Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. While kings work is never terrible, thinner certainly isnt his best. Thinner is the 20th book published by stephen king. Thinner, released in 1984, is the only bachman book besides the regulators that didnt start out with the name stephen king on the manuscript. Nov 15, 2008 the ending for the stephen king movie thinner. Billy halleck commits vehicular manslaughter when his lack of attention to driving results in the death of an old gypsy lady on the street. Nov 19, 1984 thinner is my first richard bachman novel but from what ive heard thinner is the most like a stephen king novel. Thinner by stephen king 1984, hardcover for sale online ebay. Mar 26, 2020 thinner is a horror work, horror by stephen king. Billy halleck, an arrogant and morbidly obese lawyer in connecticut, has recently fought an agonizing court case in which he was charged with vehicular manslaughter. Thinner by stephen king booksamillion online book store. May 18, 2011 opinionsofawolf leave a comment go to comments.
According to greg smith, king is the bestselling novelist of all time 2002, p. It was the last novel king released under the richard bachman pseudonym. Stephen king lives in maine and florida with his wife, novelist tabitha king. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. An obese attorney is cursed by a gypsy to rapidly and uncontrollably lose weight. Stephen kings thinner book ending karstens creations. Buy thinner by bachman, richard, king, stephen isbn. More than anything else it is a psychological study, exploring the lengths that a mans mind can go to alter what happens to his body. During a sixmile hike on the mainenew hampshire branch of the appalachian trail, nineyearold trisha. Thinner is a 1984 horror novel by stephen king, published under his pseudonym, richard bachman. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. After his trial, a gypsy curses him with a single word, thinner. May 02, 2017 the book is about many things, as all stephen king books are.
With robert john burke, joe mantegna, lucinda jenney, bethany joy lenz. Thinner, stephen king thinner is a 1984 novel by stephen king, published under his pseudonym richard bachman. Thinner is a 1984 american novel by stephen king originally published by nal under kings pseudonym richard bachman. Parts of his childhood were spent in fort wayne, indiana, where his fathers family was at the time, and in stratford, connecticut. To ask other readers questions about thinner, please sign up. Thinner 1996 read online free book by stephen king in epub,txt. He lives with his wife, the novelist tabitha king, and their children in bangor, maine. Overweight halleck is a lawyer with connections, though, and gets off with a slap on the wrist. After the trial, the ladys ancient father curses him with a. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy, end of watch, finders keepers, and mr. Thinner marketed as stephen king s thinner is a 1996 american body horror film directed by tom holland and written by michael mcdowell and holland.
The story with thrilling, creepy details at night gives readers a feeling of fear but also interesting. Thinner is quite frankly an underrated stephen king adaptation and it definitely is worth seeing if you love king s work. Thinner by stephen king 1984, hardcover for sale online. While king s work is never terrible, thinner certainly isnt his best. Thinner 1996 read online free book by stephen king in. This was the first bachman book i read with king s name on the cover, not bachmans. And all the unimaginable things people are capable of doing just to not take responsibility for their actions. We each chose a steven king book, and this is the one that i chose. Nonetheless, it is worth a read but only for a true king fan.
Stephen king thinner audiobook stephen king audiobooks. Henry award for his story the man in the black suit, and is the 2003 recipient of the national book foundation medal for distinguished contribution to american letters. Dec 20, 2012 buy thinner by bachman, richard, king, stephen isbn. Thinner is quite frankly an underrated stephen king adaptation and it definitely is worth seeing if you love kings work. He has won the world fantasy award, several bram stoker awards, and the o. This reread covered 12 books king wrote in the first ten years of his career. Stephen king, the worlds bestselling novelist, was educated at the university of maine at orono. Stephen edwin king was born the second son of donald and nellie ruth pillsbury king. Thinner marketed as stephen kings thinner is a 1996 american body horror film directed by tom holland and written by michael mcdowell and holland. A list of stephen king s novels, organized oldest to newest. I had seen the movie, so i wanted to read the book. Sadly to disappoint, but this was not my favourite, possibly because i had just read11,22,63 and thoroughly loved that book, that this one was a disappointment in comparison.
I remember reading the book years ago but i cannot remember the ending in it. After his father left them when stephen was two, he and his older brother, david, were raised by his mother. It was the last novel king released under the richard bachman pseudonym until the release of the regulators in 1996, and the last released prior to bachman being outed as being stephen king s pseudonym. Stephen king is capable of giving you a chilling and thrilling story even under a simple yet very meaningful title.
