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You Like It Darker
- Stories
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Stephen King
- Length: 20 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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“You like it darker? Fine, so do I,” writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to digest.
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What happened to the chapter titles
- By MztCB on 05-25-24
- You Like It Darker
- Stories
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Stephen King
Wow. Some of his best!
Reviewed: 06-13-24
I downloaded for the Cujo sequel, but the other short stories were amazing. The first few stories will captivate you.
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Cujo
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
- Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins
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Cujo is a 200-pound Saint Bernard, the best friend Brett Camber has ever had. One day Cujo chases a rabbit into a cave inhabited by sick bats. What happens to Cujo, how he becomes a horrifying vortex inescapably drawing in all the people around him, makes for one of the most heart-stopping novels Stephen King has ever written.
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Gut Wrenching, SOAP OPERA
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 12-26-16
- Cujo
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
Great story and performance
Reviewed: 10-30-23
I had luckily never watched the movie, so this was a new story to me. Well written as usual and a great performance by the narrator. Highly recommend.
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Insomnia
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Eli Wallach
- Length: 25 hrs and 39 mins
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Since his wife died, Ralph Roberts has been having trouble sleeping. Each night he wakes up a bit earlier until he's barely sleeping at all. During his late-night walks, he observes some strange things going on in Derry, Maine. He sees colored ribbons streaming from people's heads, two strange little men wandering around town after dark, and more. He begins to suspect that these visions are something more than hallucinations brought on by lack of sleep.
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Great story, horrible production!
- By LoriA on 01-24-16
- Insomnia
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Eli Wallach
Quit adding music!
Reviewed: 09-03-22
I wish the producers would learn that Stephen King doesn’t need help. The loud music at every plot twist is incredibly distracting and drowns out the narrator.
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The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
- By: Claire North
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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Harry August is on his deathbed. Again. No matter what he does or the decisions he makes, when death comes, Harry always returns to where he began, a child with all the knowledge of a life he has already lived a dozen times before. Nothing ever changes. Until now. As Harry nears the end of his 11th life, a little girl appears at his bedside. "I nearly missed you, Doctor August", she says. "I need to send a message". This is the story of what Harry does next, and what he did before, and how he tries to save a past he cannot change and a future he cannot allow.
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Not what I'd feared
- By Isobel on 04-29-16
- The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
- By: Claire North
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
Something different
Reviewed: 08-04-22
Excellent narration and a unique story line. One of my favorite stories is 11.22.63 and I feel like this is along those lines.
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Needful Things
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King
- Length: 25 hrs and 11 mins
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Leland Gaunt opens a new shop in Castle Rock called Needful Things. Anyone who enters his store finds the object of his or her lifelong dreams and desires: a prized baseball card, a healing amulet. In addition to a token payment, Gaunt requests that each person perform a little "deed", usually a seemingly innocent prank played on someone else from town. These practical jokes cascade out of control, and soon the entire town is doing battle with itself. Only Sheriff Alan Pangborn suspects that Gaunt is behind the population's increasingly violent behavior.
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Please! No Distracting Keyboard Music
- By Andrea on 04-23-16
- Needful Things
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King
Ruined by the producers.
Reviewed: 07-17-22
Great story. Good narration. Absolutely atrocious production. Music and silly sound effects at every plot twist. It completely drowns out the narration and distracts from the actual story. There is also echos and background noise in many parts. I love the story and Stephen King, but the producers really hurt this audio version.
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