pont Halloween-kor olvastam és erre volt szükségem. Egy fél nap alatt kivégezhető, de nagyon izgalmas, jó az ötlet, és a karakterek is tetszett. Igazi King, jó kis előétel volt az új regényéhez a 11/22/63 címűhöz.
dafttom's review against another edition
3.0
Simple ending for a simple book. Very broad strokes are used to paint this canvas, but the picture is still quaint. Written in a way that screams "This Is Only A Short Story!" it does a good job within its own field.