Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales

by Stephen King

Paperback, 2003

Status

Available

Barcode

5412

Genres

Collection

Fiction - Horror/Thriller

Publication

Pocket Books (2003), 608 pages

Description

Fiction. Horror. Literature. Short Stories. HTML:Includes the story "The Man in the Black Suit"�??set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine From #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King, the iconic, spine-tingling story collection that includes winners of an O. Henry Prize and other awards, and "Riding the Bullet," which attracted over half a million online readers and became the most famous short story of the decade, as well as stories first published in The New Yorker, "1408," made into a movie starring John Cusack. "Riding the Bullet" is the story of Alan Parker, who's hitchhiking to see his dying mother but takes the wrong ride, farther than he ever intended. In "Lunch at the Gotham Café," a sparring couple's contentious lunch turns very, very bloody when the maître d' gets out of sorts. "1408," the audio story in print for the first time, is about a successful writer whose specialty is "Ten Nights in Ten Haunted Graveyards," or "Ten Nights in Ten Haunted Houses," and though Room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel doesn't kill him, he won't be writing about ghosts anymore. And in "That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French," terror is déjà vu at 16,000 feet. Whether writing about encounters with the dead, the near dead, or about the mundane dreads of life, from quitting smoking to yard sales, Stephen King is at the top of his form in the fourteen "brilliantly creepy" (USA TODAY) tales assembled in Everything's Eventual. Intense, eerie, and instantly compelling, they announce the stunningly fertile imagination of perhaps the greatest storyteller of our time. Stories include: -Autopsy Room Four -The Man in the Black Suit -All That You Love Will Be Carried Away -The Death of Jack Hamilton -In the Deathroom -The Little Sisters of Eluria -Everything's Eventual -L.T.'s Theory of Pets -The Road Virus Heads North -Lunch at the Gotham Café -That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French -1408 -Riding the Bullet -Lu… (more)

Subjects

Horror tales, American

Original publication date

2002-03-19

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LibraryThing member ciel132
At the begining I knew that this book really was as the title said, 'eventual' but that changed once I got near the end, at that was when the horror started to take over, with each page I read it was driving me closer and closer to screaming, at times I could not read farther it was just to
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 frightning. My hands shoke with fear, my heart raced, at a point I dropped the book and did ot pick it up till the next day. This book is eventual with the wonderful stories that it was to offer, and some like I found sweet but there is horror, for it woud not be a Stephen King book without horror, if anyone is looking for something that will frighten you, and that will make you scared of the dark, jumping t each noice, and shadow that apear, and afriad for your own life i believe that these 14 dark tales will do that for you as they have done for me.
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LibraryThing member writestuff
I love Stephen King's short stories. There are few writers out there who have retained the craft of the short story, but King is definitely one of them. I gave the book a rating of 4/5 on the whole and enjoyed most of the stories in this collection. Below are short reviews of each story.

Autopsy
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 Room Four

How would you feel if everyone thought you were dead and you were seconds away from an autopsy? King explores this idea in true King fashion - inserting his ribald humor in a tale which is blackly horrifying. My problem wih this little story was its predictability. And because I am a King fan, I am spoiled by his previous work which is carried off with greater skill and suspense. (rating: 2.5/5)

The Man in the Black Suit

This creepy short story won the 1996 O'Henry Award for best short story - and for good reason. It is classic Stephen King storytelling which gives just enough foreshadowing to make the reader's palms sweat. When a father warns his nine year old son "But don't you go too far in the woods..." we know despite the idyllic setting of warm sun-flecked, fir-smelling forest, that there is danger ahead. Excellent stories are speparated from the mdiocre by voice, setting and the author's ability to plunge the reader into the scene and experience the tale first hand. In The Man in the Black Suit, King steps over that fine line into excellence. (rating: 5/5)

All That You Love Will Be Carried Away

Alfie Zimmerman is a frozen foods salesman, a lonely and despondent man, who looks for life's meaning in the scrawled graffitti of roadside rest areas. Sad, with more truth than fiction, this short story is about what separates the living from the dead, unaccomplished dreams, and finally the fine balance between hope and despair. Poignant and honest, King's third story in this collection touched my heart. (rating: 4.5/5)

