Dolores Claiborne Audiobook

" Another great story from King. This book was great; a lot of depth to the characters and haunting. I am not sure why he's always tagged as horror . . . "

" I went into this story blindly. I had only heard a little bit about it, mostly from the movie but I wasn't really sure what to make of it either. I was very underwhelmed when I finished this book and normally I highly enjoy Stephen King novels. To me it seemed like that this could've been much simplier and perhaps in a short story. I did like the interesting narrative that was presented in this book. It was told entirely from Dolores' mouth, all 300 pages in one night. That was probably the only interesting aspect of the story to me. There were some twists and turns in there that I wasn't expecting like Vera killing her husband and then seeing her children die even though she talked about them as they were alive. Dolores' story however seemed to me to be fairly predictable. I was able to get through the story much quicker when Dolores was telling about Vera's last hours and her fall down the stairs. It was as if her husband was dead again but more people paid attention to it because of her involvment and the way the crime was set out. The ending seemed a little cheap, her still giving away the money. But it was interesting to see the 'end of the tale' through newspaper articles and seeing that her children where finally coming home. "

" Another Stephen King gem which anyone can read... even the scaredy-cats. The entire story is told from Dolores's point of view, and it's about what people will do for love. That's really what it comes down to. It's one of the most human, heart-wrenching novels Stephen King has written. I highly recommend it. "

" Ciekawa narracja w tym opowiadaniu Kinga. Prawie tak barwna jak w "Skazanych na Shawhank". ;) "

" A good story, simple idea. A few strong characters well defined. A model to follow. "

" 'Sometimes a bad accident is an unhappy woman's best friend'. Best. Quote. EVER. "

" Not my favorite of Stephen Kings but still a good read. "

" I think the subtext went over my head when I read this book as a kid, but I really loved the movie and how very much it was not a subtext at all. :) "

" An excellent book, really enjoyed it "

" Such a great book!!! "

" Delightful colloquialism. Read it in two days. "

" I'm only 20% of the way through this book, but I know already I love it! King is a master of Maine expressions...from the '50s to the present! "

" not too good. took me a long time to finish it "

" Read for advisory period, 8th grade year @ WVJH. "

" Great book by Stephen! "

" A good read with all the twists and turns you love from SK. My favortie character is Vera. He really knows how to write up an eldrely woman with no love for anyone else. I love the vacuum cleaner scenes too. A gutting tale at its core but a good tale of why not to cross a woman. Age 16 up. "

" Good for her !!!! (Really good book) "

" I enjoyed the way King approached this novel. The dialogue was AMAZING. I wish I had a tiny bit of his ability to develop characters. "

" Our experiment to find out what a book by Stephen King was like. "

" This is by far one of my top five favorite King books, and its not horror! "

" Awesome Lifetime movie topic done Stephen King style. "

" This is officially the only book by Stephen King that I had to force myself to finish. Maybe I just wasn't old enough to appreciate it at the time or maybe I will never like it, but it stands alone on my SK "yuck" list. "

" One of his classics, this one! "

" This is the better part of 400 pages of first-person narrative, and the first novel of that kind I've read. I enjoyed it, but I'd be lying if I said it didn't take dozens of pages to get used to the idea. "

" Very interesting book, loved the film. But found the book added so much more that the film didn't even bother mentioning... Love it! "

" I've read this one more than once. I've always liked the story. It's one of the least "King-ish" King novels I've read. Kind of just a dysfunctional family story, which I've always liked. "

" Stephen King is a master storyteller. This is the story of a woman confessing to the police, not to the murder she is being investigated for, but instead for killing her husband 20 years earlier. Love this book, and the movie ain't too shabby either. "

" The most intriguing thing about this book is just how easily one can get lost in the story and suddenly 100 pages are gone and you didn't even blink. "

" this book wasnt for me,the style of narration irritated me and the story came to nothing. "

" The audio recording by Francis Sternhaggen is also amazing! "

" Trying so hard to remember what happened but I think it involved something rapey so that's a big sadface. "

" My first foray into Stephen King fiction was engrossing. At first, the fact that there are no breaks of any kind seemed intimidating. But that worked as a device here, and the story itself is engrossing enough. I'll be hearing Maine island slang in my head the rest of the week though, ayuh. "

" This one didn't quite land for me. I've often thought of reading it again to give it another chance. Kinda like ROSE MADDER, both of which seemed part of a set of themes and characters involving women and which were in the same vein as GERALD'S GAME as well. "

" Good for her !!!! (Really good book) "

" Delores Claiborne...a strong woman who finally killed her no good husband. Prepare to hear her story. "

" Exceedingly insightful. A harrowing dialogue of the human condtion. <br/> "

" This was my first Stephen King's book and I reaaally liked it! I will never regret for buying it! :) "