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Bag Of Bones Audio CD – Unabridged, June 27, 2005

by Stephen King (Author, Reader)
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Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King, a powerful tale of grief, of love's enduring bonds, and the haunting secrets of the past.

Set in the Maine territory King has made mythic, Bag of Bones recounts the plight of forty-year-old bestselling novelist Mike Noonan, who is unable to stop grieving following the sudden death of his wife Jo, and who can no longer bear to face the blank screen of his computer.

Now his nights are plagued by vivid nightmares, all set at the Maine summerhouse he calls Sara Laughs. Despite these dreams, or perhaps because of them, Mike returns to the lakeside getaway. There he finds his beloved Yankee town held in the grip of a powerful millionaire, Max Devore, who will do anything to take his three-year-old granddaughter away from her widowed young mother. As Mike is drawn into their struggle, as he falls in love with both mother and child, he is also drawn into the mystery of Sara Laughs, now the site of ghostly visitations, ever-escalating nightmares, and the sudden recovery of his writing ability. What are the forces that have been unleashed here—and what do they want of Mike Noonan?

First published in 1998, Bag of Bones was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller. It was lauded at its publication as “hands down, Stephen King’s most narratively subversive fiction” (Entertainment Weekly) and his “most ambitious novel” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution).
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster Audio; Unabridged edition (June 27, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0743551753
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0743551755
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.22 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.75 x 2.25 x 5.75 inches
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Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His first crime thriller featuring Bill Hodges, MR MERCEDES, won the Edgar Award for best novel and was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award. Both MR MERCEDES and END OF WATCH received the Goodreads Choice Award for the Best Mystery and Thriller of 2014 and 2016 respectively.

King co-wrote the bestselling novel Sleeping Beauties with his son Owen King, and many of King's books have been turned into celebrated films and television series including The Shawshank Redemption, Gerald's Game and It.

King was the recipient of America's prestigious 2014 National Medal of Arts and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for distinguished contribution to American Letters. In 2007 he also won the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He lives with his wife Tabitha King in Maine.

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Maya Nigmatullina
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book according to my daughter
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
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My daughter is a big fun of SK. She was happy to receive this book. I haven’t read it myself but she liked it.
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Steve
4.0 out of 5 stars Bloated but Good
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2023
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Bag of Bones tells the story of a writer named Mike Noonan, who has recently lost his wife and now has severe writer's block. Plagued by strange and frightening dreams of his summer lake house and with nothing better to do, he leaves his home in Derry and moves into the scary lake house. Maybe this change of scenery will allow him to face his fears or maybe it will be enough to help him overcome his writers block. Not long after arriving in town, he meets an attractive single mom named Mattie and her young daughter Kyra and ends up siding with Mattie and bankrolling her custody battle with her own father in law, the very rich and evil Max Devore. Will Mike find love again with this single mom? Will she be able to hold on to Kyra? And what the heck is going on with the lake house, which is clearly haunted? To find out, you will need to read 700 pages and more. What I liked about this book was the writing and the main (good) characters. The villains in the book aren't that well drawn out and their motives don't seem warrant the extremes they take to get what they want. One of the villains, a ghost, does have a bit of depth but you don't really figure that out until the end of the book where you learn more about the town's history. What I didn't like is how long the book took to get going. You can really sum up the first 200 pages as Mike Noonan has just lost his wife, has bad dreams and is suffering from really bad writer's block. After that point, the book becomes quite good. However even after 700 pages, you end up needing an epilogue to help tie together loose ends and help explain what you just read . That said, I still feel that somewhere within this heaping novel is one of King's best stories. 4/5
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BookandCoffee
5.0 out of 5 stars What an Emotional Thrill Ride!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2013
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I am a Stephen King Constant Reader. However, I don't shy from being critical of the authors novels. I like most of them, but there are a few I couldn't finish because of varied disappointments in the story--"Under the Dome" for example. I am slowly making my way through the author's body of work, and I had been meaning to make "Bag of Bones" my next King novel. I am so glad I did so.

I can see a clear contrast in the author's early works, when compared to his latter and most recent novels. His later books are a little more tame and character driven. The ghost and goblin effect is still strong, but the newer books have taken on a deeper, richer story texture, and the character development is significantly greater. I think the effect is that these newer stories tend to stay with you much longer. They develop a more lasting kinship with the reader that his earlier works did not evoke. "Bag of Bones" is a good example of the new King relative to the old. Another good example is "Duma Key". I think the notion that King has "slipped a cog" in his ability to tell a story is baseless. Actually he is as good as ever, maybe better--a few duds notwithstanding--eg..."Under the Dome".