The Death Of Jack Hamilton

Based on truth and myth surrounding the infamous Dillinger gang of the 1930's, King creates a compelling fictional short story about the death of the real life Jack Hamilton. Filled with wonderful dialogue and high drama, this tale delights as well as horrifies the reader. (rating: 5/5)

In the Deathroom

King sets the fifth story of his collection in the dank, frightening room of a South American torture chamber. Told in the first person by the man who has been detained for interrogation, the story spins out of control and adds an extra (and satisfying) twist to an "old" story. (rating: 4/5)

The Little Sisters of Eluria

Fans of King's Dark Tower series will love this short story. It is a prequel of sorts with gunslinger Roland arriving in the ominously silent town of Eluria on his quest for Walter the Magician. In true King fashion, Roland soon encounters the dark forces which have taken over the town. Filled with creepy characters like the "doctor bugs" and the green people (not to mention the little sisters themselves) and crafted for maximal suspense, this tale is entertaining and wonderful. Although I have avoided The Dark Tower series for years now (I didn't think I'd enjoy the sci-fi genre), I thoroughly enjoyed this short story. In fact, I have decided to read book one of the Dark Tower in 2008. (rating: 5/5)

Everything's Eventual

Eventual as Pug used to say. He was the one guy at the Supr Savr I liked. When he wanted to say something was really good, Pug'd never say it was awesome like most people do; he'd say it was eventual. How funny is that? - From Everything's Eventual, page 211-213-

Richard Ellery Earnshaw (aka "Dinky") has a special gift - he can kill people simply by sending them encoded letters. When his unusual talent is recognized by a faceless corporation called TransCorp and Dinky meets the smooth talking Mr. Sharpton, it seems like Dinky's life has taken a turn for the better. But, sometimes luck is really a shadowy undercurrent of evil. King's title short story Everything's Eventual explores human greed and obsession; and the murky world of big business and government intrigue. One of King's best stories of the collection, this tale will haunt the reader. (rating: 4.5/5)

L.T.'s Theory of Pets

Stephen King writes about this title: I had a marvelous time working on it, and whenever I'm called upon to read a story out loud, this is the one I choose, always assuming I have the required fifty minutes it takes.

L.T.'s Theory of Pets is really a story within a story - and it's entertaining with a sad twist at the end. But, it is not my favorite tale of the collection. The end is a little too pat, too predictable. I thought King could have done better with the animal characters, although L.T. (the main character) is engaging as the story unfolds. It is one of the shorter tales in the book. A quick read. (rating: 3.5/5)

The Road Virus Heads North

Richard Kinnell, a grade B writer, takes a road trip and on the way home stops at a yard sale. The painting he buys (a water color of a scary kid with fangs for teeth driving a pumped up Grand Am) transforms Kinnell's relaxing drive into a horror only King could dream up. Capitalizing on the most basic of human fears - a boogey man who will not die - King succeeds in crafting a tale that will scare the reader silly. It is stories like this one that make Stephen King the lord of the horror genre. Readers will never look at yard sales the same again - and perhaps they will be re-checking the paintings that hang on their walls as well! (rating: 4/5)

Lunch at the Gotham Cafe

Have you ever been kept awake by the incessant barking of a neighbor's dog? If so, you may relate to this gory and horrifying story. When Steven Davis and his wife meet in Gotham Cafe to discuss their divorce settlement, things go tragically awry. King does not hold back on the violence or gore, taking this short tale from melancholy to outrageous in a few short paragraphs. Not for the weak of stomach. (rating: 3.5/5)

That Feeling, You Can Only Say What it Is In French

In this tale of deja vu gone wrong, King says: I think this story is about Hell. A version of it where you are condemned to do the same thing over and over again.

Artfully constructed and believable in a surreal sort of way, this is a brilliant story. I can't say more without giving away the premise. (rating: 4.5/5)

1408

I love ghost stories, and the 12th selection in King's collection is one terrifying ghost story with a twist. King's set up - a hotel with a room whose numbers add up to unlucky number thirteen, and which has not been used in twenty years because of the horrors it contains - is wonderful. The aging hotel manager, Mr. Olin, reminded me of the bartender in King's bestseller The Shining - he knows the truth, he counsels the main character, but things unravel anyway. This is the classic tale where the audience yells "Don't go into the house (in this case, the room)" but we all know the guy will go anyway and bad sh*t is going to happen. Knowing this just adds to the terror. Great story. (rating: 4.5/5)

Riding the Bullet

This wonderful tale was initially marketed as a down-loadable story ... and its success as such helped launch the e-book market. King picked a great story to make his mark in publishing history. Riding the Bullet is about mortality, and love. About saying good-bye even when we don't want to. About the pull of life no matter what.

