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Dolan's Cadillac, and Other Stories
Stephen King's unparalleled imagination is in full force in this collection of four unabridged short stories originally found in the classic, Nightmares & Dreamscapes. An all-star cast of readers bring to life these timeless stories from the darkest places, including the tale Dolan's Cadillac: soon to be a feature film starring Christian Slater, Wes Bentley, and Emmanuelle Vaugier.
A widowed husband spends seven years plotting revenge for his wife's murder in Dolan's Cadillac. A school teacher discovers her students are not what they seem in Suffer the Little Children. In Crouch End, a woman fears that supernatural events may have led to her husband's disappearance. And in Rainy Season, a young couple is forced into the ultimate battle of Man vs. Nature when torrential rain turns deadly.
Rob Lowe, Whoopi Goldberg, Tim Curry, and Yeardley Smith lend their voices to this haunting collection of classic stories that no Stephen King fan should be without.
A widowed husband spends seven years plotting revenge for his wife's murder in Dolan's Cadillac. A school teacher discovers her students are not what they seem in Suffer the Little Children. In Crouch End, a woman fears that supernatural events may have led to her husband's disappearance. And in Rainy Season, a young couple is forced into the ultimate battle of Man vs. Nature when torrential rain turns deadly.
Rob Lowe, Whoopi Goldberg, Tim Curry, and Yeardley Smith lend their voices to this haunting collection of classic stories that no Stephen King fan should be without.
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First published January 1, 1989
About the author
Stephen King
2,237 books894k followersStephen Edwin King was born the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. After his father left them when Stephen was two, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Parts of his childhood were spent in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where his father's family was at the time, and in Stratford, Connecticut. When Stephen was eleven, his mother brought her children back to Durham, Maine, for good. Her parents, Guy and Nellie Pillsbury, had become incapacitated with old age, and Ruth King was persuaded by her sisters to take over the physical care of them. Other family members provided a small house in Durham and financial support. After Stephen's grandparents passed away, Mrs. King found work in the kitchens of Pineland, a nearby residential facility for the mentally challenged.
Stephen attended the grammar school in Durham and Lisbon Falls High School, graduating in 1966. From his sophomore year at the University of Maine at Orono, he wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper, THE MAINE CAMPUS. He was also active in student politics, serving as a member of the Student Senate. He came to support the anti-war movement on the Orono campus, arriving at his stance from a conservative view that the war in Vietnam was unconstitutional. He graduated in 1970, with a B.A. in English and qualified to teach on the high school level. A draft board examination immediately post-graduation found him 4-F on grounds of high blood pressure, limited vision, flat feet, and punctured eardrums.
He met Tabitha Spruce in the stacks of the Fogler Library at the University, where they both worked as students; they married in January of 1971. As Stephen was unable to find placement as a teacher immediately, the Kings lived on his earnings as a laborer at an industrial laundry, and her student loan and savings, with an occasional boost from a short story sale to men's magazines.
Stephen made his first professional short story sale ("The Glass Floor") to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967. Throughout the early years of his marriage, he continued to sell stories to men's magazines. Many were gathered into the Night Shift collection or appeared in other anthologies.
In the fall of 1971, Stephen began teaching English at Hampden Academy, the public high school in Hampden, Maine. Writing in the evenings and on the weekends, he continued to produce short stories and to work on novels.
Stephen attended the grammar school in Durham and Lisbon Falls High School, graduating in 1966. From his sophomore year at the University of Maine at Orono, he wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper, THE MAINE CAMPUS. He was also active in student politics, serving as a member of the Student Senate. He came to support the anti-war movement on the Orono campus, arriving at his stance from a conservative view that the war in Vietnam was unconstitutional. He graduated in 1970, with a B.A. in English and qualified to teach on the high school level. A draft board examination immediately post-graduation found him 4-F on grounds of high blood pressure, limited vision, flat feet, and punctured eardrums.
He met Tabitha Spruce in the stacks of the Fogler Library at the University, where they both worked as students; they married in January of 1971. As Stephen was unable to find placement as a teacher immediately, the Kings lived on his earnings as a laborer at an industrial laundry, and her student loan and savings, with an occasional boost from a short story sale to men's magazines.
