Gwendy's Button Box

Hardcover

English language

Published Oct. 30, 2017 by Cemetery Dance Pubns.

ISBN:
978-1-4736-7209-3
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3 stars (24 reviews)

There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of 1974, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson has taken the stairs, which are held by strong, if time-rusted, iron bolts and zig-zag up the cliffside. Then one day when Gwendy gets to the top of Castle View, after catching her breath and hearing the shouts of kids on the playground below, a stranger calls to her. There on a bench in the shade sits a man in black jeans, a black coat, and a white shirt unbuttoned at the top. On his head is a small, neat black hat. The time will come when Gwendy has nightmares about that hat.

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Review of "Gwendy's button box" on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Kenad kõvad kaaned, ümbrispaber ja pea 200 lehekülge - tegelikult on see suure fondiga, peatükkideks aetud, laiade leheservade ning illustratsioonidega lühijutt. King ise ütleb, et tal oli idee, aga polnud õrna aimu ka, kuhu see viia. Siis aga sattus ta Richard Chizmariga suhtlema, põrgatasid algul ideed, siis lugu edasi-tagasi ning tulemus läks ühel hetkel kaante vahele.

Gwendy Peterson on kaheteistaastane kaaluprobleemi käes vaevlev tüdruk. Et järgmiseks aastaks end vormis saada, siis kõnnib ta Castle Rock linnakeses Castle View suunas üles-alla. Töö kannab vaikselt vilja, kuna nüüd näeb ta juba oma varbaid. Ühel hetkel kohtub ta omapärase musta kandva meessoost võõraga, Richard Farris nimeks, kes kingib tüdrukule salapärase karbi ning räägib juurde põneva taustaloo ja hämarad kasutusnipid. Edasine on juba "tavaline" King, igatepidi heas mõttes. Ei ole midagi hullult erilist, ma oleks küll arvanud, et pigem võiks olla see lugu jutukogus. Aga noh, maitse asi.

Mulle meenutas mees mustas kaupmees Gaunti …

Review of "Gwendy's button box" on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Okay, this was only a novella, so not as long as most of the Stephen King books, and it really wasn't a horror book. But suspenseful? YES. But truly, all the way through, it was questionable whether there was horror coming! As was usual, Stephen King keeps the reader guessing, but it's kind of nice that, in the end, all of the possible horrors were explained away. I suppose that if the reader insists on conspiracy theories, he/she can use them (the conspiracy theories) to add the horror back in, but I am happy that that is not necessary…

Review of "Gwendy's button box" on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

First I have to say I looked forward to the release of this book for what felt like forever. I preordered in advance the minute I knew of it's future existence. I couldn't wait to read it and yet when it finally arrived I had too much else going on to start it right away. I did take notice of reviews piling up, most of them positive.. Sometimes when books are hyped to high heaven the reality ends up being a let down because after building it up in your mind so much it can rarely measure up to the expectation. That is NOT the case here.
Gwendy Peterson is a likable 12 year old girl who one day encounters the man in black as she is doing her damnedest to lose some weight as well as rid herself of a nasty nickname before the start of the new school …

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