When a young college guy gets word his mother has had a stroke, he decides to hitchhike from his college back to his home town to see his mother that very night. The characters he encounters drive the adventure. With spot on dialogue and sharp characterizations, King gives the reader quite a ride and keeps her guessing right up until the end.

This was the best of the bunch, in my opinion. (rating: 5/5)

Luckey Quarter

The final story of the collection is one of introspection. What makes a person happy? Do we make our own luck, or is there something more to turning one's life around? Set in a run down hotel with a maid as the main character, Luckey Quarter is short and sweet. (rating: 3/5)
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LibraryThing member readingover50
For the most part, I enjoy reading Stephen King's works. Some of his books stay with you long after you have read them. Some don't. I find that what I like best are the introductions and comments regarding the stories that he has written. I also enjoy reading his essays and musings on life. His
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 novels tend to be a little too heavy with the descriptions for me.
My thoughts on the stories in this collection:
Autopsy Room Four - a good story, but felt like the subject matter had been done too many other times.
The Man in the Black Suit - I really liked this story. Scary subject matter.
All That You Love Will Be Carried Away - the idea of writing down restroom graffiti in a book was interesting, and I liked reading the examples. But I would have liked more of an idea of why the man thought his life was so bad.
The Death of Jack Hamilton - boring
In the Deathroom - This was a good story. No supernatural elements, just the evil of people. Liked it all, except the very end.
The Little Sisters of Eluria - felt like reading a novel. I liked the story, it made me want to read the Dark Tower series.
Everything's Eventual - liked the story, and the idea of the job Dinky has. It was an interesting existance.
L. T.'s Theory of Pets - enjoyed the story, but not sure what happened at the very end. The Axe Man?
The Road Virus Heads North - scary, scary story
Lunch at the Gotham Café - liked the story, except for the very end.
That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French - Creepy, the story was unveiled slowly
1408 - scary, but not the scariest in the book
Riding the Bullet - liked it, an interesting dilemma for Alan.
Luckey Quarter - I liked the fantasy.
So overall, I enjoyed the book. I like the short story format. Easy to just read one or two as time allows. Stephen King is good at writing short stories.
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LibraryThing member aryadeschain
I don't know what to say of this book. It was okay, I guess. Still, I feel that some of the tales could have easily had a whole book just for them. The fact that they were "reduced" to be short stories somewhat took the magic away from them. 1408 and The Road Virus Heads North, for an instance,
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 were excellent stories with an excellent, well-structured background and potential to make a whole epic saga. Unfortunately, they had very bland endings. Not unfitting or stupid, just... not what they could be.
Other than this, Everything's Eventual has great short-stories, most of them very fun to read, the best of them, in my opinion, being The Little Sisters of Eluria. This is not Stephen King's best work, but it still definitely worth reading.
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LibraryThing member regularguy5mb
I think this collection includes some of my favorite stories by King that I've read to date.

First, there were two Dark Tower connected stories in this book, "The Little Sisters of Eluria," which follows a younger Roland still early in his pursuit of Walter and his quest for the Dark Tower, and
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 "Everything's Eventual," which follows a young man named Dinky Earnshaw who is suddenly and curiously employed by the mysterious TransCorp due to his very unique ability. This second story, as I understand it, will play an important part in later Dark Tower books.

Many of the other tales seem to riff on classic writing fare, especially for horror writers, but are presented with that classic Stephen King style. Stories in this ilk include "Riding the Bullet," which King originally wrote as an instructional piece for his On Writing, but liked it enough to send it out to be published. Other tales that fit some of the classic tropes are "The Road Virus Heads North," "That Feeling, You Can Only Say What it Is in French," "The Man in the Black Suit," "Autopsy Room Four," and, of course, "1408," which I've wanted to read since I first saw the trailer for the film. Of course after reading "1408," I immediately wanted to see the movie, only to find that it isn't available on either of the streaming sites I'm subscribed to.

