Gwendy's Button Box
A Novella
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4.3 • 618개의 평가
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Stephen King teams up with long-time friend and award-winning author Richard Chizmar for the first time in this original, chilling novella that revisits the mysterious town of Castle Rock.
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 precarious 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…
The little town of Castle Rock, Maine has witnessed some strange events and unusual visitors over the years, but there is one story that has never been told—until now.
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Good read!
Good story, well paced. Readers of a certain age will smile at the many references…and several Easter eggs.
Packs a punch
For a short story, this packs a punch. As always, King does not disappoint. One thing that does disappoint is the price for this short story though.
Smiling at the un-simplicity
Simple story, but it gets that little spot between your shoulder blades itching. It gets into the creases of your elbows and knees. It sets you rocking back and forth wondering. What would you do with a box covered with buttons? How would you react when your finger tickles with the urge to press just one? Which one will you press? And how will you explain the outcome to yourself? Still itching. Rubbing my hands to dull the tickle. Chizmar and King make it so very un-simple.