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  | 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: LITTLE BROWN Catalog: Book Release date: 2001 Media: Hardcover Format: Import Number of pages: 1168 Ean: 9780316858908 Book Isbn: 0316858900  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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Written on November 25, 2007 Summary: Recommended Minimum Maturity Level - Adult Strong Language. Sexual Situations. Previous Reading Required - None Stands alone. Many short stories put into this book. Reading Level - Average Easy to follow. Very descriptive. Rate of Development - Fast Since these are mainly short stories, there isn't much time for much character development. So everything is quickly plot driven. The Story - Horror, Thriller My main read was the Mist. A town has recovered from a freak storm which practically demolishes the property around David's home. He goes into town with his son, leaving his wife at home. Meanwhile, a creepy mist is approaching their home town. David and his son get into the marketplace and the mist appears before them. A man runs into the store yelling, "There's something in the mist!". After that, it becomes a survival mission for all within the market. My Suggestion - Recommended The Mist was an excellect read. Even just for that story, I would recommend getting the book. I also read a few other of the stories. A couple were so-so. Another that was pretty good was "The Monkey". It's about a toy monkey which whenever it claps it's miniature symbols, something dies. If you were to get this book, read The Mist and The Monkey and you would at least be happy with that. Written on November 20, 2007 Summary: Uneven story quality, but the best are truly excellent Skeleton Crew is one of several books that collect Stephen King short stories. The first and longest is The Mist, a novella that starts with a sudden and dangerous storm and continues with a far more dangerous fog and what is hidden inside of it. I won't give away any more plot details but King did a masterful job of balancing the menace from outside forces with conflict among the human survivors. The Mist is the true standout in this collection and it's worth the price of the book just to get it. The second longest story is The Monkey, and it also happened to be my second favorite in the book. A man is terrorized by a cymbal-clapping windup monkey that he believes has been responsible for a number of deaths since he was a young boy. This is his struggle to be rid of the thing to save himself and his family. It's a simple story, but a creepy one and a good example of what a short story should be. Over 20 stories are presented here of varying quality. Most of them run between 20 to 30 pages so even if you don't fall in love with some of them, it's not like you've invested too much time. I found nearly all of them to be reasonably entertaining and several to be well above average. The book is well worth buying and I would recommend it to all Stephen King fans willing to read him in small doses. Written on November 8, 2007 Summary: An INCREDIBLE collection of short stories. I read this book over fifteen years ago and only read it once. I have read many novels since then (including most of what Mr. King has put out), but without even checking the table of contents I can vividly remember The Mist, Survivor Type, The Raft, The Jaunt, Wordprocessor of the Gods, Uncle Otto's Truck, Mrs. Todd's Shortcut and The Monkey. These stories have really stayed with me. The novella The Mist alone is worth buying the book. I've always been a fan of horror stories involving a group of people in a confined space. Here you'll hole up with people who were just grocery shopping before the mist rolled in... Written on August 22, 2007 Summary: Creepy made real King's at the top of his game with many of the stories in this collection. The Monkey is probably my all time favorite of his works, but many stories are excellent.  Written on July 23, 2007 Summary: Buy it for "The Mist" I recommend this book because it includes my favorite King short story, "The Mist". A film based on this story is coming out this year. The other stories are pretty good too but "The Mist" totally rocks. |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2001 | 1993-10-01 | 1994-09-01 | 2004-03-02 | 2002-12-30 | 1991-05-07 |
| Media | Hardcover | Hardcover | Paperback | Mass Market Paperback | Mass Market Paperback | Mass Market Paperback |
| Format | Import | - | - | - | - | - |
| Number of pages | 1168 | 368 | 704 | 512 | 608 | 1141 |
| Ean | 9780316858908 | 9780385129916 | 9780451180230 | 9780451167538 | 9780743457354 | 9780451169532 |
| Book Isbn | 0316858900 | 0385129912 | 0451180232 | 0451167538 | 0743457358 | 0451169530 |
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