Stephen made his first professional short story sale ("The Glass Floor") to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967. Throughout the early years of his marriage, he continued to sell stories to men's magazines. Many were gathered into the Night Shift collection or appeared in other anthologies.
In the fall of 1971, Stephen began teaching English at Hampden Academy, the public high school in Hampden, Maine. Writing in the evenings and on the weekends, he continued to produce short stories and to work on novels.
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May 22, 2019
Very Poe-like. A hauntingly masterful short story from the master.
October 11, 2020
Rating for ”Crouched End”
Story 3.25 stars**
Audio 4.5 stars**
Narrator Tim Curry
Story 3.25 stars**
Audio 4.5 stars**
Narrator Tim Curry
July 21, 2022
Story 3.75 stars**
Audio 4 stars**
Narrator Rob Lowe
Audio 4 stars**
Narrator Rob Lowe
June 25, 2018
This hardcover is numbered 112 of 1000 produced and is signed by Stephen King.
I purchased this book while on vacation in California is a book store in Santa Monica. It was originally published in Castle Rock, King's official newsletter, in monthly installments.
A bit overly melodramatic in mu opinion.
I purchased this book while on vacation in California is a book store in Santa Monica. It was originally published in Castle Rock, King's official newsletter, in monthly installments.
A bit overly melodramatic in mu opinion.
February 12, 2018
An exciting and quick revenge story! It moves at just the right pace!
October 25, 2020
আমি শেষ করিনাই। অর্ধেক পড়েই রেখে দিসি। কারোর স্টিফেন কিং পড়ার ইচ্ছা থাকলে এই অনুবাদ বইটা দিয়ে অন্তত শুরু করবেন না।
এত বাজে আর বিচ্ছিরি অনুবাদ আমি জীবনেও পড়িনাই। উনি অনুবাদ করসে না গুগোল ট্রান্সলেটর থেকে ছাপায়ে দিসে সেই ব্যাপারে আমার যথেষ্ট সন্দেহ আছে। উনার কাছে অনুরোধ প্লিজ আপনি অনুবাদ করা ছেড়ে দেন।
এতদিনে রিভিউ দেখে দেখে আমার স্টিফেন কিং সম্পর্কে অনেক উচ্চমানের ধারনা হয়ে গিয়েছিল। ভাবসিলাম কি না কি। সেইদিক থেকে দেখলে কাহিনির ব্যাপারেও অনেকটা আশাহত। তবে স্টিফেন কিং এখনই ছাড়ছি না। আরোও কয়েকটা পড়ে দেখি।
এত বাজে আর বিচ্ছিরি অনুবাদ আমি জীবনেও পড়িনাই। উনি অনুবাদ করসে না গুগোল ট্রান্সলেটর থেকে ছাপায়ে দিসে সেই ব্যাপারে আমার যথেষ্ট সন্দেহ আছে। উনার কাছে অনুরোধ প্লিজ আপনি অনুবাদ করা ছেড়ে দেন।
এতদিনে রিভিউ দেখে দেখে আমার স্টিফেন কিং সম্পর্কে অনেক উচ্চমানের ধারনা হয়ে গিয়েছিল। ভাবসিলাম কি না কি। সেইদিক থেকে দেখলে কাহিনির ব্যাপারেও অনেকটা আশাহত। তবে স্টিফেন কিং এখনই ছাড়ছি না। আরোও কয়েকটা পড়ে দেখি।
February 20, 2021
Such a delicious revenge story, the avenger just your average, middle aged third grade teacher battling his inner demons and playing a very, very long game to get back at the Vegas mobster responsible for his wife's death. King masterfully depicts his despair, sense of futility and unrelenting focus as he realizes the near impossibility of his venture but is determined to find a way, no matter how hard, how long or how crazy.
July 27, 2017
It is about the development, holding up and watching, arranging revenge. But the arrangement seems so boring and slow; readers would have to fight with their nerves to carry on.
Dolan's Cadillac recounts the tale of Robinson, a teacher from Las Vegas, and his mission for retaliation against the man, a wrongdoing manager named Dolan, who has his wife killed.
