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| Original Title: | The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon |
| ISBN: | 1416524290 (ISBN13: 9781416524298) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Patricia McFarland, Richie Tozier, Tom Gordon |
| Setting: | Maine(United States) New Hampshire(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Lincoln Award Nominee (2005) |
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Nine-year-old Trisha McFarland strays from the path while she and her recently divorced mother and brother take a hike along a branch of the Appalachian Trail. Lost for days, wandering farther and farther astray, Trisha has only her portable radio for comfort. A huge fan of Tom Gordon, a Boston Red Sox relief pitcher, she listens to baseball games and fantasizes that her hero will save her. Nature isn't her only adversary, though - something dangerous may be tracking Trisha through the dark woods.Be Specific About Of Books The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
| Title | : | The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon |
| Author | : | Stephen King |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 264 pages |
| Published | : | November 1st 2005 by Pocket Books (first published April 6th 1999) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Thriller |
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Ratings: 3.59 From 123181 Users | 4589 ReviewsCommentary Of Books The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
This was my first time reading this book. I know, I'm just as shocked as you are. So why hadn't I, our resident King fanboy, read The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon? Well... I was homeless when it was released. That period of my life was the first of three times I would live on the streets. In 1999, I had successfully alienated myself from my immediate family (my mother and sisters; Dad had moved back to California by this time) due to my abuse of drugs and alcohol, and had moved into an apartmentWarning: Don't Get Skulled........Being stranded in the mosquito infested woods of the Appalachians is no fun for nine year old Trisha McFarland. With visions of The Thing following her and frightening words from The Cold Voice, her love of baseball and Boston Red Sox closer Tom Gordon is her only salvation.This 1999 Stephen King audio adventure (narrated by Anne Heche) is not really scary, but is entertaining with one hell of a final pitch!
I could say that Stephen King hits a home run with The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon but that would sound trite and campy.But what the hell.King hits a home run, this is a great book.Its about a nine year old girl (but big for her age) who gets lost in the woods and a lot more. This is about fear, deep primal fear that is at the roots of our childhood and never really goes away, just retreats back into a far, dark corner to wait. Most everyone has a memory from childhood when a hand held was
Once upon a time, I could buy Stephen King books with confidence it would be a good read.I think this book is the worst one I've read by King, and maybe one of the worst I've ever read, period. I do not have to words to properly express how crappy this book was.
3.5*One of my biggest fears is to get lost in the woods. Stephen King makes a story out of this horrifying situation with a 9 year old little girl. It has all the eliminates that one would experience in a situation like this: paranoia, hunger, sickness, and even a predatory stalking her. This is a quick read, which is not common for a King book, but like most King books you will not regret reading it!
Stephen King has confessed that he suffers from literary elephantiasis: that is, his novels tend to bloat. I would agree. Compared to the three- to five-hundred page efforts of his early days, the current productions weigh in starting at a thousand plus: even though his books remain eminently readable, I for one prefer the early, slimmer King novels before he caught this disease.But in between these gargantuan tomes, Steve produces small novellas rather like master chefs produce snacks once in a
Stephen King is one of the few writers I have been reading religiously since a teenager, either buying or snagging a library copy of every new release roughly as they were published. Hence, like millions of others, I feel rather possessive about the phrase Constant Reader. Thats me, goddamit! I am your biggest fan! (Every reader has a bit of Annie Wilkes in them )For some reason, I skipped The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon from 1999. Or I probably just ignored it, as I neither like nor understand
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