Needful Things (Unabridged)
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4.3 • 161 Ratings
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- $29.99
Publisher Description
Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine
Master storyteller Stephen King presents the classic #1 New York Times bestseller about a mysterious store than can sell you whatever you desire—but not without exacting a terrible price in return.
The town of Castle Rock, Maine has seen its fair share of oddities over the years, but nothing is as peculiar as the little curio shop that’s just opened for business here. Its mysterious proprietor, Leland Gaunt, seems to have something for everyone out on display at Needful Things…interesting items that run the gamut from worthless to priceless. Nothing has a price tag in this place, but everything is certainly for sale. The heart’s desire for any resident of Castle Rock can easily be found among the curiosities…in exchange for a little money and—at the specific request of Leland Gaunt—a whole lot of menace against their fellow neighbors. Everyone in town seems willing to make a deal at Needful Things, but the devil is in the details. And no one takes heed of the little sign hanging on the wall: Caveat emptor. In other words, let the buyer beware…
Customer Reviews
Great book
Great book but the music is a bit annoying and cheesy
Great story, narration not so much
I absolutely love Stephen Kings books. He weaves a kind of accessible magic with his words. His characters become enfleshed and take residence in my soul. He is an amazing writer, but I groan a little whenever I see a book narrated by King himself. I’m very picky about narrators, especially the ones who take on a King book. Whenever Mr. King narrates his own books, it loses some of that magic. His voice is hard to listen to, it does not have the same power that his written words carry. I would love to see a handful of his self narrated books re-recorded by better narrators. I think this would breathe new life into some of his audiobooks. I know everyone has their own tastes and opinions, and voicing mine in the empty room that is the Apple Books review section is an exercise in futility, but I couldn’t hold this in any longer.
So good!
Such a good one! Leland Gaunt is a memorable villain! 10/10