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There is something unearthly and mysterious deep in Ackerman's Field in rural Maine. There is a Stonehenge-like arrangement of seven stones with a horrifying EYE in the center. And whatever dwells there in that strange, windswept setting may have brought about the suicide of one man...and harbor death for the OCD afflicted "N.", whose visits to the field have passed beyond compulsion into the realm of obsession. Based on the chilling short story from the recent Stephen King collection, JUST AFTER SUNSET, this adaptation will provide nightmares aplenty. Just keep counting the stones...keep counting...counting...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, Jan 29 2012

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This review is from: Stephen King's N. (Paperback)

The parcel was received promptly in perfect condition within a hardened bubble mailer,the book was in mint condition, the pages seemed as if they had never been passed through or touched.

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5.0 out of 5 stars OCD and mental breakdown at its best!, Oct 25 2010

By Michael Carl Debenedictis "Michael DeBenedictis" - Published on Amazon.com

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This review is from: Stephen King's N. (Hardcover)

I'm a fan of Stephen King stories adapted by Marvel (The Dark Tower, especially) and this one is great! The mobisodes excellently portrayed OCD and mental breakdown at brilliantly, theatrically, and very realistically. The graphics were gritty, photo-realistic, and added an extra element of chaos, disorder, and the very image of a man (and woman) going crazy, slowly. The graphic novel adaptation, including visual representations of elements in the short story, not included in the mobisodes, captured all of this brilliantly, as well. I say BUY IT! It's a piece of art in and of itself to become a classic years down the road.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Half past Mad, Dec 1 2010

By TastyBabySyndrome "T(to the)B(to the)S" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Stephen King's N. (Hardcover)

It all starts when a patient drifts in and reluctantly begins telling his story. He tells the doctor he doesn't want to drag him in because he knows how it will drag him in and eventually crush him. The doctor sees this as part of a delusion, however, and tells the man to go on. So he tells him about a place where there are stones you can see and count that correctly numbered 7. Still, when you eithe rlook the wrong way or you photo this, it comes out differently. A stone is missing. This leads to other, more serious implications, and to the notion that this means something. It also leads to deaths and to the doctor needing to know. when the doctor goes there he sees something, too, and what he sees is troubling because the truth is an oddity in the making.

When "n' came out, it came out on the computer. It was collected in a book of short stories as well, and this collection does the story justice. Still, the graphic novel depiction of "n" is a beautiufl, beautiful thing. When you see the stones, for example, they seem sinister. They have this way of looking at you as you look at them, and they make youthink that something could indeed be wrong. The same can be said for the place itself. When art is added, a field becomes more than a field, having this look that makes you think of an accursed arena. It seems like there is something aobut it and then there are the things, the "proff," and that is creepy.

"n" also relies on characters to tell you the story and this is powered by some actions and dialog. Both are powerful in this tale and I really liked the way it came out here. I wanted to know if the men were mad and I wanted to see what could be happening. I saw something in one of their minds, too, and in the thing they thought could be. Still, you really don't know if this is the truth or a delusion that could be shared at its core until - well, let's just say until.

As a comic collection alone, this was stand-out. Putting it together as streaming it into the mind; that's another thing. I LVOED this and can say that not all things are even close to coming this way. King has had some great stuff about lately, with The Stand hitting me in the most amazing way and then this doing the deed as well. I would like to add The Gunslinger, too, but some of it is a choice for some and not all. That said, "n' is a rare delight that comes once or twice a year, with something sitting down and actually being scary. It is WELL worth getting, too, and WELL worth telling people about. Fans of this genre should be finding this in their hands because they will be happily impressed.
I know I was and I am not the easiest to please in this arena.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best graphic novel I've read to date., Jan 15 2011

By Black Brain - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Stephen King's N. (Hardcover)

This was a great read. I started it one night before I went to sleep and I couldn't put it down. It was very well written and the art fit the story nicely. Being a huge fan of H.P. Lovecraft myself I could tell that this novel was 100% inspired from his stories and is definite tribute to the man. It was almost as if Lovecraft wrote this story himself, I was just waiting for Ry'leh to show up in all in non-euclidean glory housing the destroyer of all mortal souls, Lord Cthulhu.

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