Robinson does not get fulfillment rapidly or effectively, holding up finished a time of seven years before the methods and open door for his striking back is perfect.
Guided by his significant other Elizabeth, her voice frequenting his psyche, Robinson devises an arrangement to cover Dolan inside his Cadillac utilizing the street development on the parkway further bolstering his good fortune.
Robinson does not do this rapidly, but rather plans, studies, and prepares for the ideal chance to set everything into movement.
Dolan's Cadillac achieves its pinnacle when the trap is set and Dolan drives to his demise, asking, arguing, and shouting for his life once got inside his Cadillac. Yet, Robinson does nothing to prevent himself from tossing more soil and rock onto the Cadillac with Dolan inside it.
Dolan's Cadillac recounts the tale of Robinson, a teacher from Las Vegas, and his mission for retaliation against the man, a wrongdoing manager named Dolan, who has his wife killed.
Robinson does not get fulfillment rapidly or effectively, holding up finished a time of seven years before the methods and open door for his striking back is perfect.
Guided by his significant other Elizabeth, her voice frequenting his psyche, Robinson devises an arrangement to cover Dolan inside his Cadillac utilizing the street development on the parkway further bolstering his good fortune.
Robinson does not do this rapidly, but rather plans, studies, and prepares for the ideal chance to set everything into movement.
Dolan's Cadillac achieves its pinnacle when the trap is set and Dolan drives to his demise, asking, arguing, and shouting for his life once got inside his Cadillac. Yet, Robinson does nothing to prevent himself from tossing more soil and rock onto the Cadillac with Dolan inside it.
July 13, 2018
read it and afterwards see the movie with the same title, compelling...
December 2, 2015
A very strong opening for the Nightmares & Dreamscapes anthology. They made a film that wasn't entirely terrible either.
May 17, 2024
„Кадилакът на Долан“ е много добър разказ на Стивън Кинг! Учител започва тежка работа в строителството на пътища, за да подготви отмъщение за гангстер, който преди години е убил неговата съпруга...
March 2, 2021
Essentially "The Cask of Amontillado" retold / re-envisioned by Stephen King. I teach those two stories together, as they work wonderfully in tandem. I first heard this story on a book-on-tape as my wife and I were driving back from Las Vegas, and it really hooked me in. A well-told REVENGE tale. It's commonly said that King's strength is in characterization, which fits this story well, since it's the tale of a man getting revenge for the death of his wife.
side note - the movie version of this story kinda stinks.
side note - the movie version of this story kinda stinks.
June 17, 2020
This main guy is not crazy but incredibly persistent in revenge. Great short story....
November 24, 2025
3/5
ابتدا باید در نظر گرفت این یک داستان کوتاه از استیون کینگ است، پس نباید توقع رمان بلند و پیچیده داشته باشید. چشم به هم میزنید و کتاب تمام میشود؛ یکنفس خوانده میشود و قرار نیست خیلی عمیق به آن بپردازیم. فقط به بخشهای مهم اشاره میکنم که شاید به تصمیمگیری برای خواندنش کمک کند.
۱. خلاصهی داستان (همون چیزی که پشت جلد نوشته)
"راوی داستان، که در لاسوگاس معلم مدرسه است. همسرش را در خودرویی بمبگذاریشده از دست داده و در پی انتقام از مسئول این اتفاق، آقای دولان است. دولان سردستهی یک گروه تبهکار سازمانیافته و مردی به شدت خطرناک است. انتقام گرفتن از او کار سادهای نیست و به برنامهریزی دقیقی نیاز دارد."
۲. سبک روایت
اول شخص و از زبان راوی میباشد و هیچ فصلبندی ندارد؛ انگار همهچیز توی یک چپتر طولانی جمع شده است.
و اینکه در نظر داشته باشید مدام بین گذشته و حال جابهجا میشویم و برخلاف خیلی از کارهای کینگ، جزئیاتپردازی بیش از حد یا شخصیتپردازی عمیق ندارد پس همین ممکن است باعث میشود خستهکننده نشود و سریع پیش برود.
