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A review by jcarlberg
Different Seasons by Stephen King
3.0
The four novellas in this book are very diverse. Two of them, "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" and "The Body" were superb. "The Shawshank Redemption" is one of my favorite movies, and the novella is probably one of my favorite stories. I was also excited that in the novella, you actually find out what crime Red is imprisoned for. "The Body" is a great story of friendship and adventure.
"Apt Pupil" is the main reason this book received only 3 stars. It was certainly hard to put down, but it is a story that I wish I could unread. King is a master of horror, and I found this story to be more than I could take. (Though the horror is more on a psychological level than on a physical gory level). It was immensely disturbing.
The last story fell somewhere in the middle. It was a story of a pregnant woman who faced social isolation because of being pregnant and unmarried and the woman's determination to deliver her child. The ending has a bizarre twist what was good but... bizarre.
"Apt Pupil" is the main reason this book received only 3 stars. It was certainly hard to put down, but it is a story that I wish I could unread. King is a master of horror, and I found this story to be more than I could take. (Though the horror is more on a psychological level than on a physical gory level). It was immensely disturbing.
The last story fell somewhere in the middle. It was a story of a pregnant woman who faced social isolation because of being pregnant and unmarried and the woman's determination to deliver her child. The ending has a bizarre twist what was good but... bizarre.