Thinner

Bum-Rap for Thinner

THINNER Thinner has been getting bad reviews since it's publication in 1984. It is not one of King's best, but it's not deserving of such a bum rap. True, it has your small town cruel hypocrisy, those upper crust citizens who are so willing to oust the undesirables when they have outlived their usefulness. What different about Thinner is there is not one, with the possible exception of Billy's daughter Linda, redeemable or likeable character in this story. I detect no remorse in the main character, Billy Halleck, who ran down the old Gypsy woman. He loses no sleep and suffers no lose of appetite, until his actions begin to effect him, and even then, he passes the buck on to his wife and the victim. When time is running out he turns to an old client, whom he seems to admire and trust, a mobster Ginelli. Although we all [SK fans] have a differing opinion on which book is his best, I'm sure we all agree, this book is not Stephen King's masterpiece. I consider it worth the time to read or listen to. I enjoyed listening to the book; Joe Mantegna's reading gave more depth to the story, although I will always prefer to hear Stephen King read his tales.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

First Book i ever read ! Tina. Portland ,Oregon.

Suffering from dyslexia , learning to read was hard, when i finally did learn to read.this book was my choice.I owe Mr King A Debt of gratitude,since reading this book,i have read everthing i could get my hands on, for the last twenty years..its an oldie but a goodie .. The Stand is my Faverite. But thinner is near and dear to my Heart. Thank you Mr King.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Seriously great

I have never been one to besmirch a stephen king novel but even if i was unbaised in this matter i would still say i absolutely adored this book.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Great! But...

Before I begin to critize this book, I feel I should first acknowledge it's originality and it's interestingly written plot. It's incredibly unique, I don't think any other book in history even comes close to touching this ones plot. There, now time to critize.

It's ending, ah, it's ending leaves something (a lot of things) to be desired. The problem is, the book keeps getting better and better, and than, well, it stops.

I finished the book in 2 days on my Nook, and it was well worth the read, and any Stephen King fan should read it.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Great suspence and startling ending.

As always, I love this Stephen King book. I've been reading all the ones that I've missed over the years because now I have access through my NOOK. A suspenceful story with discriptions that allow you to visualize the story!!

I'm a King fan like others but thought that this book was a slig

I'm a King fan like others but thought that this book was a slight change in pace from his usual stuff. I enjoyed reading this one. It did go slow in some parts but I think its a nice short read.

I really liked it.

Really good book. Only complaint is the ending was slightly anti-climatic considering all the build-up in the book. However, it was a very good read.

Ehhh okay

As all of kings books are, this one goes really slowly. Kindof predictable, wud be better as a short story.

Interesting

I remember I saw this movie on HBO on Christmas Eve 2010. The movie was very interesting and ive always wanted to read this book. Im a fan of Stephen King, and Im hoping that this will be the next book of his i read

Under-rated, good read!

Thinner, granted is a little slower than most of King's works, but I thought it was still a great read, and the ending makes the journey worthwhile.

really good read

if you watched the movie you would autamatically say that the book is better i gaurantee it

Read it if you have the patience

I wanted to like this book. The plot is original and I greatly enjoyed the ending. Reading it, however, was quite a chore. King attempts to make the reader care about his characters, although they are mostly two-dimensional archetypes. Additionally, while it is apparent that King is trying to build/maintain suspense, several parts just feel like rambling and grow tiresome. In short, King is a talented writer with original ideas, but the editing could have been vastly improved. Thinner would have worked better as a novella or short story.

NOT for die hard king fans

i wanted to like this book, however the pacing was very slow the new eork times review sums things up perfectly. if you love king's stuff like i do, AVOID this!

Vintage King IBachman)

Entertaining, but I can hardly believe how many spelling and punctuation errors there are in this ebook!

Excellent work of Bachman! a.k.a Stephen King

Thinner by Stephen King, written as Richard Bachman was a creepy story. It's flare of dramatics and dark humor with thrill and horror. The plot was an unusual and interesting read.

The story is about a Connecticut lawyer named Billy Halleck who ran over an old gypsy and a pissed off an old vindictive Gypsy. So called justice was not fair. So th old man decides to curse Billy & all 2 of the other people that helped him get off easily. But nothing or no on could escape this vicious curse. For example; Billy looses half his weight instantly within weeks. Mind you he starts off as an obese man. I am not going to mention what happend to the other 2 guys because it is so grosume. Besides I don't want to spoil the entire story.

I give this novel 5 stars and 2 thumbs up. I would recommend anyone to read it. Also watch the movie. I recently did when I just finished the book and the film was good and pretty close to the novel. Even though it had some changes.

Imaginative and a great thriller!

Creepy story that is scary, funny, and dramatic all in one. Unusual plot that was fun to read and pretty captivating. It was nice to have a different kind of story rather than the Good guy/Bad guy kind of thing.

Thinner

Coming soon.

Some find their own justice

Obviously this is and outstanding book because after all it is a Stephen King (Richard Bachman) book. This novel is about a man who has everything that he could ask for great job, beautiful family, and money. The only obstacle in the way of his perfect life is his obesity. Until he meets the gypsy who changes everything.. and makes him THINNER. Magnificent book, you will not want to put it down. Best of all, the ending was unexpected and honestly I loved it.

Thinner

I give the book Thinner by Richard Bachman aka Stephen King a 5 star review. I give Thinner a five star review because it's a well written book with a great plot line to follow. In the book they have a man, Billy Hackett, who is cursed by a gypsy because he killed the gypsies wife. They have great character development throughout as it sets the groundwork for Bill and his wife. Bill recollects many memories and images from his past throughout the book that gives you a glimpse of the real man Billy is inside. Great suspense throughout the book adds to the experience. In one instance in the book, Bill is collapsed in the middle of nowhere on the verge of death when his friend, Richie the Hammer, a New York gangster pulls through for his friend and sends a doctor. Another reason this book is a five star book is because of the very good vocabulary and description. An example of this would be when Bill goes to visit the chief of police who let Bill get off without a conviction where it graphically describes the curse put on him by the gypsy 'Red pimples the size of teacups with yellowish pus oozing down different channels of his face'. Another instance of description is when he finds Richie in the car after he comes back from speaking with the gypsy. 'It was a disembodied fist trailing with red goblets of raggedy flesh¿.

Terrible book

I was not at all pleased with this novel. I expected this novel to be suspense, action-paced, and drama, and unfortunately it was none of those things. What was most disappointing , was how unrealistic the plot was. What was he thinking? The entire story was simply ludricous and a waste of my time. I would NEVER recommend this book to anyone.