Thinner is a throwback to earlier stephen king novels. The shining by stephen king it by stephen king salems lot by stephen king dracula by bram stoker pet sematary by stephen. He lives with his wife, the novelist tabitha king, and their children in bangor, maine. I always disliked the addition the screenwriter added to the great finale in the book wherein billy eats the pie himself, especially that terrible last s. Thinner is a 1984 horror novel by stephen king, published under his pseudonym, richard bachman. He has won the world fantasy award, several bram stoker awards, and the o. I did not even know it was a bachman until later on, and that i did not. I remember reading the book years ago but i cannot remember the ending in it. Thinner is the story of a man who, whilst driving and receiving a hand job from his wife, accidentally runs over a gypsy.
Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Thinner 1996 read online free book by stephen king in. The fact is that of all the books stephen king has written, this is the one with the scariest ending. I have bought it in hardback, then kindle version, and also the audio book. In 2003, he was given the national book foundation medal for distinguished contribution to american letters. And all the unimaginable things people are capable of doing just to not take responsibility for their actions. Stephen king has been described by the guardian as one of the greatest storytellers of our time, by the mirror as a genius and by the sunday times as one of the most fertile storytellers of the modern novel. Thinner is the 20th book published by stephen king. Thinner is a story of revenge, skilfully woven by master horrorauthor stephen king. Thinner marketed as stephen kings thinner is a 1996 american body horror film directed by tom holland and written by michael mcdowell and holland.
Carrie 1974 historical essay richards thoughts guest essay by ray garton richards followup salems lot 1975 historical essay richards thoughts guest essay by christopher golden the shining. Stephen king, the worlds bestselling novelist, was educated at the university of maine at orono. From there he begins losing two to three pounds a day, regardless of his calorie intake. Stephen king, writing as richard bachman, may have released this novel under a pseudonym for good reason. The special effects and makeup were stateofart in 1996 and even thirteen years later, they are very good. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. Billy halleck, an arrogant and morbidly obese lawyer in connecticut, has recently fought an agonizing court case in which he was charged with vehicular manslaughter. This was the very first bachman music book i browse kings name on the cover, not bachmans. He has written more than forty books and two hundred short stories.
In stephen kings thinner, billy halleck, a rolypoly 300pound lawyer, accidentally runs down an old gypsy woman and gets a curse placed on him in retaliation. Thinner by richard bachman, first edition abebooks. Stephen king lives in maine and florida with his wife, novelist tabitha king. Thinner by stephen king 1984, hardcover for sale online.
The story itself is about taking responsibility for your actions. This was the first bachman book i read with kings name on the cover, not bachmans. Stephen king thinner audiobook stephen king audiobooks. Nonetheless, it is worth a read but only for a true king fan.
What is the ending in the book and how does it differ from the movie. Stephen king books in chronological order stephen king. And interestingly, with his last, before his resurrection, that is, a kind of shift occurs. Stephen edwin king was born the second son of donald and nellie ruth pillsbury king. More than anything else it is a psychological study, exploring the lengths that a mans mind can go to alter what happens to his body. Parts of his childhood were spent in fort wayne, indiana, where his fathers. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. They may be a bit nonmainstream and overly quick to exact their own vengeance.
After an old gypsy woman is killed by his car, lawyer billy halleck is stricken with. It is among my all time favorite king publications. A list of stephen kings novels, organized oldest to newest. Some people have said that the ending in the movie is different than the one in the book. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. It was the last novel king released under the richard bachman pseudonym. With the exception of billys daughter, all characters are corrupt in some level and deserve their fate.
This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Stephen king is good at writing lengthy novels that dont really scare, but make you think hey, that was pretty damn cool. First published under the name of his alter ego, richard bachman, thinner is one of stephen kings best books. Thinner by stephen king 2016, paperback for sale online. The narrator gives an excellent performance, bringing the characters to life with believable voices, and copes well with kings sometimes convoluted elaborate textual format.
