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Stephen King never ceases to amaze me. As a writer, I’ll admit that I’m outrageously jealous. How the heck, I wonder, can this guy crank out novel after novel — the great majority of which are delightfully terrifying, and all of which are impressively unique — and never run out of ideas? Somehow, he does it. And I — like the rest of his millions of fans — am glad he does.
In Bag of Bones, King introduces his readers to Mike Noonan, a writer who finally returns to his lakeside home-away-from-home — four years after his wife’s sudden death — in an attempt to regain his ability to write. Soon after his arrival, he crosses the path of Max Devore, the local tech-millionaire, who will stop at nothing to steal his four-year-old granddaughter away from her widowed mother. At the same time, Mike discovers that there’s more to his home — and its past — than he realized.
Not only has King pulled together yet another nightmare-inducing masterpiece, but, in the process, he’s included something rarely seen in his work — emotion. It may sound unbelievable, but even a seasoned veteran can learn a new trick or two. And in Bag of Bones, King shows that he can create more than just horror — there’s more to this story than ghosts and goblins.
I had a hard time putting this book down, and it’s pretty impressive to be able to hold my attention for over 700 pages. Sure, there are moments when the story pushes even the barriers of believable fiction, but if you don’t have a wild imagination, you shouldn’t be reading King in the first place. Still, this is a book that you can get caught up in — and once you do, you won’t want it to end.
Ed. note: Interested in Stephen King? Check out Kristin’s reviews of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Nightmares and Dreamscapes Volume 1, and Carrie.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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