Bag of Bones

[a novel]

by Stephen King, King, Stephen

Mass Market Paperback, 732 pages

English language

Published June 7, 1999 by Pocket Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-671-02423-9
OCLC Number:: 869869165

(53 reviews)

Four years after the sudden death of his wife, forty-year-old bestselling novelist Mike Noonan is still grieving. Unable to write, and plagued by vivid nightmares set at the western Maine summerhouse he calls Sara Laughs, Mike reluctantly returns to the lakeside getaway. There, he finds his beloved Yankee town held in the grip of a powerful millionaire, Max Devore, whose vindictive purpose is to take his three-year-old granddaughter, Kyra, away from her widowed young mother, Mattie. As Mike is drawn into Mattie and Kyra's struggle, as he falls in love with both of them, he is also drawn into the mystery of Sara Laughs, now the site of ghostly visitations and escalating terrors. What are the forces that have been unleashed here—and what do they want of Mike Noonan?

It is no secret that King is one of our most mesmerizing storytellers. In Bag of Bones, he proves to be …

It is no secret that King is one of our most mesmerizing storytellers. In Bag of Bones, he proves to be one of our most moving as well. (back cover)

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VKZ reviewed Sac d'os by Stephen King (Livre de Poche)

Bag of bones / Saco de huesos

3 stars

Una vez más King nos trae persecuciones. Tengo una debilidad por sus persecuciones.

Escritor viudo intenta retomar la escritura en un encerrón caluroso en una casa del lago donde vuelve a encontrar un segundo aire en el amor sólo para caer estrepitosamente. Los pecados de los padres los pagan los hijos y aquí no se es la excepción.

Como bonus, aquí conocí el adjetivo ESTENTÓREO. Jamás me cansaré de usarlo. No me parece a mejor obra de King y ciertamente la adaptación fílmica con Pierce Brosnan tampoco tiene demasiado lustre pero así como hay películas palomeras de Domingo por la tarde, hay libros que sirven para también, matar el tiempo.

A lo mejor también te topas con un saco de huesos con voz estentórea.

Ellemir reviewed Sara. by Stephen King

Review of 'Sara.' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Ein solider King

hwebb reviewed Bag of Bones by Stephen King

Review of 'Bag of Bones' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

The character study is interesting enough to make the supernatural parts of the storyline seem superfluous, but a worthwhile read nonetheless.

pithypants reviewed Bag of Bones by Stephen King

Review of 'Bag of Bones' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Meh. King tried to juggle a lot in this one, and I feel like a more simplified storyline with fewer characters would've made it creepier. It's the story of an author who develops writer's block in the wake of his wife's unexpected death, and who rediscovers his ability to write only when he returns to their vacation home. However, the vacation home seems haunted - messages appear on the fridge using alphabet magnets, strange noises come from the basement. Add to this a three-year-old child who is at the center of beyond-bitter custody case and a town legacy that's so ugly it continues to ripple through current generations in unexpected ways. There's a lot going on, and - for the first time with a King novel - I found myself impatient for it to end. I'm still a fan - I'd just recommend going with one of his other books.