۳. موضوع و حس و حال داستان
موضوع که چیز جدیدی نیست: انتقامِ کلیشهای.
ولی کینگ با یک زاویهدید متفاوت و تمرکز روی صبر دیوانهوار و برنامهریزی وسواسی شخصیت اصلی، کاری کرده است که حتی وقتی میدانی پایانش چیست، باز هم با راوی همراه شوی و از عزم آهنینش لذت ببری.
۴. دیالوگهای بهیادماندنی:
"معلمها و تبهکارهای سطحبالا به اندازهی هم آزادی عمل ندارند؛ این یک واقعیت مسلم است که صرفاً به وضعیت اقتصادی طرفین مربوط میشود."
"دستهای آدم بیکار ابزار شیطان هستند."
۵. ترجمه و نسخه
مترجم: محمدعلی مهماننوازان (نشر مروارید)
- ترجمه روان و خوب بود و داستان کتاب به گونه است که نیازی به هیچ سانسور یا تحریفی ندارد پس با خیال راحت بخوانید
- نکته مهم: در انتهای کتاب بیوگرافی کامل کینگ + کتاب های نویسنده به همراه جدول آثارش که اقتباس فیلم/سریال شده با توضیحات دقیق گنجانده شده است که برای طرفداران کینگ واقعاً ارزشمند و حرکت پسندیدهای از ناشر میباشد.
نتیجهگیری و پیشنهاد
اگر تازه میخواهید کینگ بخوانید، بهعنوان شروع پیشنهاد نمیشود.
اما اگر دنبال یک داستان کوتاه، سریع، با حس انتقام و بدون توقع خاص هستید میتوان این کتاب را پیشنهاد داد.
برای رفع ریدینگ اسلامپ یا یک زنگ تفریح بین رمانهای سنگین، انتخاب خیلی خوبی است.
- بهعنوان فن کینگ: از نظر بنده کتاب بدی نبود، اما در مقایسه با کارهای دیگرش که بهتر بودند و خوانده بودم چیز زیاد خاصی برای ارائه حداقل برای من نداشت.
ابتدا باید در نظر گرفت این یک داستان کوتاه از استیون کینگ است، پس نباید توقع رمان بلند و پیچیده داشته باشید. چشم به هم میزنید و کتاب تمام میشود؛ یکنفس خوانده میشود و قرار نیست خیلی عمیق به آن بپردازیم. فقط به بخشهای مهم اشاره میکنم که شاید به تصمیمگیری برای خواندنش کمک کند.
۱. خلاصهی داستان (همون چیزی که پشت جلد نوشته)
"راوی داستان، که در لاسوگاس معلم مدرسه است. همسرش را در خودرویی بمبگذاریشده از دست داده و در پی انتقام از مسئول این اتفاق، آقای دولان است. دولان سردستهی یک گروه تبهکار سازمانیافته و مردی به شدت خطرناک است. انتقام گرفتن از او کار سادهای نیست و به برنامهریزی دقیقی نیاز دارد."
۲. سبک روایت
اول شخص و از زبان راوی میباشد و هیچ فصلبندی ندارد؛ انگار همهچیز توی یک چپتر طولانی جمع شده است.
و اینکه در نظر داشته باشید مدام بین گذشته و حال جابهجا میشویم و برخلاف خیلی از کارهای کینگ، جزئیاتپردازی بیش از حد یا شخصیتپردازی عمیق ندارد پس همین ممکن است باعث میشود خستهکننده نشود و سریع پیش برود.
۳. موضوع و حس و حال داستان
موضوع که چیز جدیدی نیست: انتقامِ کلیشهای.
ولی کینگ با یک زاویهدید متفاوت و تمرکز روی صبر دیوانهوار و برنامهریزی وسواسی شخصیت اصلی، کاری کرده است که حتی وقتی میدانی پایانش چیست، باز هم با راوی همراه شوی و از عزم آهنینش لذت ببری.
۴. دیالوگهای بهیادماندنی:
"معلمها و تبهکارهای سطحبالا به اندازهی هم آزادی عمل ندارند؛ این یک واقعیت مسلم است که صرفاً به وضعیت اقتصادی طرفین مربوط میشود."