Top stories in this collection, aside from "Little Sisters" and "Everything's Eventual," are "The Death of Jack Hamilton," a nice piece of historical fiction about the final days of the Dillinger gang, "In the Deathroom," in which a reporter finds himself in the worst possible situation, "the aforementioned "Man in the Black Suit," "Autopsy Room Four," and "1408," and, my personal favorite for sheer insanity, "Lunch at the Gotham Cafe," which is also the inspiration for the book's cover art.

If you want to dip your toes in the waters of Stephen King, I feel like Everything's Eventual is a perfect collection to start with. He will lull you gently into his world with some familiar tropes, then tempt you into the world of the Dark Tower, and then play with your head as only King can. Definitely a pleasure reading this one.
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LibraryThing member OscarWilde87
Everything's Eventual is a collection of 14 short stories by Stephen King. It contains his story "1408", which has become quite popular when a movie starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson was made of it, and "Everything's Eventual", which gives the book its title. To my mind, the collection,
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 however, is much more than just those two stories. There is not one story in this book that I disliked. In fact, I loved almost every single one. Taken together, they are an outstanding example of Stephen King's story-telling skills.

Before I started reading the book I had thought that Stephen King writing a short story was basically impossible. Seeing how long his novels are, I had not thought him capable of using fewer words than usual to tell his stories. This book, however, has proven me wrong - big time. I read the first story "Autopsy Room Four" on the plane and I was captivated instantly. It is about a man who is still alive but paralyzed and who reports the preparations for the autopsy that is soon to be done on him only to be rescued in the last minute. This story was great to get me hooked and I was impressed that King could do short stories as well as he does novels. My personal highlight of the collection was "The Little Sisters of Eluria". Its main character is Roland Deschain, known to King's constant readers as the gunslinger from The Dark Tower novels, and it is set right before the beginning of the first Dark Tower novel. On his way to the tower, Roland encounters strange creatures in a seemingly forgotten town who beat him down. He is rescued by the sisters mentioned in the title of the story. Soon he finds out, though, that he is not completely better off in their care as they have their own motives for keeping him in their company.

"1408" is a really frightening story. I am not easily scared by what I read, but this story did the trick for me. I had a really strange feeling as soon as the protagonist entered the haunted hotel room 1408. I was alone in my apartment and I read the story right before going to bed. This was probably why it scared me and I could not switch my mind off and go to sleep directly after reading it. Of course, this might be totally different for other readers, and I strongly assume it will be, but King has a way of grabbing your full attention and having you get lost in the story.

I will not go on to relate the contents of all the 14 stories in the book, but will just leave you with a strong recommendation to give it a try, even if you usually do not like Stephen King too much. This collection of short stories might change you opinion. 5 stars.
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LibraryThing member Carol420
These stories are already a nice balance in themselves: eerie and spare, chilling and vivid, full of strong voices and real characters getting a jolt of terror out of an ordinary day. Like the horror writer in "The Road Virus Heads North," who stops off at a yard sale on his way home. Or the
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 divorcing couple who get the true measure of one another in a bloody encounter with a maitre d' in "Lunch at the Gotham Café." Or the woman in the acidulous marriage whose sense of déjà vu keeps getting sickeningly stronger on her second honeymoon in "That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is In French." One of King's least favorite stories, (his choice when asked), that was first published in "The New Yorker," reveals the roots of an old man's fear in a boyhood encounter with the devil on an idyllic stretch of trout stream in rural Maine. Another "New Yorker" story, "All That You Love Will Be Carried Away," is a poignant, haunting tale of a lonely traveling salesman whose graffiti collection engenders a life or death dilemma.

