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by Stephen King (Author) "Thinner," the old Gypsy man with the rotting nose whispers to William Halleck as Halleck and his wife, Heidi, come out of the court-house ..." (more)
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A fatal accident leads to a gypsy curse and Billy Halleck's efforts to remove it. It's a great plot, but Joe Mantegna disappoints the listener with his clumsy pacing and uneven characterizations. Mantegna's New York crime king, his old gypsy and Halleck characters, while skillfully done, cannot overcome his poor job with the several females in the book. Neither does he capture the nuances of French-Canadian dialect in Old Orchard Beach nor the subtleties of the upper-crust Connecticut accent. Not surprisingly, he also commits the dreaded "Banger" pronunciation of the author's home city. The poor narration of this volume cannot be saved by the startling and appropriate musical accents sprinkled throughout the story. What a disappointing performance of a top-notch thriller! R.P.L. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Mental as opposed to macabre thriller..., Juil 15 2004
Par Thomas Moody (STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Thinner (Mass Market Paperback)
The thing that has always impressed me about Stephen King has been his flourid imagination...how does he think of things like a rabid dog holding a family hostage (Cujo) or a haunted car (Christine)? With "Thinner", the demented King imagination is again at full throttle as he conjurs up a story of what it would be like if an overweight man were cursed with losing weight at an alarming rate...can he find the answer to reverse it or will he waste away? This is the essence of this work...not classicly written, but still a page turner because the story is so well conceived.

As with all Stephen King books, this story flows along at a rapid pace as we find Billy Halleck, a mundane Connecticut lawyer losing an abundance of weight after his trial for hitting and killing a gypsy woman is over. The only reasoning for this weight loss that Halleck can determine is the actions of the gypsy lady's father who rubbed Halleck's face and whispered the word "thinner" in his ear at the end of the trial as he moved on. When the weight loss becomes alarming, Billy decides that the curse is true and decides to confront the gypsy and get him to remove the curse...the resultant chase and ending becomes more a mind game as opposed to a physically morbid tale. The ending is surprising and "classic" Stephen King...as in most of King's work, the least suspected outcome is the one that ensues and leaves the reader a little amazed.

An easy read that goes fairly quickly, this is a perfect summer light read that most fans of psychological thrillers should enjoy.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Read this book!!!, Janv. 9 2004
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This review is from: Thinner (Mass Market Paperback)
If you like to read mystery and horror stories this book is for you. This book is

about a man named Billy Halleck that is very rich and over weight. One day he is driving

along and he starts to argue with his wife Heidi, and not paying any attention to the road

he hits a gypsy man and kills him and the gypsy man's wife cast a thinner spell on him.

This spell, unwillingly makes you lose weight rapidly, Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

And if it is how is he going to stop the spell?

I think this book was a big success and it was interesting down to the very last word, also

this book is write by the most creative and popular author to every create a book. I

suggest this book to people that like to read horror and mystery stories.

by: D.M.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Solid Book, Déc 26 2003
Par E (New York City) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: Thinner (Mass Market Paperback)
People don't give a lot of credit to Thinner but even though it wasn't King's finer books, it still had a great plot and a great ending. This book I would give 4 and a half stars instead.

This book was about a guy named Billy Halleck who was cursed by a gypsy. He is now growing thinner by the day. The only way to get him back to normal is by finding the gypsies and asking them to reverse the curse. Along the way he meets up with hs friend Ginelli and he causes problems with the Gypsies.

What I am trying to say about this book is that it is a great book. People think a SK book has to be scary. This book was his least scariest but very suspenseful. The ending also had a twisted ending. Read it and you will see why.

So, to get this book or not? I think you should get this book because it is a great story and sometimes humorous. Thnk twice about not getting this book.

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2.0étoiles sur 5 "THINNER" isn't always better
Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, may have released this novel under a pseudonym for good reason. Read more
Publié le Juil 13 2004 par QUEEN_OF_EVERYTHING

5.0étoiles sur 5 Thinner Than Most King Books, But One of The Best
Originally written as pen name Richard Bachman this is one of King's best books. It is not in the masterpiece league of Christine or It, but is not far off either. Read more
Publié le Janv. 11 2004 par James N Simpson

3.0étoiles sur 5 Kind of slow
Only my second King novel-I started with Green Mile which is superb. I felt Thinner was just too slow and it's the first book I have ever actually skimmed through at times. Read more
Publié le Janv. 2 2004

5.0étoiles sur 5 Thinner the Seaman Way
Thinner by Stephen King, a chilling novel that is bound to break your soul and captivate your knowledge of every day life. Read more
Publié le Déc 2 2003 par Seaman

3.0étoiles sur 5 This is not one of SK's finer books
Maybe SK was coming into his own and finding his skills, but this book doesn't illustrate the Stephen King of today. I found this book to be almost boring in a sense. Read more
Publié le Aoû 25 2003 par M. Nation

2.0étoiles sur 5 mediocre
wow, have many reviewers misunderstood this book. in this book SK avoids any stereotypes, and everyone misunderstands him. Read more
Publié le Mai 8 2003 par jan erik storebø

1.0étoiles sur 5 Not Literature
I read this when I had broken my leg and I must say I was not that impressed. The ending with him leaving the cherry pie where his wife and daughter could get at it was... Read more
Publié le Avril 27 2003 par Curmudgeon99

4.0étoiles sur 5 Thinner has a great ending...
This is a great book. Steven King has a way with creepy and unique story plots. It seems like the actions seems like it will never stop. Read more
Publié le Avril 17 2003 par Raquel Diaz

4.0étoiles sur 5 An Excellent Thriller
I am a new Stephen King fan. I have recently read some of his best work (IT, Misery) and think he has incredible talent. Read more
Publié le Avril 13 2003

5.0étoiles sur 5 You'll Never Diet Again!
I violated my rule this one time and saw the movie first, which I would give about 3 1/2 stars. Then, I read the book. It soon became one of my all time favorites. Read more
Publié le Mars 28 2003 par Tony Mirabella

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