Audible version, read by Grover Gardner. I'm rereading Stephen King along with James Smythe of the Guardian @ http://www.theguardian.com/books/series/rereading-stephen-king and this one is up next. DH had always been my least favorite SK, but I hadn't read it since I was a teen and thought it would be interesting to see if it provoked a different reaction as an adult. Unfortunately, it didn't, and I still don't think I can put my finger on the reason why. The horror didn't horrify. The suspense wasn't suspenseful. The characters weren't compelling. But it was just interesting enough to keep me listening over the last couple of days and I was curious about how the situation would resolve itself, since I didn't remember much of the story. By the time I'm done with the complete rereading exercise, I suspect this one won't be at the very bottom of the favorites list (I'm thinking of you, Lisey's Story), but it will still be pretty close. ( )

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Un romanzo con forti connotati autobiografici, visto che poco prima di scriverlo Stephen King aveva rivelato di aver scritto altri romanzi con lo pseudonimo di Richard Bachman, fatto che rispecchia quanto avviene al protagonista di questo romanzo.
Siamo nel "reparto" fantastico/horror della produzione di King, per cui bisogna accettare la trama così come viene descritta, senza cercare spiegazioni logiche.
Forse non il migliore dei suoi romanzi ma sicuramente da leggere. ( )

¿Quién es el autor del macabro asesinato en la pequeña localidad de Castle Rock? Las pruebas inculpan a un padre de familia, pero cuando están a punto de arrestarlo, un dato cuestiona las evidencias. Este hombre ha escrito novelas con seudónico, un alter ego ahora innecesario. ¿Puede un ser imaginario cobrar vida propia y obrar por su cuenta?

I have to admit, King's style was a bit hard for me to get into, and he is a bit crude, for lack of a better description. I believe this is the 3rd book I have tried of his, and the first to complete - the other two being "The Stand" and "The Gunslinger". After about midway through this one, he really pulled me into the story, and it went really fast - quite enjoyable.

I think part of my problem is this genre is a bit new to me. I decided to treat it the same way as I do sci-fi or fantasy - just let myself go and treat the outlandish as entirely possible.
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