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Desperation
Desperation
Author: Stephen King
This is knock-out classic horror about the loneliest town off Nevada's Interstate 50-and the scariest. — Something is terribly wrong in Desperation, Nevada -- a small mining town just off Route 50 with a played out open pit copper mine. The streets are wind swept and deserted; animals have the run of the town and something horrific is brewing in...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780451188465
ISBN-10: 0451188462
Publication Date: 8/1/1997
Pages: 547
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 576 ratings
Publisher: Signet Book
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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reviewed Desperation on + 69 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
The first half of this started out with a bang. It was a real turn pager, full of intrigue and suspense. About halfway through all the extreme, gory, "King" details began. The story was great (one of his best, in my opinion)but I get tend to get bored with pages and pages of gory, gross details. Some bits of the story reminded me of "IT".
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Helpful Score: 4
As with nearly every one of King's books, this one grabs you quickly and doesn't let go until the last page. This book has a surprisingly profound spiritual message that I didn't expect to find in a book of this genre.
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Helpful Score: 4
This book grabs you from the beginning and you want to know what is going to happen next. Really scared me. Very good read!!!!
Ariadnae avatar reviewed Desperation on + 356 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
excellent, frightening and disturbing-vintage King.
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Helpful Score: 2
I really enjoyed this book. Very good pace and characters you want to know.
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subbie69 avatar reviewed Desperation on + 30 more book reviews
Scary...suspenseful and bloody...stephen king at his best
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The movie has been on t.v. but does this writing no justice.
This is one plot after another and could hardly put the book down,
Written by a master.
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Good read.
Bibliocrates avatar reviewed Desperation on + 252 more book reviews
I devoured this book, couldn't put it down, but it's tone ended up being a bit too religious for me in the end. I loved it nonetheless, and I intend to read it again someday after I have read Richard Bachman's, 'The Regulators,' as the two stories are related.
buzzby avatar reviewed Desperation on + 6062 more book reviews
I get the impression that Stephen King likes Maine better than Nevada.
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I LOVED this book. It was uniquely disturbing and brought on a whole busload of emotions through the entire book. I could not put it down!


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