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Desperation

Stephen King

Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 547 pages

Rating: 3.82 | 116846 Users | 2493 Reviews

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Original Title:	Desperation
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Collie Entragian, David Carver
Setting:	Desperation, Nevada(United States) Nevada(United States)
Literary Awards:	Locus Award for Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel (1997)

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**4.5-stars rounded up** A bizarrely assembled cast come together to fight an evil, older and more powerful than they ever could have imagined. That would be my single-sentence synopsis if someone were to ask me what Desperation is about. If you have ever read a Stephen King novel however, you know it is way more complex than that. I first read Desperation around 2001. I was just done with undergraduate school and was so excited to have time to read 'just for fun'. What I remember from that first read is that although I enjoyed the premise, it didn't blow me away and I ultimately decided on a 3-star rating. Now, close to 20-years later, this is pretty damn close to a perfect read for me!!! What can explain the difference? I'm not really sure. This time through I became invested very quickly. The characters were a huge part of the enjoyment factor for me. King is a master of developing every aspect of a character's personality and their backstory. You never wonder what the motivation is, you know. In my very humble opinion, no one does characters quite like him. But a lot of it had to do with just settling into another King story. He has a very distinct style that is so nostalgic for me; it feels like home. This also has one of my all-time favorite tropes. The mix-matched group of characters, placed into extraordinary circumstances, who band together, no matter their ultimate disagreements about the world, and fight against evil. Good versus Evil. I love it. I'm here for it every time. This novel is extremely graphic with gore and violence on page. Some of the scenes made my toes curls and my stomach lurch. The use of creepy crawlers to instill fear was expertly crafted. If this is not your thing, you may want to hard pass on this one. Otherwise, if you are a seasoned King or horror reader, get ready to jump into a bloody brilliant good time! My one extremely slight critique would be that the final showdown felt a little rushed, hence the 4.5-star rating, as opposed to full 5. This book has a nice, long build-up, and I could definitely have read some more substance at the end. It was great but still I wanted more! Overall, I am beyond happy that I took the plunge and reread this 706-page beast of modern, horror fiction. I am currently rereading The Regulators and totally digging the many connections I missed the first time around. I would definitely recommend reading these two back-to-back for maximum enjoyment!

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Title	:	Desperation
Author	:	Stephen King
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Signet Printing (US/CAN/UK)
Pages	:	Pages: 547 pages
Published	:	August 1st 1997 by Signet Book (first published September 24th 1996)
Categories	:	Horror. Fiction. Thriller. Fantasy. Suspense. Supernatural. Paranormal

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Ah Desperation! So good to reread you again. It has been around 20 years since I've read this book and while I still prefer this over The Regulators, I didn't quite enjoy it as much as I have in my first round. You certainly can't take away from King's ability to weave a tale, insert gore, religion, faith, horror and bloody ooziness into one solid crazy ass novel.Some people have issues with the religious aspect of this book. I am not a religious person by any means but this never really bothers

Awesomesauce!!I closed the book with a wicked smile across my face.First, the boy character made this book.Second, the way this story makes you feel like you're right there. Third, how can you not love a 600+ page King novel. The bigger the better in my opinion. One of his best for sure.

Overall I enjoyed Desperation and I'm still planning on reading The Regulators. Religion was more of a theme with this book than the somewhat subtle undertones King usually uses but it didn't detract much for me. I'm not religious either, its just something I can accept if its used seriously as part of the story. It felt like King relied on it more sometimes than he could have though. It comes full circle through the characters and while King managed to create characters with human flaws,

UUUUUUUUUUGGGHHHH I FEEL SO BETRAYED BY THIS DUMB BOOK.The first half, maybe even two thirds and I was all HEY THIS MIGHT BE MY FAVORITE KING NOVEL. A creepy rural Nevada cop starts kidnapping innocent travelers!? Like all post-AA King, they're all thinly veiled representations of parts of his personality/personal history!? THE COP IS POSSESSED BY AN ANCIENT EARTH-GOD WITH POWER OVER THE LOWER BEASTS OF THE DESERT?@?!!? DUDE!There's a movie adaptation where RON PERLMAN PLAYS THE COP!? DOUBLE

Here we have it, folks: the biggest shock yet in the Stephen King reread. Before today, I considered Desperation bottom-of-the-barrel King. Desperate King. I felt the religiosity was blatant, tasteless; the story derivative of things King had done better before. Funny how our tastes evolve and change as we get older, isnt it? My sole reading of this novel was in my sophomore year of high school about six years worth of stuff has happened to me since then. What can I say, I was able to



So, I dropped the pretention and read a Stephen King novel. True, I read several of King's works...in middle school...but I thought that it was time to give him another chance. After all, King's popularity is eclipsed only by, oh, I don't know...Jesus? Well, not Jesus...but someone popular.I'll admit, the story was engaging. King has a way with propelling his story-lines over hundreds of pages without taking a breath. Or so it would seem. Unfortunately, the mediocrity of his prose is, at best,