I highly recommend "Bag of Bones". Great story and a dynamic plot--told in a "first person" style. The many characters all have an interesting place in the story. The seven hundred odd pages are filled with suspense, terror, and romance. I found myself sitting for long readings of the prose, and felt tinges of disappointment when I had to put down the book to do other things--eg..sleep. To me, that is high praise from a reader. I knew from the beginning that I was on a good read. Some days you know from the start if the fish are biting or not. Well, the fish were biting good in this lake. It was a good day of fishing--or week, should I say, and knew from the first chapters that the fishing trip would be a successful one.

Don't worry, the book is haunting. It is a very dark story. If you came seeking King's reputation to "scare the livin shit out of ya"...then I think you will be richly rewarded. The author is very long-winded in certain areas of the novel, and these tend to be the darkest and most spooky parts. Again, you won't be disappointed.

I am going to put "Bag of Bones" on my short list of favorite King novels....along with: The Dead Zone, 11/22/63, Duma Key, Misery, Dolores Claiborne, The Shining, Salem's Lot, Lisey's Story, etc.

As you can see, I rated 5 stars. Very deserving! ...and I highly recommend this novel to readers.
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M. fitzpatrick
5.0 out of 5 stars a deeply moving and personal masterpiece
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2024
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I absolutely adored this novel. I’m a constant King reader and I had heard mixed reviews on this one. The characters were beautifully crafted and the story is packed with phenomenal prose and thought provoking themes. I loved every page. To Mattie…
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Mike Reynolds
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best by One of the Best
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2020
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Sure, I liked Stephen King before this book. 11.22.63, IT, The Stand. The Shining, The Bill Hodges trilogy, Outsider, The Institute are all favorites of mine.

If you aren't a King fan or haven't figured it out yet: the reason why so many of his books resonate with so many people isn't the Horror, it's the Heart.

This Book is LOADED with heart.

A man who is haunted by grief, loneliness and depression due to the sudden loss of his wife and the impending loss of his writing career is also haunted by something supernatural. Why is this haunting happening? What will stop it? The main character, a realistically-flawed and very-likable character, meets a beautiful young woman and her daughter who are both in danger. Can he help them? Can he love again? Can he resurrect his career and purpose in life?

While the action and supernatural in this book are amazingly written and intense; King steals his own show with his mastery of language. King's ability to capture the nostalgia and create the essence of several different eras in this small Maine vacation town is a truly wonderful. I can't think of another writer who could bounce so elegantly compose not just dialogue, but colorful dialogue for an aging tech mogul, a wordsmith author, young and old residents of the backwoods of Maine, an early 1900's African-American band, a New York Lawyer, and a precocious 4 year old.

King is truly a master of language, a master of heart and a master of creative horror; he weaves all of those together is this story. The result is a hauntingly beautiful experience. Definitely one of my favorite King books.
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Mary D>
3.0 out of 5 stars interesting
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2024
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This was the first Stephen King book I have read. I was a little disappointed . I think I might try reading some of his other books hopefully they will be a little scarier.
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Maggie
5.0 out of 5 stars Delivery amazing
Reviewed in Canada on December 16, 2023
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Good read
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C. Müller
5.0 out of 5 stars Schnell und korrekt geliefert
Reviewed in Germany on March 2, 2024
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Das Buch war für ein Gebrauchtes gut erhalten.
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Vanessa Noronha
5.0 out of 5 stars Spooky
Reviewed in India on November 21, 2023
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Good premise
Worth buying for your King collection
I need a change from reading the story of a writer. This and Liseys story have that in common. This has facts that I Googled are correct and actually happened.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting, spooky and overall amazing!
Reviewed in Mexico on October 28, 2018
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Beautiful story and yet creepy at the same time. Definitely one of King’s best books. It starts off a little slow but goes up to a pace where I couldn’t even put it down. Totally recommended.
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Mariana
4.0 out of 5 stars Suspense mais leve porém muita criatividade
Reviewed in Brazil on March 18, 2017
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Mais uma história inteligente e cheia de sarcasmo do Stephen King. Para mim o suspense deste livro foi mais um "icing on the cake" (extra, bônus). Suspense mais leve e uma história muito mais focada nos tormentos de uma psicologia criativa do personagem principal. Com certeza uma boa opção para quem quer passar o tempo e curtir. Stephen King atrasou bastate o clímax da história o que apenas aumentou a curiosidade em compreender o próposito da narrativa. Quem é fã de Stephen King não pode deixar passar este!
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