Like different seasons and four past midnight, which generated such enduring films as the shawshank redemption and stand by me, full dark, no stars proves stephen king a. Full dark, no stars by stephen king, craig wasson, and. Do guilty people make good deductions, do you think. Full dark, no stars book contra costa county library. The four novellas collected here will make you, as a reader, question your own personality and morality, as well as the integrity of those around you. Full dark, no stars is a toprated book written by stephen king. The first story, 1922, has hints of james m cain and charles dickens. The first, best and longest is 1922, a richly detailed ghost story about a nebraska farmer. The last story, a good marriage puts us in the shoes of a woman who suddenly learns her husband of.
This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of full dark, no stars by stephen king. Full dark, no stars im a little more than halfway through stephen kings full dark, no stars and im reallyliking it. Full dark, no stars book the seattle public library. Full dark, no stars by stephen king audio book simply. Full dark, no stars books and videos both are available on below shared trusted websites. As the title suggests, full dark, no stars delves into some dingy corners of the. While much of the book is clumsy, contrived, and silly, it is while reading passages of the diary. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read full dark, no stars. When i read this book, i was reminded of dumas classic the count of monte cristo. Full dark, no stars is a collection of short horror stories by stephen edwin king. Its a horrifying discovery, rendered with bristling intensity, and it definitively ends a good marriage. The writing quality of full dark, no stars is definitely stephen king good. Full dark, no stars book by stephen king 14 available. And thats the case with full dark, no stars, which starts with a good story called 1922, loses its way for a while in big driver and fair.
When a master of horror and heebiejeebies like stephen king calls his book full dark, no stars, you know youre in. In june of 1922 i murdered my wife, arlette christina winters james, and. Following an overstuffed feast of a novel under the dome, 2009, king returns with four. Full dark, no stars is a collection of 4 novellas in which king explores the dark. Now, in the evening of his immense career, we get full dark, no stars, a final set of four novellas. It was expected stephen king would not promote this book, but at very short notice, announced a one off book signing launch. I suggest a secondary, fun happy book to read between stories as a palette cleanser. If someone can overact while reading, she has mastered it. Full dark no stars by stephen king, signed abebooks. But alas its a short story so we get whats offered. While full dark, no stars consists of four seemingly unrelated tales, they are all wonderfully bound together in the unasked question, what would you do. A good marriage, is, of course, a title dripping with irony, with a wife of more than 25 years discovering devastating secretsa secret life. King also subconsciously pulls you into his dark tales with main characters who are easy to identify with and could almost be any of us. Full dark, no stars 2010 november edition open library.
Hi, i just picked up full dark no stars and wondering if it was any good. This collection is pretty bleak, and the title is serious about the content there are no light stories here. Listen to full dark, no stars audiobook by stephen king. The worst part about wilfreds misogyny is the factoflife way it is perceived by him and the rest of the community. One of the novellas, 1922, is set in hemingford home, nebraska, which is the home of mother abagail from kings epic novel the stand 1978. The stories flow smoothly and have a perfectly calculated pace. Full dark, no stars by stephen king i believe there is another man inside every man, a stranger. Full dark, no stars is a collection of four intense short stories with retribution as the central theme. Ill talk about each of them since there are only 4. In june of 1922 i murdered my wife, arlette christina winters james, and hid her body by tupping it down and old well. Full dark, no stars npr coverage of full dark, no stars by stephen king. Released in the fall of 2010 in hardcover and audiobook formats, full dark, no stars is a powerful read featuring some of stephens most graphic and merciless content to date. Inspired, king says in his afterword, by michael lesys collection of.
This theme of intimacy gone wrong runs throughout the collection. Full dark, no stars by stephen king in the series of the various story collections and compilations, this is one of the best retribution based collection of 4 wonderful novellas presented by the famous writer stephen king. The pages practically turn themselves usa today in full dark, no stars, an unforgettable collection centered around the theme of retribution. Full dark, four stars as craig wasson launches into the first lines of 1922, my name is wilfred leland james, and this is my confession. This book is accompanied by two photographs of stephen king, including one signng the book. Full dark no stars is a book of 4 novellas 1922, big driver, fair extension, and a good marriage. Buy featured book title full dark, no stars author. Full dark no stars pdf download full read book page.
Full dark, no stars isnt kings best work, but of course, many or most of his readers will read it whether hes on form or not. Full dark, no stars, by stephen king the independent. The cemetery dance deluxe special edition of full dark, no stars will be the perfect addition to any stephen king collection. Edward davies it was in some paperback versions of full dark, no stars, but apparently it is going to be featured in the upcoming collection, the bazaar of badmore. Doreen also once took a leaf from dorothy sayerss book and left a murderer with a loaded gun, telling him to take the honorable way out. Its a horrifying discovery, rendered with bristling intensity, and it definitely ends a good marriage.
Full dark, no stars kindle edition by king, stephen. Full dark, no stars stephen king read online free books. Like different seasons and four past midnight, which generated such enduring films as the shawshank redemption and stand by me, full dark, no stars proves stephen king a master of the long story form. Full dark, no stars nov 09, 2010 edition open library. Buy a cheap copy of full dark, no stars book by stephen king. As its title suggests, the work is bleak, with an old testamentlike sense of affliction and retribution, an assurance that every sin must be repaid. At least, it is easy to presume that this is the final set.
Full dark, no stars is a collection of 4 novellas in which king explores the dark side to. While not all the stories get an equal amount of time to unfold, the first story 1922 almost overstaying its welcome, they are all wellrounded and most importantly entertaining. Full dark, no stars, published in november 2010, is a collection of four novellas by american author stephen king, all dealing with the theme of retribution. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Stephen king, full dark, no stars signed usa first edition. My name is wilfred leland james, and this is my confession. Bangor, maine december 23, 2009 stephen king, full dark, no stars series. Im happy to go there, because i believe most people are essentially good.
In 1922, a violence awakens inside a man when his wife proposes selling off the family homestead. Like different seasons and four past midnight, which generated such enduring hit films as the shawshank redemption and stand by me, kings full dark, no stars is a pageturner the new york times as gripping as his epic novels st. A good marriage explores the aftermath of a wifes discovery of her milquetoast husbands sinister secret life, while fair extension, the books most disturbing story. Full dark, no stars has 14 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Full dark, no stars is a collection of novellas written by stephen king that all deal with the themes of vengeance and retribution. The collection won the 2010 bram stoker award for best collection and was.
If you enjoyed gone girl, the movie never read the book then this story is fantastic. And thats the case with full dark, no stars, which starts with a good story called 1922, loses its way for a while in big driver and fair extension and then winds up with another. That is the path that all of the stories in full dark, no stars take. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. I believe there is another man inside every man, a stranger.
The book won numerous awards including the 2010 bram stoker award for best fiction collection, and the 2011 british fantasy award. The theme that runs through these stories is revenge. Louis postdispatch, and an extraordinary collection, thrillingly merciless, and a career high point the telegraph, uk. Full dark, no stars achieves something few of his collections ever have. Fair extension faces us with pure, unadulterated jealousy at its worst. This is when king was establishing himself as the premier. A good marriage afterword full dark, no stars 1922 april 11, 1930 magnolia hotel omaha, nebraska to whom it may concern.
814 681 1087 1055 835 599 1429 1456 1338 684 720 1444 180 769 777 498 1421 196 785 303 988 245 855 712 675 944 1283 947 1316 743 75 1247 152 317 153 1432 1125 207 1432 1050 3 809 1101 1317 1267 1061 767 642