The book is about many things, as all stephen king books are. Stephen king is 2nd on my list of all time greatest authors first is dean koontz, i just wish he could write a book a week, then i wouldnt have to keep waiting for the next one to come out. Stephen king author of thinner stephen king, author of the novel thinner, among so many others had been known as bestselling author and also as merely an author of gothic horror fiction. A book about gypsy curses could easily slide into racist territory, but in fact thinner actually criticizes the treatment the gypsies have received in the united states over the years, in spite of them not always being the most sympathetic characters in the book. For me, i put it amongst the rankings of misery, the stand, the radiating, and the running man. As keeps shrinking however, things become more paranoid and desperate. Stephen kings superb new stayupallnight thriller is a sly tale of literary obsession that. The novel is about an obese lawyer who accidently kills a gypsy, covers it up, and is cursed by the gypsys father to rapidly lose weight. Thinner by stephen king essay topics, sample papers. The horror starts slowly as at first billy is quite happy to be shedding his extra weight.
Thinner is a 1984 novel by stephen king, published under his pseudonym richard bachman. So if you dont know what this book is about then here is the synoposis. The second book in stephen kings bill hodges trilogy mr. Halleck begins to lose weight uncontrollably and must pursue the band of gypsies who are responsible for his dwindling condition. While kings work is never terrible, thinner certainly isnt his best.
Written by stephen king, audiobook narrated by joe mantegna. Thinner the extraordinary booklist novel of a cursed mans quest to find the source of his nightmare and to reverse it before he becomes. Thinner, stephen king thinner is a 1984 novel by stephen king, published under his pseudonym richard bachman. Man i love stephen king thinner was originally written under richard bachman, which if you didnt know was stephen kings pseudonym when he first started writing. It was the last novel king released under the richard bachman. The last time richard bachman and stephen king were thought to be different writers, and kings signature is becoming ever clearer in its story. The creepy thinner is an underrated and one of my favorite horror movies based on a stephen kings novel. Over that same period, he also wrote another novel, the dark tower. Thinner by stephen king new english library paperback, 1984 282 pages. It was the last novel king released under the richard bachman pseudonym until the release of the regulators in 1996, and the last released prior to bachman being outed as being stephen kings pseudonym.
Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. As the bachman writing persona affected the stephen king writing persona in previous works, with thinner, the king writing persona seems to affect that of richard bachman since typical king elements cross over here. That line dividing king from bachman collapsed with thinner, which throws its hat firmly into the supernatural ring nearly from the first. Thinner book by stephen king official publisher page. Masters of horror collection by stephen king, dean koontz, and john saul 30 book set. After an old gypsy woman is killed by his car, lawyer billy halleck is stricken with a fleshwasting malady and must undertake a nightmarish journey to confront the. Thinner, released in 1984, is the only bachman book besides the regulators that didnt start out with the name stephen king on the manuscript. I didnt even know it was a bachman until later on, and i. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. This reread covered 12 books king wrote in the first ten years of his career.
After his father left them when stephen was two, he and his older brother, david, were raised by his mother. Thinner is one of the books written under stephen kings pseudonym richard bachman, and it has the rather dubious honour of being the only book by king that i properly dislike. A 109yearold gypsy, hellbent on revenge, exacts a curse so shocking it compels its victim to gorge himself in an effort to avoid shrinking away to nothingness. Thinner the old gypsy man barely whispered the word. Het boek kwam uit in 1984 en werd in 1985 vertaald in het. After his trial, a gypsy curses him with a single word, thinner. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. The film is based on stephen king s 1984 novel of the same name and stars robert john burke, joe mantegna, lucinda jenney, michael constantine, kari wuhrer, and bethany joy lenz. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Here is the list of stephen kings books were reading as part of stephen king revisited, along with links to the essays and other content we have posted for each book. The best site on the net for info on rare stephen king books.
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