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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781416584087
ISBN: 1416584080
Label: Scribner
Manufacturer: Scribner
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: November 11, 2008
Publisher: Scribner
Release Date: November 11, 2008
Studio: Scribner
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Stephen King -- who has written more than fifty books, dozens of number one New York Times bestsellers, and many unforgettable movies -- delivers an astonishing collection of short stories, his first since Everything's Eventual six years ago. As guest editor of the bestselling Best American Short Stories 2007, King spent over a year reading hundreds of stories. His renewed passion for the form is evident on every page of Just After Sunset. The stories in this collection have appeared in The New Yorker, Playboy, McSweeney's, The Paris Review, Esquire, and other publications.
Who but Stephen King would turn a Port-O-San into a slimy birth canal, or a roadside honky-tonk into a place for endless love? A book salesman with a grievance might pick up a mute hitchhiker, not knowing the silent man in the passenger seat listens altogether too well. Or an exercise routine on a stationary bicycle, begun to reduce bad cholesterol, might take its rider on a captivating -- and then terrifying -- journey. Set on a remote key in Florida, "The Gingerbread Girl" is a riveting tale featuring a young woman as vulnerable -- and resourceful -- as Audrey Hepburn's character in Wait Until Dark. In "Ayana," a blind girl works a miracle with a kiss and the touch of her hand. For King, the line between the living and the dead is often blurry, and the seams that hold our reality intact might tear apart at any moment. In one of the longer stories here, "N.," which recently broke new ground when it was adapted as a graphic digital entertainment, a psychiatric patient's irrational thinking might create an apocalyptic threat in the Maine countryside...or keep the world from falling victim to it.
Just After Sunset -- call it dusk, call it twilight, it's a time when human intercourse takes on an unnatural cast, when nothing is quite as it appears, when the imagination begins to reach for shadows as they dissipate to darkness and living daylight can be scared right out of you. It's the perfect time for Stephen King.
Rating:
- What happened to the old Stephen King?
I've read all of Stephen King's books except for that Dark Tower stuff. I remember the days when Mr.King's books were thrilling page turners. His last few novels, from "Dreamcatcher" on, have not held my interest at all. I felt some hope seeing Mr. King had a new short story book out. His short stories never disappointed me.....until now.
This collection didn't hold my interest. Makes me sad to say so.
Most of the stories start off promising, but get dull.
Rating: - Stephen, where is thy sting?
Remember King's short story compilation, Night Shift? I still have the Signet paperback from 1979. Read it to tatters too. I don't see "Just After Sunset" reaching that stage of decrepitude. Nope, I think I'll donate it to the library book sale today.
Some of these stories have so much promise, but they fail to follow through in the end. Take the last one, A Really Tight Place. A terrific premise and wonderful description of the protagonist trying to escape from a porta potty. (Question: ... Read More
Rating:
- So Entertaining...couldn't wait to start....couldn't stop till the end
I bought this book to read over the Thanksgiving holiday. My fingers kept walking themselves to the end table where it lay and fluttering the pages until I could start reading without "actually" opening the book. I finally gave in to my "King addiction" and could not longer delay the anticipated pleasure and read it in two sittings. Good ol' King. Dependable ol' King. He's there to entertain and does his job well. A couple of the stories I'd already read in other venues but found they held up to ... Read More
Rating: - Stephen King's new book
I recently purchased "Just After Sunset" and read it in a day's time. It was so good I couldn't put it down. I think this is his best short story collection besides "Night Shift". The stories were well written, suspenseful and held my interest. It's so hard to pick out a favorite story from this book, but I was blown away by "Graduation Afternoon" for some reason! It really packs a punch and I wasn't expecting the outcome! It took me completely by surprise. That's what I like about Stephen King's stories. ... Read More
Rating:
- Sad to say...
I used to be a SK fan. Nothing in this book held my interest. Sorry. iill not be buying any more SK books. No character development/no sympathy.
