The Colorado Kid: Hard Case Crime Audiobook

" I have mixed feelings about this. King definitely took me down the garden path in this tale about an unsolved mystery. A friend recommended it, probably because of the Maine setting. If she had not, I wouldn't have picked it up, especially looking at the cover art on this audio book, which turned out to be completely misleading. King can definitely tell a story, but the ending was curious. I'll be pondering it for a while. "

" I did appreciate that in the afterword, Stephen King admits that he's aware people will either love this book or hate it, with very little gray area in between. I kept reading, wondering where it was going, quickly noticing the pages becoming scarce. What can I say; I hated the ending. It felt like a total cop out. I didn't particularly fancy the journey to it either. Perhaps the worst Stephen King book you could cut your teeth on? Probably. Alas, it's the only work of his that I've read to date. "

" I understand whatKing was trying to do with this story, but it ended up falling flat - not because the idea is poor but because the execution falls short of its intent - so much so that an afterward of explanation is required from King to ensure the point is carried. If it had. Worked, there would be no requirement for the afterward "

" A wonderful little book. Supposed to be a mystery, but to me the real story is the interaction of the three reporters, two old men telling the story of the Colorado Kid, and the young female reporter who is hearing the story for the first time. "

" It was interesting but there was no resolution whatsoever. It totally left me hanging with LOTS of questions. "

" Even though the story might end on an unsatisfactory note to some, I still enjoyed the characters, the descriptions, the very 'flow' of the book... What can I say: he's King!! "

" Very boring, didn't care about the characters or the plot. S.K. has disappointed yet again. "

" I'll give away the ending: There isn't one. "

" A very fast and short mystery book. It uses some typical whodunnit tricks and turns but its worth reading if you have an empty evening. "

" It wasn't what I expected based on the TV series Haven, but I liked it. It is not filled with tons of supernatural powers, it basically a story about a weird thing that happened once. "

" I didn't really like this book. It was too slow. I guess Stephen isn't very good at writing out of the Horror genre. "

" Not your typical King. I was thrilled when it spawned Haven on the Syfy network. "

" I LOVED this book because of the ending. A real eye-opener for me that not everything needs resolution. Besides, real life rarely has full resolution. "

" My favorite Stephen king novel and by far my favorite book overall. I can read this book over and over again, and never get tired of reading it. "

" A great book. Atypical Stephen King, but it's well worth reading. "

" It was a ok read, something I wouldn't have read if it wasn't Stephen King. A mystery without a ending, more about the "what happened" then "Who Dunnit" "

" I read this because I watched a show that was based on the book. However, all the show did was use some of the characters and one event from the book. Stephen King has an interesting way a looking at the world. "

" Smooth fun murder mystery with a twist. "

" Did not expect and did not like the ending. "

" A pleasant departure from King's horror, The Colorado Kid is well written and, in places, very profound. One I will read again more than once as I feel there's more to learn from it. "

" Very zen, very well told, very unlike "Haven." "

" Felt like a cheap (or cheating) ending. Well-written though. "

" Not a bad story. The mystery is pretty good, but not too hard to figure out. "

" I read this book in two days because I had watched the show Haven on Syfy that summer. It's not a lot like Haven, but the story is a pretty good read. "