"دستهای آدم بیکار ابزار شیطان هستند."
۵. ترجمه و نسخه
مترجم: محمدعلی مهماننوازان (نشر مروارید)
- ترجمه روان و خوب بود و داستان کتاب به گونه است که نیازی به هیچ سانسور یا تحریفی ندارد پس با خیال راحت بخوانید
- نکته مهم: در انتهای کتاب بیوگرافی کامل کینگ + کتاب های نویسنده به همراه جدول آثارش که اقتباس فیلم/سریال شده با توضیحات دقیق گنجانده شده است که برای طرفداران کینگ واقعاً ارزشمند و حرکت پسندیدهای از ناشر میباشد.
نتیجهگیری و پیشنهاد
اگر تازه میخواهید کینگ بخوانید، بهعنوان شروع پیشنهاد نمیشود.
اما اگر دنبال یک داستان کوتاه، سریع، با حس انتقام و بدون توقع خاص هستید میتوان این کتاب را پیشنهاد داد.
برای رفع ریدینگ اسلامپ یا یک زنگ تفریح بین رمانهای سنگین، انتخاب خیلی خوبی است.
- بهعنوان فن کینگ: از نظر بنده کتاب بدی نبود، اما در مقایسه با کارهای دیگرش که بهتر بودند و خوانده بودم چیز زیاد خاصی برای ارائه حداقل برای من نداشت.
November 13, 2023
গল্পের স্টোরি লাইন মোটামুটি। অনুবাদ বিচ্ছিরি। এক স্কুল টিচার তার স্ত্রীর মৃত্যুতে প্রতিশোধ নেয়ার গল্প। অনুবাদে গল্পের ভিলেন কখনও ডোলান আবার কখনও ভোলান হয়ে গেছে :3 মাত্র ৭৮ পৃষ্ঠার একটা বই শেষ করতে বিশেষ বেগ পেতে হয়েছে 🐸
October 9, 2025
13 years later- A story about revenge. This made me want to go to Vegas. 🎰 I’m familiar with that road that leads to Vegas from LA and I’ll remember this story now when I make that drive. 🚘 💨
September 7, 2012
More and more I find myself listening to the audio edition after I've read the work in print, nearly always in that order. I think I get a fuller impact of the author's intent doing this. Being a fan of Lovecraft and Sai King, I especially liked "Crouch End" when I read it; 'twas pretty far out there. The CD just about did me in at one point. I was driving down a very dark country road near midnight, no street lights . . . Very Dark. The sound effects at a particularly tense point scairt the crapola out of me, darn near jumped out of my seat. To intensify the moment, it came just as I was turning into the pitch black gravel drive of a very VERY dark country house that had the look of the quintessential haunted house. Remember too, I knew exactly what was coming. Like I said about getting the full impact? I'd put the fear factor at that moment of the print work at 5 - 6. Realizing King's FULL intent, the audio edition was a full TEN. The setting helped of course, but the audio presentation did a wonderful job. Needless to say, I Hurried into the house. Nearing the door, their [Big of course] dog lunged at me out of the blackness. He just wanted a 'howdy', but it topped the rest out nicely. That time I did yell. When I got inside, they asked if I was okay. I'm sure I was white as a ghost lol.
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October 15, 2025A man seeks vengeance on a mob boss named Jimmy Dolan who murdered his wife. His plan…to bury him alive in his precious Cadillac.
That’s all I’ll say about the plot. What a fun short story. I discovered this was made into a movie in 2009 (of course it was) starring Christian Slater which I’ll have to check out. Stephen King had my heart racing a bit there at the end. My only complaint is that I wish this was longer. I wanted more!
That’s all I’ll say about the plot. What a fun short story. I discovered this was made into a movie in 2009 (of course it was) starring Christian Slater which I’ll have to check out. Stephen King had my heart racing a bit there at the end. My only complaint is that I wish this was longer. I wanted more!
