The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Author: Stephen King
Genre: Horror
Had any other author than Stephen King written this book, it would have been forgettable. Why? Because it is a story about a nine-year-old girl who gets lost in the forest. And I think we all read at least one extremely boring book on that subject - when we were nine years old.
So how can King take this passé subject and turn it into an exciting book for adults? The answer is he's an unpredictable son of a bitch. He keeps the reader at the edge at all times - in a constant state of worry. He has a habit of writing books where anything can happen and any character will drop down dead at his call. Seldom do you feel as helpless while reading.
Genre: Horror
Had any other author than Stephen King written this book, it would have been forgettable. Why? Because it is a story about a nine-year-old girl who gets lost in the forest. And I think we all read at least one extremely boring book on that subject - when we were nine years old.
So how can King take this passé subject and turn it into an exciting book for adults? The answer is he's an unpredictable son of a bitch. He keeps the reader at the edge at all times - in a constant state of worry. He has a habit of writing books where anything can happen and any character will drop down dead at his call. Seldom do you feel as helpless while reading.
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