Not one of the fourteen stories disappointed me; they were varied: humorous, reflective, and scary. This book is really for King fans who've read all of his other works. If you haven't read the classics, read those first, then read this book - otherwise you'll never know how good King really is.
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LibraryThing member nealw6971
These are some of King's more entertaining short stories. Well developed characters in the stories. Show's how completely different the writing of a short story is as compared to writing a novel. Rife with King's dark humor these stories work individually, but also seem to tie together.
LibraryThing member bnielsen
Indeholder "Autopsy Room Four", "The Man in the Black Suit", "All That You Love Will Be Carried Away", "The Death of Jack Hamilton", "In the Deathroom", "The Little Sisters of Eluria", "Everything's Eventual", "L.T.'s Theory of Pets", "The Road Virus Heads North", "Lunch at the Gotham Café", "That
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 Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French", "1408", "Riding the Bullet", "Luckey Quarter".
Novellerne er Kings kompetente versioner af Levende begravet, Mød djævelen, wc-visdom, Dillingers bande, Torturkammeret, Vampyrer, Naturtalentet (japps, mirks, bews, smims, fouders, sankofiles), Kæledyr, Det besatte maleri, Maitre d'helvede, Helvede: Se Helvede, Det besatte værelse, Blaf med døden, Boreston.
Titelnovellen er den bedste og samlet set er bogen rigeligt den halvtredser værd, jeg gav for den
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LibraryThing member skinglist
Deliberately not marking this as horror since King isn't all horror and this collection of short stories is definitely not horror. This was in the Red Cross box and while I didn't reread all of them, I reread some favourites especially the Little Sisters of Eluria and Everything's Eventual.
LibraryThing member cranmergirl
These were quintessential King stories, which were both eerie and fun. My favorites were The Little Sisters of Eluria, Riding the Bullet and That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French. My least favorite was The Death of Jack Hamilton.
LibraryThing member whitewavedarling
As much as I sometimes find his novels to be hit and miss, Stephen King's novellas and short stories are always frightening and incredibly engaging, with just enough character and just enough plot to fit the genre. I'd recommend this collection highly, though there are a few stories here which you
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 might not want to read while alone at night if you've got the overactive imagination I have.
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LibraryThing member Blazingice0608
King is the master of short story and novella collections, and this is definitly one of his better ones out there. It has a wide variety of stories so you get a grasp of his talent and capabilities, and they are basically all very entertaining. The novella in this collections named "Everythings
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 Eventual" after the book itself is especially fantastic. A must read for any fan of short stories or King novels. Autopsy Room Four, Road Virus leads North, and Man in the Black Suit are all plain horror and very effective. There is another novella called Little Sisters of Eluria which is a direct prequal to Dark Tower's first book The Gunslinger and was a great added bonus. In the Deathroom, Death of Jack Hamilton, All that you love will be carried away, Lunch at Gotham Cafe, and L.T.'s theory of pets were all great reads that arent horror, just good stories mostly in the suspense/thriller department. The only stories i didnt care much for were That word you can only say in French(deja vu) which i thought was just kind of dumb to be honest, and Lucky Quarter which was a very short read and to be honest it was interesting too, it just kind of felt thrown in there. Man in the Black Suit kind of bored me, but its very popular, a great example of simplicity at its best. On the other hand, Everythings Eventual(another Dark Tower te in story), Lunch at Gotham Cafe, All you love will be carried away, and Autopsy Room Four were all phenmonal, you have pure horror, a great story with humour, and Dark Tower related story, and a plain humour type story all mixed in those favorates i listed. I havent read his other collection yet, i know Nightmares/Dreamscapes, Nightshift, and Four Past Midnight are mainly all horror, this one is more like Skeleton Crew and Different Seaons with a better variety of stories.
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LibraryThing member cefeick
Overall pretty good, but the "Dark Tower" story in the middle was only appealing to fans of that series and too long for the rest of King's fans to enjoy.