The shining by stephen king it by stephen king salems lot by stephen king. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. This is an entertaining film that should appeal to horror fans. Thinner by stephen king 2016, paperback for sale online. Stephen king is 2nd on my list of all time greatest authors first is dean koontz, i just wish he could write a book a week, then i wouldnt have to keep waiting for the next one to come out. He has written more than forty books and two hundred short stories.
Man i love stephen king thinner was originally written under richard bachman, which if you didnt know was stephen kings pseudonym when he first started writing. Halleck begins to lose weight uncontrollably and must pursue the band of gypsies who are responsible for his dwindling condition. May 05, 2010 stephen king s thinner book ending karstens creations. The victims father brought a curse to this lawyer, from a healthy fat man when the thinner curse would be fragile, weak to death. They may be a bit nonmainstream and overly quick to exact their own vengeance.
Henry award for his story the man in the black suit, and is the 2003 recipient of the national book foundation medal for distinguished. Stephen king author of thinner stephen king, author of the novel thinner, among so many others had been known as bestselling author and also as merely an author of gothic horror fiction. A list of stephen kings novels, organized oldest to newest. Some people have said that the ending in the movie is different than the one in the book. The story itself is about taking responsibility for your actions. I didnt even know it was a bachman until later on, and i didn.
Obviously richard bachman is stephen king but ive heard the bachman novels have a different feel to them. Early the 90s, warner brothers attempted cinema rendition with john candy, but death actor made the preproduction failed. And whod want their finest work attributed to someone else. Thinner is a 1984 novel by stephen king, published under his pseudonym richard bachman. So if you dont know what this book is about then here is the synoposis. Jan 01, 2016 listen to thinner audiobook by stephen king.
Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Thinner was written by stephen king in 1984, based on horror master bestselling novel of the same name, under pseudonym richard bachman. The narrator gives an excellent performance, bringing the characters to life with believable voices, and copes well with king s sometimes convoluted elaborate textual format. The narrator gives an excellent performance, bringing the characters to life with believable voices, and copes well with kings sometimes convoluted elaborate textual format. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. After an old gypsy woman is killed by his car, lawyer billy halleck is stricken with. Thinner is a story of revenge, skilfully woven by master horrorauthor stephen king. The initial hardcover release of thinner included a. I bought this book on the recommendation of a friend, as this is their favourite stephen king book and i love stephen king books. However, the gypsys father places a curse on halleck, which causes him to lose weight uncontrollably.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read thinner. The story of billy halleck whose life is irrevocably set on a course of. After an old gypsy woman is killed by his car, lawyer billy halleck is stricken with a fleshwasting malady and must undertake a nightmarish journey to confront the. Thinner book by stephen king official publisher page. The film is based on stephen king s 1984 novel of the same name and stars robert john burke, joe mantegna, lucinda jenney, michael constantine, kari wuhrer, and bethany joy lenz. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading thinner. Thinner by stephen king, 9781444723557, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Thinner is the story of a man who, whilst driving and receiving a hand job from his wife, accidentally runs over a gypsy.
A book about gypsy curses could easily slide into racist territory, but in fact thinner actually criticizes the treatment the gypsies have received in the united states over the years, in spite of them not always being the most sympathetic. Stephen king, writing as richard bachman, may have released this novel under a pseudonym for good reason. I enjoyed this book because of all the taboo things that occurs to the main character. Thinner the old gypsy man barely whispered the word. Mar 08, 2018 man i love stephen king thinner was originally written under richard bachman, which if you didnt know was stephen king s pseudonym when he first started writing. The book is about many things, as all stephen king books are.
To further back up kings popularity in sharon delmendos consuming horror. Ive actually seen the movie thinner several times and i was shocked by how faithful to the book that movie is. The story centers on lawyer billy halleck, who kills a crossing gypsy in a road accident and escapes legal punishment because of his connections. Over that same period, he also wrote another novel, the dark tower. Jul 01, 2014 stephen king lives in maine and florida with his wife, novelist tabitha king. May 18, 2011 a book about gypsy curses could easily slide into racist territory, but in fact thinner actually criticizes the treatment the gypsies have received in the united states over the years, in spite of them not always being the most sympathetic characters in the book. This was the first bachman book i read with kings name on the cover, not bachmans. The novel is about an obese lawyer who accidently kills a gypsy, covers it up, and is cursed by the gypsys father to rapidly lose weight. This fiction, horror, suspense and fantasyfilled story named thinner is not just a simple liquid thinner rather its named after the curse thinner given to a lawyer by the victims father that will keep on thinning the flesh on the. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Curse of the old gypsy man billy halleck, good husband, loving father, is both beneficiary and victim of the american good life. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need.
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