January 18, 2020
খুবই সাধারণ একটা প্রতিশোধের গল্প। স্ত্রী হত্যার প্রতিশোধের। কিন্তু খুব ভালো লেগেছে। প্রতিশোধ নেয়ার অভিনব ধরনের কারণেই হয়তো। কুইক রিড। পড়ে ফেলতে পারেন।
January 23, 2020
❝ ‘She was in pieces,’ I croaked. ‘I loved her and she was in pieces.’ ❞
Revenge never felt so satisfactory.
La venganza nunca se ha sentido más satisfactoria que esto.
Revenge never felt so satisfactory.
La venganza nunca se ha sentido más satisfactoria que esto.
April 22, 2020
MEH.
Such a short story with too many boring parts!
Such a short story with too many boring parts!
February 2, 2021
some series cask of amontillado vibes from this.
September 29, 2014
The strength of one mans resolve is beautifully told in this tale of ultimate revenge.
When a goods man wife is killed because she knows too much, he makes it his mission to take out the powerful and seemingly untouchable man that is behind her death. His only shot at success is when "Dolan" is being driven across the country in his cadillac and it is on the road, laying the most incredible trap, that he makes his move. The personal pain and struggle our protagonist must endure in order to give his plan the best chance of success is gruelling and torturous....but well worth it.
When a goods man wife is killed because she knows too much, he makes it his mission to take out the powerful and seemingly untouchable man that is behind her death. His only shot at success is when "Dolan" is being driven across the country in his cadillac and it is on the road, laying the most incredible trap, that he makes his move. The personal pain and struggle our protagonist must endure in order to give his plan the best chance of success is gruelling and torturous....but well worth it.
May 15, 2015
Decent, but not outstanding tales. The Lovecraftian offering, Couch End, was a bit hokey, while The Rainy Season was almost cartoonish, after a decent set-up. Dolan's Cadillac seemed like a long way to go in order to exact revenge. Suffer the Little Children was probably the strongest tale.
Still, I dig King, and always like to check out his shorter works, where I think he shines brightest.
Still, I dig King, and always like to check out his shorter works, where I think he shines brightest.
September 10, 2017
Jimmy Dolan, is a crime-boss who murders a woman because she is going to testify against him.
Her husband wants revenge. His dead wife won't let him stop seeking that revenge in a great thriller from the master of making readers have sleepless nights.
Her husband wants revenge. His dead wife won't let him stop seeking that revenge in a great thriller from the master of making readers have sleepless nights.
December 22, 2017
Review for Suffer the little children
September 29, 2022
Exceptional revenge thriller...new way of taking revenge...so enjoyable..
December 7, 2017
The idea that is heavily ingrained in the mind of Edmond Dantès in the brilliant novel of "The Count of Monte Cristo" is that of the the ideology of revenge is a dish best served cold, so, in layman's terms, revenge is better when it's not made in the fury and passion of the damage, but after planning, preparation, and a perfected yet precise plan. Stephen King takes this idea and portrays it in a manner that takes it from 1807 Nîmes, France to nearly modern Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and state route 71, where the grieving husband of a brutally executed woman strategically forms and executes a thought out and meticulously planned revenge, perfected down to the smallest crack in a nearly deserted state road.
The protagonist who is known only by Robinson, his surname, is driven to revenge by the almost haunting voice of his late wife compelling him to exact revenge on a powerhouse mob-boss who caused her untimely death with a few pounds of explosives to protect himself from her upcoming testimony in court. Driven nearly insane by the grief and sense of loss Robinson plans, studies, leans, and exacts a perfected plan that knocks off the single most loathed and hated enemy that Robinson can fathom, the mighty and conceivably untouchable mob-boss Dolan.
Once a satisfied school teacher Robinson turns into a revenge driven yet cautious man working a small, entry level road construction job to work his way into his grand scheme to capture and torment Dolan to punish him for taking his wife from him. Countless hours of research of a road atlas as well as spying on and stalking Dolan and his top of the line Cadillac, that chauffeurs him from his weekend getaways and eventually to his long awaited death buried deep below a desolate Nevada highway.
Stephen King has an almost sinister way of showing how far an innocent, regular man an can be pushed into doing what he justifies as right and turning themselves into that they would originally fear and despise.
