If It Bleeds
By Stephen King
Read by Will Patton , Danny Burstein , and Steven Weber
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Winner of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award From #1 New York Times bestselling author, legendary storyteller, and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary collection of four new and compelling novellas—Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, The Life of Chuck, Rat, and the title story If It Bleeds—each pulling you into intriguing and frightening places. The novella is a form King has returned to over and over again in the course of his amazing career, and many have been made into iconic films, including “The Body” (Stand By Me) and “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption” (Shawshank Redemption). Like Four Past Midnight, Different Seasons, and most recently Full Dark, No Stars, If It Bleeds is a uniquely satisfying collection of longer short fiction by an incomparably gifted writer.
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Summary
Summary
#1 New York Times bestseller
An Audible Pick of Listeners' Favorites of the Month
New York Times Bestseller in Audio
Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice of the Week
From #1 New York Times bestselling author, legendary storyteller, and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary collection of four new and compelling novellas—Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, The Life of Chuck, Rat, and the title story If It Bleeds—each pulling you into intriguing and frightening places.
The novella is a form King has returned to over and over again in the course of his amazing career, and many have been made into iconic films, including “The Body” (Stand By Me) and “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption” (Shawshank Redemption). Like Four Past Midnight, Different Seasons, and most recently Full Dark, No Stars, If It Bleeds is a uniquely satisfying collection of longer short fiction by an incomparably gifted writer.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
Reviews
Reviews
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Very Enjoyable Book
- As a King constant reader, I'm no stranger to his books of novellas and short stories. I love them as much as his novels. Overall, this was another good collection. My rankings which follow is by no means a negative to the my least favorite. I liked them all, just like some more than others. So, in order of the book . . . Mr. Harrigan's Phone is my second favorite of this collection. I loved the relationship between Mr. Harrigan and Craig. This story flowed easily from beginning to end, and I found myself wanting more. The Life of Chuck is my third favorite. I'd had a heads-up about it before that it was many people's least favorite. I can understand why, but when I finished that story, I found that I liked it. If It Bleeds was my favorite. Stephen King said he loves Holly, and so do I. Some people cringed when she showed up in The Outsider, and some cringed when finding out she was in this book. Not me. The more Holly the better in my opinion. It would be interesting if HBO turns this story into a second season of The Outsider. Rat was my least favorite story. I enjoyed it, but not as much as other readers seemed to have. It was ok. I wanted to know more about the rat. It was more interesting to me than the main character. I'm weird that way, I guess. Overall, another great success by Mr. King. I don't know how much gas he has left in the tank as far as writing goes. Hopefully a full tank, as he has been my favorite author since I was about 9 or 10 years old, and I'm 51 now. I grew up with this man's work. Going forward, as a wish list of sorts, I would like to read another great horror novel by him, as well as another short story collection. Also, I'm hoping for another Dark Tower novel, one which fleshes out the Jericho Hill story. We will see. This book is highly recommended.
Author
Author Bio: Stephen King
Stephen King has written more than sixty books, many hitting the #1 spot on the New York Times bestsellers list. He has won the World Fantasy Award, several Bram Stoker Awards, and the O. Henry Award for his story “The Man in the Black Suit.” He is the 2003 recipient of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2007 he received the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. His epic works The Dark Tower and It are the basis for major motion pictures.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Digital Download, CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Thrillers |
| Runtime: | 15.22 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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