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A review by gharris777
Different Seasons by Stephen King
5.0
What a great compilation of short stories by Stephen King! FANTASTIC!!
I knew going into this book that I’ve seen movies for two of the stories. I thought, “Since I’ve seen the movies, do I need to read the actually book?”
And that’s a resounding YES. A big HELL YES!
1st story: Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
I’m sure most of us have seen this movie at least once or 50 times in your life. The book is so well done. There were subtle differences in the book vs the movie but it wasn’t enough to take away from the masterpiece of this story.
Shawshank is about redemption, revenge and hope. And King kills it with this one. Bravo King!!
2nd story: Apt Pupil
Woah! What a head fuck this dark story turned out to be. It’s about a story of a young kid who finds out that a former Nazi general is living in a house on his paper route. It’s a psychological, epic tale of who’s the worst and I haven’t decided on the answer between these two head cases.
I think evil tends to find evil in all arenas of life and this was a perfect example of that. I really liked this one!
3rd story: The Body
Or as most of you know it as, “Stand By Me”. What a great story!!
It’s about childhood friendship, dealing with shitty family members and coming to grips with doing the right thing. There is a level of conflict in this story that’s well written. You want these kids to succeed after all the trials and tribulations that occur in the journey in this book.
The movie and book were close to each other in regards to plot. It was nice to see the movie industry not changing much about this well-loved tale.
"Chopper, sic balls!"
4th story: Breathing Method
This story started slow and I wasn’t sure where it was going. It ended on a pretty creepy situation with a pregnant woman, a strange building in New York City and I’m glad I stuck it out. It was the weakest of the 4 stories but was still decent.
If you’ve ever wondered whether Stephen King is a good storyteller, read this book!
I knew going into this book that I’ve seen movies for two of the stories. I thought, “Since I’ve seen the movies, do I need to read the actually book?”
And that’s a resounding YES. A big HELL YES!
1st story: Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
I’m sure most of us have seen this movie at least once or 50 times in your life. The book is so well done. There were subtle differences in the book vs the movie but it wasn’t enough to take away from the masterpiece of this story.
Shawshank is about redemption, revenge and hope. And King kills it with this one. Bravo King!!
2nd story: Apt Pupil
Woah! What a head fuck this dark story turned out to be. It’s about a story of a young kid who finds out that a former Nazi general is living in a house on his paper route. It’s a psychological, epic tale of who’s the worst and I haven’t decided on the answer between these two head cases.
I think evil tends to find evil in all arenas of life and this was a perfect example of that. I really liked this one!
3rd story: The Body
Or as most of you know it as, “Stand By Me”. What a great story!!
It’s about childhood friendship, dealing with shitty family members and coming to grips with doing the right thing. There is a level of conflict in this story that’s well written. You want these kids to succeed after all the trials and tribulations that occur in the journey in this book.
The movie and book were close to each other in regards to plot. It was nice to see the movie industry not changing much about this well-loved tale.
"Chopper, sic balls!"
4th story: Breathing Method
This story started slow and I wasn’t sure where it was going. It ended on a pretty creepy situation with a pregnant woman, a strange building in New York City and I’m glad I stuck it out. It was the weakest of the 4 stories but was still decent.
If you’ve ever wondered whether Stephen King is a good storyteller, read this book!