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Different Seasons (平装)
by Stephen King
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Horror fiction, Bestsellers, Original books |
| Market price: ¥ 108.00
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| MSL Pointer Review:
The basis of three well-received great movies, four memorable and incredible journey. Stay on with Stephen King! |
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Jacob Blair (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-01 00:00>
This is by far the greatest book in the King collection. Most King fans back him for the horror, but here's the gold. Two of these nuggets are stories that I have lined up to read to my kids someday, lessons on life. First we have Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, a story of the lenghts of hope. The other important one is The Body, which through my attempts to be tough and steeled still brings me to tears with how close it slices to memories of a not-too-far gone childhood. I implore anyone who has yet to thumb their way through these to do so as soon as possible. I only read Salinger more often than these.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-01 00:00>
Stephen King knows how to find a story and he knows how to tell it. I began reading "Shawshank Redemption" late one evening, and I read and read and read, and read it all that same night. Wow, what a story! I decided the lesson was nonrevenge. You see, Andy Dufresne had every reason to get revenge on the warden, and he could have taken some papers and dropped them in the mail. But that would have split his focus. It would have taken up some short-term memory spaces. And that may have made the difference between escaping and not escaping. So Andy just escaped. He focused on his beach, on the seaside town that he wanted to escape to. And escape he did.
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Courtney Lanute (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-01 00:00>
Considering that three of the four of the novellas were made into major motion pictures, the pictures do capture the essence of the original text. I saw the film, The Shawshank Redemption before having read the novel, and I couldn't believe that such a story line could fit into so few pages!
King touches upon many tastes in this novel. I think that Apt Pupil tends to be the most "horrific", and suprisingly, is my least favorite. As an animal lover, I object to some of the actions in this story, but it didn't stop me from reading or loving the story.
If you're not a typical King fan, this book my change your mind, at least for the length of the novel. His "narrator" theme is always someone involved in the story, and not your omniscent or first person, either.
Give it a try, it is highly recommended.
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Film Noir Fedora (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-01 00:00>
No wonder this guy can write so well. He's probably seen it all.
This is a must have collection for all stephen king fans. Even if you wanted to own only on book by stephen king; this would be it. It's the perfect compilation of short stories.
Apt pupil - Powerfully driven to the point of parnoid danger.
The Body - Gripping story of four friends who find out more about themselves on the road to life.
Rita Hayworth and the shawshank redemption - It is undescribable to be able to put down in words just how good this one story is. The rare gem that we've all been searching for. It's almost like finding a peice of history and sharing it with the world. The narrative character, Red, is so rich with his words that he is one of the greatest narrators of all time. You''l just melt with compassion for andy defrense. He's the regular joe that is the main point of the story. You'll probably read this one over and over again. I know it's one of my favorites.
The Breathing method - although shrouded in vague descriptions; it does have it's perks. It's another weird tale to tell your friends gatthered around the fire place on halloween night. Enjoy!
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Avery Conner (MSL quote), USA
<2007-02-01 00:00>
Not your typical collection of King horror stories, Different Seasons shows King's versatility at delivering high entertainment without resorting to more standard scare tactics. Apt Pupil is by far the most disturbing of the four stories, in which King provides a look at the demons inside a former Nazi, and a young kid determined to bring this out of the old man. The Body shows King's talent at writing coming of age stories, and developing the mystique of childhood adventures. A very entertaining story. The Shawshank Redemption is memorable and uplifting, minus any obvious horror, and thus showing a seldom seen facet of King. The fourth story wasn't as interesting to me. Overall though, a very good book. Avery Z. Conner, author of Fevers of the Mind.
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