Gerald's Game
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (772 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 159887764X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 445 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This is Gerald's favorite game-little kinky, perhaps, but all in good fun.And then, quite suddenly, the fun is over. Nearer, she hears the banging of the screen door, left unlatched in the autumn breeze; nearer still, the click of the key locking the second pair of handcuffs that chain her to the bed. Gerald Burlingame, her husband of 17 years, looms over her, grin on his face, gleam in his eye, lust in his heart. On a warm October day, Jessie Burlingame lies in the bedroom of her secluded lake home, listening to the far-off sounds of the country; the cry of a loon, the growl of a chain saw, the bark of a lonesome dog. As darkness gathers in the room that is now Jessie's whole world, she must face not only the te
From Publishers Weekly While this is one of the best-written stories King has ever published, it will offend many through sheer bad taste. Jessie and Gerald Burlingame have been married for 20 years. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. A lame wrap-up to what might have been a thrilling short story only further compromises the enjoyment readers might have found in this surprisingly exploitative work. . The gory stuff--how Jessie escapes her handcuffs, for example--is prime King, but this is subsumed in the book's general tastelessness. King effectively uses this tragicomic conceit to take us deep into the mind of "Goodwife Burlingame."sic For the first third of the book he is at the top of his form, creating in Jessie one of his most intense character studies. Then, Jessie's ruminations lead her to remember a long-repressed episode of incest that is startling not because it becomes a central element of the plot, but because
Lauren Beland- Betz said Will make you think!. If you are looking for a light happy read then don't read this. It is great writing but not a happy moment in the whole book. Will make you think of things you might not want to. I could not put it down. This could only come from the mind of Stephen King :). "LOVED!!!!" according to Mandy Marie. This book kept me flicking threw pages for two straight days. Stephen King is my favorite author. His books never fail to completely capture me and keep me up all hours of the night just trying to get one more page in. I'd definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed 11/22/6LOVED!!!! This book kept me flicking threw pages for two straight days. Stephen King is my favorite author. His books never fail to completely capture me and keep me up all hours of the night just trying to get one more page in. I'd definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed 11/22/63 & The Dark Half as I di. & The Dark Half as I di. Unexpected delight, but very dark. I can't believe I've let this Stephen King novel pass me by all these years. There's a certain gothic sensibility to "Gerald's Game" and some of King's best, most beautifully descriptive and heart-wrenching writing. I'm really impressed with it. I think it's going to rank as one of my favorites of his-- and