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| Title | : | Revival |
| Author | : | Stephen King |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 405 pages |
| Published | : | November 11th 2014 by Scribner Book Company |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Thriller |
Stephen King
Hardcover | Pages: 405 pages Rating: 3.77 | 93808 Users | 10397 Reviews
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In a small New England town, in the early 60s, a shadow falls over a small boy playing with his toy soldiers. Jamie Morton looks up to see a striking man, the new minister. Charles Jacobs, along with his beautiful wife, will transform the local church. The men and boys are all a bit in love with Mrs Jacobs; the women and girls – including Jamie’s mother and beloved sister – feel the same about Reverend Jacobs. With Jamie, the Reverend shares a deeper bond, based on their fascination with simple experiments in electricity. Then tragedy strikes the Jacobs family; the preacher curses God, mocking all religious belief, and is banished from the shocked town. Jamie has demons of his own. In his mid-thirties, he is living a nomadic lifestyle of bar-band rock and roll. Addicted to heroin, stranded, desperate, he sees Jacobs again – a showman on stage, creating dazzling ‘portraits in lightning’ – and their meeting has profound consequences for both men. Their bond becomes a pact beyond even the Devil’s devising, and Jamie discovers that revival has many meanings. Because for every cure there is a price… This rich and disturbing novel spans five decades on its way to the most terrifying conclusion Stephen King has ever written. It’s a masterpiece from King, in the great American tradition of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe.
Mention Books Concering Revival
| Original Title: | Revival |
| ISBN: | 1476770387 (ISBN13: 9781476770383) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (2015) |
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If someone had sat me down, told me they were going to read to me, and asked me to guess the author, the only reason I would have guessed correctly were the mentions of Castle Rock, Jerusalems Lot and Joyland. Otherwise I wouldnt have had a clue.Theres something missing in this dark story, and its a connection to the characters. Its one thing I love about King, his ability to breathe life into the wonderful characters that people his books. But this one left me flat.Its not unusual for me toFind all of my reviews at: http://52bookminimum.blogspot.com/4.5 StarsWhile I was reading this happened . . . And now that Im done and ready to write a review, Im thinking why the f*&^ do I do this to myself?!?!?!? Theres no way Ill be able to give this book the review it deserves flagging the crap out of it is just like a salt-in-the-wound type of reminder of that fact. That leaves me with the question of where to begin? The most obvious place would be the beginning . . .Jamie Morton is
I'm lost. Destroyed. Utterly exhausted. I don't think a work of fiction has ever affected me so entirely. I was there. And I wish I hadn't been, yet I do not regret reading it. Forget Cujo and Pet Sematary, or any of his other dark and dreary novels. Revival is Stephen King's bleakest work to date. Mainly because it gives you hope. So much hope. And then it rips that hope, still beating, from your chest. The title of this novel is literal in several ways. It's a revival of old school King, the
"People always want a reason for the bad things in life. Sometimes there ain't one." Almost everyone assured me that this is King's scariest, darkest, and creepiest novel to date. I don't completely disagree with the numerous acclaims, but I am considering this novel as heavily flawed. The plot was immersing, but only to a certain extent. I now understand why some people warned me that this novel was a bit dragging in the middle. A lot of uninteresting things did happen in the middle, and it
2.5 starsThis book is so underwhelming and over hyped.I've only read two other King books but after reading this,my opinion of the other two has completely gone up.I found most of Revival incredibly boring and tedious to get through.There's no real build up in this book like King has in his other books,the atmosphere never felt tense and there was no real suspense,until maybe the end.I thought the story was really boring,until the end when everything adds up but even that ending couldn't save
You shouldn't go into this book thinking is going to be super scary. It's more of a coming-of-age story. These are my favourite kind of books, I love reading about characters getting older and finding out what things and situations shape them and influence their life. So for me, this book was a wonderful little treat for in-between! It wasn't the most exciting or special book, and I definitely wouldn't recommend it to someone who hasn't read King before, but for an already established fan - this
My review for this was somehow deleted -- so, yay for me! Regardless, this book wasn't amazing -- I still remember having to force myself to read it. So, I am tempted to lower the rating, because 3 stars seems pretty high. But, I won't.I swear, the only reason I gave this 3 stars was because the guy I liked (years ago) had enjoyed this and I was determined to like it, too -- so we could have something to talk about. It's funny how a crush can make you like a book more than you actually would've.
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