The Dark Half

I\’ve heard it said that this was Stephen King exercising his anger for being unmasked as Richard Bachman and it would surely appear that this was so. What a tremendously creative way to express yourself. Awesome! Grover Gardner did a wonderful job. I especially liked his George Stark.

I love the way King gives a thank you to the late Richard Bachman at the beginning. If you dont know who Bachman is and how appropriate his mention is to this story, be sure and Google him. Itll give you a much greater appreciation for this novel. I originally read this back when I was in high school, so it was a nice treat to revisit this story. I especially liked reacquainting myself with Alan Pangborn. When I originally read this, Needful Things wasnt out yet and it would be several years before I read that one, so it was nice to hear about Alans life before Polly (who even gets a mention here) and his life with his first wife, Annie. The sheriff that replaced one of Cujos final victims (George Bannerman, who had ties to not only Cujo, but The Dead Zone) has come a long way in the land of King. For an additional Easter egg, I thoroughly enjoyed seeing a small cross-reference to the annoying Billie from Creepshow. As for the story, I love the duel nature of a writer being fleshed out between Thad Beaumont and George Stark and the fact that Thad is a little torn over what he has to do near the end. On top of everything this book has to offer, King gives a masterful nod to Alfred Hitchcocks the Birds with this finale. I absolutely love this story and it rates as one of my all-time favorites. Grover Gardners narration was perfect in every way. His attention to detail helped the story flow smoothly and his interpretation of Stark was on the money.

This is not my favorite Stephen King book, not even in the top 10, but it is very good, nonetheless, and I have enjoyed the story very much. The narration is quite good too. Definitelly worth a Credit.

I have read quite a few Stephen King Novels, I\’ve listened to just about the same amount. Through all those stories I hadn\’t read this one, I just couldn\’t find it until just last year. Sure, I have seen it recommended on Amazon and the like, but I prefer books to digital especially where my favorite authors are concerned. I was reading Needful Things and finally was simply too interested in Allan Pangborn\’s involvement with Thad Beaumont to ignore The Dark Half any longer, and boy am I glad I did. After buying a copy of the book at a used book shop that I came across, along with the audiobook (obviously) I have found my new favorite King novel. As usual, the writing is superb. Filled with awesome characters and Allen\’s shadow puppetry, where can one go wrong with this book. Not only that, but the story has one of the Darkest tones King has written. Let mw tell you, buy this book. If you love old or new Stephen King you will be riveted by this creepy book. Also, \”The sparrows are flying again.\”

This is my first Stephen King book (or audiobook) and I don\’t consider it a bad start. I enjoyed it and generally was surprised that the first few chapters had generally funny moments. As for the main story I enjoyed it, it was a good thriller. My only gripe was the middle part where anyone could have forgotten this was a supernatural story. not that it wasn\’t bad it just felt like it was taken out of a different story. but it picked back up in the last third and went off with a bang. The narrator was good and did his best which was good enough. I recommend it.

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