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Just After Sunset: Stories
by: Stephen King
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781416584087
ISBN: 1416584080
Label: Scribner
Manufacturer: Scribner
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: November 11, 2008
Publisher: Scribner
Release Date: November 11, 2008
Studio: Scribner
Related Items:
- The Living Dead
- Your Heart Belongs to Me
- Duma Key: A Novel
- The Gingerbread Girl
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Stephen King -- who has written more than fifty books, dozens of number one New York Times bestsellers, and many unforgettable movies -- delivers an astonishing collection of short stories, his first since Everything's Eventual six years ago. As guest editor of the bestselling Best American Short Stories 2007, King spent over a year reading hundreds of stories. His renewed passion for the form is evident on every page of Just After Sunset. The stories in this collection have appeared in The New Yorker, Playboy, McSweeney's, The Paris Review, Esquire, and other publications.
Who but Stephen King would turn a Port-O-San into a slimy birth canal, or a roadside honky-tonk into a place for endless love? A book salesman with a grievance might pick up a mute hitchhiker, not knowing the silent man in the passenger seat listens altogether too well. Or an exercise routine on a stationary bicycle, begun to reduce bad cholesterol, might take its rider on a captivating -- and then terrifying -- journey. Set on a remote key in Florida, "The Gingerbread Girl" is a riveting tale featuring a young woman as vulnerable -- and resourceful -- as Audrey Hepburn's character in Wait Until Dark. In "Ayana," a blind girl works a miracle with a kiss and the touch of her hand. For King, the line between the living and the dead is often blurry, and the seams that hold our reality intact might tear apart at any moment. In one of the longer stories here, "N.," which recently broke new ground when it was adapted as a graphic digital entertainment, a psychiatric patient's irrational thinking might create an apocalyptic threat in the Maine countryside...or keep the world from falling victim to it.
Just After Sunset -- call it dusk, call it twilight, it's a time when human intercourse takes on an unnatural cast, when nothing is quite as it appears, when the imagination begins to reach for shadows as they dissipate to darkness and living daylight can be scared right out of you. It's the perfect time for Stephen King.
Average Rating: 
Rating:
- What happened to the old Stephen King?I've read all of Stephen King's books except for that Dark Tower stuff. I remember the days when Mr.King's books were thrilling page turners. His last few novels, from "Dreamcatcher" on, have not held my interest at all. I felt some hope seeing Mr. King had a new short story book out. His short stories never disappointed me.....until now.
This collection didn't hold my interest. Makes me sad to say so.
Most of the stories start off promising, but get dull.
Rating:
- Stephen, where is thy sting?Remember King's short story compilation, Night Shift? I still have the Signet paperback from 1979. Read it to tatters too. I don't see "Just After Sunset" reaching that stage of decrepitude. Nope, I think I'll donate it to the library book sale today.
Some of these stories have so much promise, but they fail to follow through in the end. Take the last one, A Really Tight Place. A terrific premise and wonderful description of the protagonist trying to escape from a porta potty. (Question: ... Read More
Rating:
- So Entertaining...couldn't wait to start....couldn't stop till the endI bought this book to read over the Thanksgiving holiday. My fingers kept walking themselves to the end table where it lay and fluttering the pages until I could start reading without "actually" opening the book. I finally gave in to my "King addiction" and could not longer delay the anticipated pleasure and read it in two sittings. Good ol' King. Dependable ol' King. He's there to entertain and does his job well. A couple of the stories I'd already read in other venues but found they held up to ... Read More
Rating:
- Stephen King's new bookI recently purchased "Just After Sunset" and read it in a day's time. It was so good I couldn't put it down. I think this is his best short story collection besides "Night Shift". The stories were well written, suspenseful and held my interest. It's so hard to pick out a favorite story from this book, but I was blown away by "Graduation Afternoon" for some reason! It really packs a punch and I wasn't expecting the outcome! It took me completely by surprise. That's what I like about Stephen King's stories. ... Read More
Rating:
- Sad to say...I used to be a SK fan. Nothing in this book held my interest. Sorry. iill not be buying any more SK books. No character development/no sympathy.
Arts & Photography • Biographies & Memoirs • Business & Investing • Children's Books • Comics & Graphic Novels • Computers & Internet • Cooking, Food & Wine • Entertainment • Gay & Lesbian • Health, Mind & Body • History • Home & Garden • Law • Literature & Fiction • Medicine • Mystery & Thrillers • Nonfiction • Outdoors & Nature • Parenting & Families • Professional & Technical • Reference • Religion & Spirituality • Romance • Science • Science Fiction & Fantasy • Sports • Teens • Travel •
