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Bag of Bones: A Novel Paperback – September 4, 2018
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Four years after the sudden death of his wife, bestselling novelist Mike Noonan is still grieving. Unable to write and plagued by vivid nightmares set at the western Maine summerhouse he calls “Sara Laughs,” Mike reluctantly returns to the lakeside getaway. There, he finds his beloved Yankee town held in the grip of a powerful millionaire, Max Devore, whose vindictive purpose is to take his three-year-old granddaughter, Kyra, away from her widowed young mother, Mattie. As Mike is drawn into Mattie’s and Kyra’s struggle—and as he falls in love with both of them—he is also drawn into the mystery of Sara Laughs…now the site of ghostly visitations and escalating terrors. What are the forces that have been unleashed here—and just what do they want of Mike Noonan?
- Print length544 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateSeptember 4, 2018
- Dimensions5.5 x 1.4 x 8.38 inches
- ISBN-101501198890
- ISBN-13978-1501198892
- Lexile measure890L
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"Bag of Bones is, hands down, King's most narratively subversive fiction. Whenever you're positive -- just positive! -- you know where this ghost story is heading, that's exactly when it gallops off in some jaw-dropping new direction." —Entertainment Weekly
"This is King at his clever, terrifying best."—Mademoiselle
"Contains some of [King's] best writing...This is King's most romantic book, and ghosts are up and about from the get-go....The big surprise here is the emotional wallop the story packs."— Newsweek
"Stephen King is so widely accepted as America's master of paranormal terrors that you can forget his real genius is for the everyday...This is a book about reanimation: the ghosts', of course, but also Mike's, his desire to re-embrace love and work after a long bereavement that King depicts with an eye for the kind of small but moving details that don't typically distinguish blockbuster horror novels." —The New York Times Book Review
"Bag of Bones proves that King is as seductive a storyteller as ever, pulling readers along as he explores the hidden evils of small-town America." —People
"King has honed his talent into a unique American voice, broader and more ambitious than most of his peers....[Bag of Bones] has depth....It's a ghost story, a love story, a story about race and power...One more thing: Yes, it's scary. Of course it's scary."— Minneapolis Star Tribune
"It may be that after thirty-one novels, Stephen King is just getting started....Bag of Bones may be Stephen King's most ambitious novel ...the effort has inspired a new directness and maturity in his work....Very few writers can convey the passive terrors of nightmares better than King, and he crafts one amazing dream sequence after another."—Atlanta Journal & Constitution
“…a thoroughly compelling thriller…”—Esquire
“…King orchestrates the rising tension with the deft touch of a maestro.”—Library Journal
“Showcases this master horror writer’s other skills – humor, deft characterizations, and a dead-on portrait of twentieth-century life.”—Elle
“It’s sometimes hard to tell what’s more threatening: the ghosts that rearrange the magnetic letters on Noonan’s refrigerator or the gossip and domestic violence festering in a rural New England town. But that’s the genius of King, a master of inserting the 'para' into normal, everyday life.”—Glamour
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- Publisher : Scribner; Reprint edition (September 4, 2018)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 544 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1501198890
- ISBN-13 : 978-1501198892
- Lexile measure : 890L
- Item Weight : 15.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 1.4 x 8.38 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #53,965 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #114 in Ghost Thrillers
- #4,731 in Literary Fiction (Books)
- #6,439 in Suspense Thrillers
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About the author
Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His first crime thriller featuring Bill Hodges, MR MERCEDES, won the Edgar Award for best novel and was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award. Both MR MERCEDES and END OF WATCH received the Goodreads Choice Award for the Best Mystery and Thriller of 2014 and 2016 respectively.
King co-wrote the bestselling novel Sleeping Beauties with his son Owen King, and many of King's books have been turned into celebrated films and television series including The Shawshank Redemption, Gerald's Game and It.
King was the recipient of America's prestigious 2014 National Medal of Arts and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for distinguished contribution to American Letters. In 2007 he also won the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He lives with his wife Tabitha King in Maine.
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I can see a clear contrast in the author's early works, when compared to his latter and most recent novels. His later books are a little more tame and character driven. The ghost and goblin effect is still strong, but the newer books have taken on a deeper, richer story texture, and the character development is significantly greater. I think the effect is that these newer stories tend to stay with you much longer. They develop a more lasting kinship with the reader that his earlier works did not evoke. "Bag of Bones" is a good example of the new King relative to the old. Another good example is "Duma Key". I think the notion that King has "slipped a cog" in his ability to tell a story is baseless. Actually he is as good as ever, maybe better--a few duds notwithstanding--eg..."Under the Dome".
I highly recommend "Bag of Bones". Great story and a dynamic plot--told in a "first person" style. The many characters all have an interesting place in the story. The seven hundred odd pages are filled with suspense, terror, and romance. I found myself sitting for long readings of the prose, and felt tinges of disappointment when I had to put down the book to do other things--eg..sleep. To me, that is high praise from a reader. I knew from the beginning that I was on a good read. Some days you know from the start if the fish are biting or not. Well, the fish were biting good in this lake. It was a good day of fishing--or week, should I say, and knew from the first chapters that the fishing trip would be a successful one.
Don't worry, the book is haunting. It is a very dark story. If you came seeking King's reputation to "scare the livin shit out of ya"...then I think you will be richly rewarded. The author is very long-winded in certain areas of the novel, and these tend to be the darkest and most spooky parts. Again, you won't be disappointed.
I am going to put "Bag of Bones" on my short list of favorite King novels....along with: The Dead Zone, 11/22/63, Duma Key, Misery, Dolores Claiborne, The Shining, Salem's Lot, Lisey's Story, etc.
As you can see, I rated 5 stars. Very deserving! ...and I highly recommend this novel to readers.
If you aren't a King fan or haven't figured it out yet: the reason why so many of his books resonate with so many people isn't the Horror, it's the Heart.
This Book is LOADED with heart.
A man who is haunted by grief, loneliness and depression due to the sudden loss of his wife and the impending loss of his writing career is also haunted by something supernatural. Why is this haunting happening? What will stop it? The main character, a realistically-flawed and very-likable character, meets a beautiful young woman and her daughter who are both in danger. Can he help them? Can he love again? Can he resurrect his career and purpose in life?
While the action and supernatural in this book are amazingly written and intense; King steals his own show with his mastery of language. King's ability to capture the nostalgia and create the essence of several different eras in this small Maine vacation town is a truly wonderful. I can't think of another writer who could bounce so elegantly compose not just dialogue, but colorful dialogue for an aging tech mogul, a wordsmith author, young and old residents of the backwoods of Maine, an early 1900's African-American band, a New York Lawyer, and a precocious 4 year old.
King is truly a master of language, a master of heart and a master of creative horror; he weaves all of those together is this story. The result is a hauntingly beautiful experience. Definitely one of my favorite King books.
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I need a change from reading the story of a writer. This and Liseys story have that in common. This has facts that I Googled are correct and actually happened.