The protagonist who is known only by Robinson, his surname, is driven to revenge by the almost haunting voice of his late wife compelling him to exact revenge on a powerhouse mob-boss who caused her untimely death with a few pounds of explosives to protect himself from her upcoming testimony in court. Driven nearly insane by the grief and sense of loss Robinson plans, studies, leans, and exacts a perfected plan that knocks off the single most loathed and hated enemy that Robinson can fathom, the mighty and conceivably untouchable mob-boss Dolan.
Once a satisfied school teacher Robinson turns into a revenge driven yet cautious man working a small, entry level road construction job to work his way into his grand scheme to capture and torment Dolan to punish him for taking his wife from him. Countless hours of research of a road atlas as well as spying on and stalking Dolan and his top of the line Cadillac, that chauffeurs him from his weekend getaways and eventually to his long awaited death buried deep below a desolate Nevada highway.
Stephen King has an almost sinister way of showing how far an innocent, regular man an can be pushed into doing what he justifies as right and turning themselves into that they would originally fear and despise.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 27, 2013
Introduction - read by Stephen King - he never fails to have this Constant Reader smiling. He is not trying to change the world or just make money (of course he wants to make money..we all do right?) he is just trying to tell some stories, and hopefully you will get a shiver, or a smile, or a passing thought about those stories.
Suffer the Little Children - read by Whoopi Goldberg - a creepy story. At the end you just aren't sure.
Crouch End - read by Tim Curry - first let me say Tim Curry could read the dictionary to me and I would be happy, and this story is creepy in the what you don't see kind of way. Reminded me of King's rats in the sewers story a bit --
Rainy Season - read by Yeardly Smith - not a big fan of Yeardly as a reader, and after listening to this story, think I know where Scott Sigler got his inspiration for Iowa Monsoon -- different, but lots of similarities
Dolan's Cadillac - read by Rob Lowe - Stephen King's take on The Tell-Tale Heart, though it ends a little differently. I enjoyed this one quite a lot, Rob is a gread reader.
Suffer the Little Children - read by Whoopi Goldberg - a creepy story. At the end you just aren't sure.
Crouch End - read by Tim Curry - first let me say Tim Curry could read the dictionary to me and I would be happy, and this story is creepy in the what you don't see kind of way. Reminded me of King's rats in the sewers story a bit --
Rainy Season - read by Yeardly Smith - not a big fan of Yeardly as a reader, and after listening to this story, think I know where Scott Sigler got his inspiration for Iowa Monsoon -- different, but lots of similarities
Dolan's Cadillac - read by Rob Lowe - Stephen King's take on The Tell-Tale Heart, though it ends a little differently. I enjoyed this one quite a lot, Rob is a gread reader.
May 19, 2018
Abstract:
The protagonist is a school teacher, living a simple and peaceful life with his wife who's also a school teacher. However, his simplistic life turns upside diwn when his wife is brutally murdered by the wealthy crime-boss Jimmy Dolan. Since then the husband starts plotting hus revenge upon the man who's not only powerful but also utouchable. After seven years of planning and keen observation, he finally succeeds in avenging his wife's death and putting her restless soul in peace.
Verdict:
Not only the exaxt reason of the wife's murder is unknown but also there's only a vague portrayal of the husband. Moreover; the planning and the progress of the trap takes such a long time with such intricate description that it became very hard for me to concentrate on the story. Probably people with vast knowledge of cars and roads will enjoy this story but being a person with nearly zero idea about both, I couldn't enjoy this much.
The protagonist is a school teacher, living a simple and peaceful life with his wife who's also a school teacher. However, his simplistic life turns upside diwn when his wife is brutally murdered by the wealthy crime-boss Jimmy Dolan. Since then the husband starts plotting hus revenge upon the man who's not only powerful but also utouchable. After seven years of planning and keen observation, he finally succeeds in avenging his wife's death and putting her restless soul in peace.
Verdict:
Not only the exaxt reason of the wife's murder is unknown but also there's only a vague portrayal of the husband. Moreover; the planning and the progress of the trap takes such a long time with such intricate description that it became very hard for me to concentrate on the story. Probably people with vast knowledge of cars and roads will enjoy this story but being a person with nearly zero idea about both, I couldn't enjoy this much.
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