What I did like - Autopsy Room 4 (loved), 1408 (actually not as scary as the movie), Everything's Eventual, LT's Theory of Pets, and The Road
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 Virus Travels North.
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LibraryThing member Djupstrom
While we all know that Stephen King can spin a scary tale in the novel form, many people are not privy to the genius in his short stories. He should write more!! I love this collection!
LibraryThing member JBreedlove
A collection of 14 stories that range from horror to history. Some are better than others but a few are classic very readable King tales. Stories that are personalized using supernatuaral fears to communicate human weakness and strength.
LibraryThing member badgenome
A thoroughly enjoyable collection of short fiction, King's fourth. There are some very strong offerings here, my favorites being the folkloreish 'The Man in the Black Suit' and the strangely evocative 'All That You Love Will Be Carried Away.' Also contains two Dark Tower-related stories- the title
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 story itself and 'The Little Sisters of Eluria,' which sees Roland early on in his quest for the Tower.
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LibraryThing member melydia
When reading King novels, I've often felt that the idea was good but the execution was too long and drawn out, and that in general his works would be better as short stories. So I picked up this collection of short stories and was less impressed than I'd hoped. Some of the tales were good, such as
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 the title story, the first-person account of a man about to be autopsied alive, and the man who had been captured by terrorists, but I found most of the rest fairly forgettable. I guess I expected to be scared, at least a little bit. However, I'm not giving up just yet. I've been told by many King fans that his earlier stuff is best, so I'll be on the look-out for a copy of Night Shift.
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LibraryThing member Siribya
He llegit pocs treballas de King, però sempre em sorprèn la humanitat dels personatges. També crec que les situacions i les relacions que retrata són molt contemporànies. Als seus llibres hi ha terror, màgia i misteri, però, alhora, pors i preocupacions molt humanes. Crec que King serà un
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 clàssic en el futur. He disfrutat especialment: "Tot allò que estimes et serà arrabassat", "La mort del Jack Hamilton", "Les germanetes d'Eluria", "Tot és definitiu", "La teoria dels animals de companyia de l'L.T.", "Dinar al Ghotham Café", "Aquella sensació que només es pot expressar en francès" i "Puja a la Bala". Bona sort Alfie Zimmer!

He leído pocos trabajos de King, pero siempre me sorprende la humanidad de los personajes. También creo que las situaciones y las relaciones que retrata son muy contemporáneas. En sus libros hay terror, magia y misterio, pero, a la vez, miedos y preocupaciones muy humanos. Creo que King será un clásico en el futuro. He disfrutado especialment: "Todo lo que amas se te arrebatará", "La muerte de Jack Hamilton", "Las Hermanitas de Eluria", "Todo es eventual" (mejor la traducción catalana "Tot és definitiu"), "La teoría de L.T. sobre los animales de compañía", "Almuerzo en el café Gotham", "Esa expresión que sólo puede expresarse en francés" y "Montado en la Bala". ¡Buena suerte, Alfie Zimmer!

I have read a few King's works, but I'm always amazed by the humanity of the characters. Also I consider that the situations and the relationships that he portrays are very contemporary. In his books, there is terror, magic and mystery, and, simultaneously, fears and very human worries. I think King will be a classic in the future. I particularly enjoyed: "All That You Love Will Be Carried Away", "The Death of Jack Hamilton", "The Little Sisters of Eluria", "Everything's Eventual", "L. T.'s Theory of Pets", "Lunch at the Gotham Café", "That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French" and "Riding the Bullet". Good luck, Alfie Zimmer!
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LibraryThing member IllanoyGal
As usual, a good read from Stephen King that keeps you turning the pages.
LibraryThing member thioviolight
I really enjoy Stephen King's short fiction, and this book was another spine-chilling read read for me. It features a mix of different types of horror, and my favorites from this collection are "Autopsy Room Four," "The Man in the Black Suit" (a tale about outwitting the devil), "In the Deathroom,"
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 the novella "The Little Sisters of Eluria" (which I originally read in Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy), the title story "Everything's Eventual," the very spooky tales "The Road Virus Heads North" and "1408," the maddening "That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French," "Riding the Bullet," and topping my list, "Lunch at the Gotham Café," probably my favorite King short story.
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LibraryThing member boonvegas
i liked the first story but the others not so much.
LibraryThing member andyray
This books is filled with many short stories, most of which are entertaining, but which I cannot remember. A minor work.
LibraryThing member TBRetc
This was my first book by Stephen King, and I was not disappointed. I am really not all for horror novels (or movies), but this book gave me just the right amount of creepiness. I enjoyed how the plots were just far fetched enough to make you believe that somelike like this could happen in real
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 life. My favorite in the collection was "Autopsy Room Four," "The Man in the Black Suit", and "1408". I think the first story ("Autopsy") scares me the most, becuase that's one of my biggest fears! Very good read overall.
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LibraryThing member Little_Girl_Blue
A collection of short stories. King at the top of his game-- the short stoy master. These tales will chill and thrill. I actually had to stop reading 1408 and finish at a later time because it was SO SCARY! And in my humble opinion, The Man In The Black Suit is a classic for our time. It's been
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 compared to Hawthorn and it lives up to that comparison with ever terrifyingly twisted turn. If you're a King fan, or want to check out how he rolls, definitely read this collection.
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½ (1846 ratings; 3.8)

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