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His first collection of short stories since the release of Nightmares & Dreamscapes in 1993, Everything's Eventual represents King at his most undiluted. The short story format showcases King's ability to spook readers using the most mundane settings (a yard sale) and comfortable memories (a boyhood fishing excursion). The dark tales collected here are some of King's finest, including an O. Henry Prize winner and "Riding the Bullet," published originally as an e-book and at one time expected by some to be the death knell of the physical publishing world. True to form, each of these stories draws the reader into King's slightly off-center world from the first page, developing characters and atmosphere more fully in the span of 50 pages than many authors can in a full novel.
For most rabid King fans, chief among the tales in this volume will be "The Little Sisters of Eluria," a novella that first appeared in the fantasy collection Legends, set in King's ever-expanding Dark Tower universe. In this story, set prior to the first Dark Tower volume, the reader finds Gunslinger Roland of Gilead wounded and under the care of nurses with very dubious intentions. Also included in this collection are "That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French," the story of a woman's personal hell; "1408," in which a writer of haunted tour guides finally encounters the real thing; "Everything's Eventual," the title story, about a boy with a dream job that turns out to be more of a nightmare; and "L.T.'s Theory of Pets," a story of divorce with a bloody surprise ending.
King also includes an introductory essay on the lost art of short fiction and brief explanatory notes that give the reader background on his intentions and inspirations for each story. As with any occasion when King directly addresses his dear Constant Readers, his tone is that of a camp counselor who's almost apologetic for the scare his fireside tales are about to throw into his charges, yet unwilling to soften the blow. And any campers gathered around this author's fire would be wise to heed his warnings, for when King goes bump in the night, it's never just a branch on the window. --Benjamin Reese --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Publishers Weekly
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Everything's Eventual,
By John (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales (Mass Market Paperback)
Autopsy Room Four- 3/5 Funny ending, but not too intenseMan in Black Suit- 5/5 Great Campfire tale told as only King can All that you love... 1/5 Don't even remenber what it was about Death of Jack Hamilton-4/5 good story of old time crooks In the Deathroom- 2/5 Kinda stupid Little Sisters of Eluria- 5/5 for D.T fans 4/5 for everyone eles. Distrubing! I like it! Eveything's Eventual- 5/5 Brilant! a well-put-together short story. L.t.'s theory of pets- 5/5 really confused me the first time around. Very good story. Road Virus Heads North- 5/5 a real page turner. I could'ent wait to finsh, but then I could'ent sleep. Lunch at Gothem-2/5 Villen lacks depth That feeling....1/5 Very stupid 1408- 5/5 the scarest thing I have ever read in my life Riding the Bullet- 5/5 Really cool story. Good twists and turns throughout.
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Everything's right here,
This review is from: Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales (Mass Market Paperback)
I think by now we can all agree that Mr. King has probably the most colorful imagination ever to exist. And he's prolific at most genres. But when I initially closed this book of fourteen tales, I thought to myself, "So what?" But then it happened: I couldn't get them out of my mind, and I wondered if Mr. K had this in mind. I was literally "haunted" by them and it occurred to me that he might have crafted them in this manner-to get them under your skin later. I highly recommend these expertly crafted little ditties! Would also highly recommend the collection THE CHILDREN'S CORNER by Jackson McCrae for a great read.
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Everything's Eventual,
By Russ (Indiana) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales (Hardcover)
Great book. This was my first short story type experience. I loved it. Of course, there were a few lame stories, but mostly they were all great. Good to keep to read again and again.
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