Nov 10, 2014 revival takes that idea further by lovingly fleshing out that life in painstaking detail. Revival is a book that only stephen king could write. His recent work includes the short story collection the bazaar of bad. In book after book, writing long under the dome, 112263 or short joyland he manages, nearly always, to tell a compelling story that is both entertaining and somehow profound, or at least thoughtful. If youre a dedicated fan of kings work, revival will leave you plenty satisfied. Its becoming a christmas and new year tradition for me to read a stephen king chunky book over the holiday period. Revival is a novel by american writer stephen king, published on november 11, 2014 by. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts log in sign up. Stephen kings revival reveals a life in supernatural peril. On november 11th, stephen will embark on a sixcity book tour to promote the release of revival. Oct 31, 2014 revival is one of stephen kings most satisfyingly disturbing novels when his wife and child are killed in a grim car accident reverend charles jacobs life is destroyed.
Theres a classic essence to the novel that calls back memories of some of kings lower key hits, like the body or different seasons. Lovecraft ive never been a stephen king diehard fan. Revival book by stephen king official publisher page simon. Stephen king presents a fresh adrenaline rush of terror people in this electrifying. We all read at one time stephen king books and maybe some of you have asked yourself how could you get this new book for free so we thought at you and we buy and upload for you guysread this book without spending any cent for it. Jamie morton is just six the day he meets charles jacobs, the new methodist minister in town. Danielle trussoni of the new york times described revival as pure stephen king. The tour begins in new york city and continues through washington dc, kansas city, wichita, austin and south portland.
In stephen kings revival, a boy is befriended by a charismatic minister with whom he will reconnect in eerie and unsettling ways as an adult. Usually, there is some sort of spooky, eerie or even ghostly feel to the stories, but i felt that this one was really just based on a weird man who had entered into a young boys life, and used his influence later on. Hes said revival was partially inspired by frankenstein, and jacobs is clearly the victor frankenstein character, while jamie is at best henry clerval, victors barely glimpsed childhood friend. Great prices on stephens latest titles, as well as access to all of his classics. Revival by stephen king kings 66th book published 11112014. The actually horror elements are tentative and the novel relies more of the brooding sense of the possible horrors to come. Stephen kings revival is a calculated tease aux the av club.
Mercedes, veteran yarn spinner king continues to point out the unspeakably spooky weirdness that lies on the fringes of ordinary life. Revival is one of kings best recent effortsa chilling and unique work of. I never received the wrong book or a book i didnt want. If youre a fan of stephen king the popular and prolific horror, fantasy and science fiction writer joining a stephen king book club can help you grow your king book collection and share your interest in his writing. Ive only read two other king books but after reading this,my opinion of the other two has completely gone up.
Its a masterpiece from king, in the great american tradition of nathaniel hawthorne and edgar allan poe. It focusses on the life a young man called jamie, and his turbulent relationship with a man who used to be his pastor. However, it doesnt make the ranks of a 5star read because it was too much of a slowburner for me. Revival a dark and electrifying novel about addiction, fanaticism, and what might exist on the other side of life. By the end of the book, we know jamie morton as well as any other character king has written, which only makes the possible destruction of everything hes built all the more terrifying.
He just gave up on a story that wasnt going anywhere and threw together an unimpressive and unimaginative ending. The novel was first mentioned by king on june 20, 20, while doing a video chat with fans as part of promoting the upcoming under the dome tv series. Sep 10, 2015 so i am an avid stephen king fan, and i must say i was a little disappointed by this novel. Nov 11, 2014 stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. I found most of revival incredibly boring and tedious to get through. This article was originally published in the november 2014 issue of bookpage. Once again, king proves that hes not a squillionaire bestselling horror author for nothing. The reasons that book club editions are less valuable should.
Theres no real build up in this book like king has in his other books,the atmosphere never felt tense and there was no. Think of two central meanings of the titlea religious awakening and bringing someone back to lifeand youll have kings latest in a nuthouse. The first person narrative worked extremely well here, and jamie morton is now amongst my list of great king character crushes alongside jake epping, scott landon, and of course roland. Revival is a return to stephen kings favourite genre, horror but more than that it is storytelling of the best kind. Revival is one of stephen kings most satisfyingly disturbing novels when his wife and child are killed in a grim car accident reverend charles jacobs life is destroyed. I was surprised it was so short for a stephen king, nevertheless it was an enjoyable read.
Stephen king s latest novel, revival, is a slow burn. This rich and disturbing novel spans five decades on its way to the most terrifying conclusion stephen king has ever written. We started this book club back in 2014 because we both enjoyed stephen kings writing and wanted to. Feb, 2014 this will be kings second book this year, joining his hardboiled detective novel mr. Every single stephen king book, ranked from worst to best. The best site on the net for info on rare stephen king books. We started this book club back in 2014 because we both enjoyed stephen kings writing and wanted to read more of his works and discuss them with others.
Stephen kings new novel revival is garnering strong. Their bond becomes a pact beyond even the devils devising, and jamie discovers that revival has many meanings. Hence, i want to thank and congratulate everyone who has stayed up to date in the reading and participated in the discussions, this wouldnt be possible without all of you. Av club takes the latter view, echoing fansites that claim its a book where not much. Nov 10, 2016 revival is a superb and chilling tale by the masterful author steven king. King constructed the book as a calculated tease, though, mostly dangling a taste of whats going on in the main story over readers heads. The novel was officially announced on february 12, 2014. King returns to his more familiar horror genre with a bang in this book and what makes revival so genuinely scary a read is his uncanny skill in juxtaposing the minutiae of ordinary suburban or rural american lives with another, scarcely glimpsed, parallel world of chaos, darkness and monstrous evil. Stephen king book club group 357 members goodreads. The king of horror is at it again with yet another page turner destined to keep you jumping at shadows and afraid to close your eyes. The best way to build your own stephen king library. There were a few of his novels that i elevated to nirvana status eg, the stand being one of them. As exciting as kings first foray into the detective genre will be, a spokeswoman for hodder via the guardian said that revival is much more the heartland of stephen king.
Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Thus jamie morton, the books narrator and a longtime observer of charles jacobs, finds himself a guinea pig in jacobss evil experiments. This is a book club based around the works of stephen king. All these adaptations are great news for fans of king s work, since his vast collection of writing is more than deserving of being retold on screens big and small. Stephen king is a literary icon, a status hes achieved by a defining a genre. Well, although the ending of revival was already ruined for me by a dastardly newspaper article i absolutely loved this book. In a small new england town, in the early 60s, a shadow falls over a sm.
Nov 25, 2014 the king of horror is at it again with yet another page turner destined to keep you jumping at shadows and afraid to close your eyes. While i think kings books are uneven, they are always a class act, and i. The collector the best site for info on limited edition stephen king available at both and. While it is unfortunate, i did expect this, as it is a big commitment. Revival by stephen king reading guidebook club discussion. Nov 28, 2017 threequarters through the book, i wondered how king would be able to wrap it up. Nov 14, 2014 in stephen kings revival, a boy is befriended by a charismatic minister with whom he will reconnect in eerie and unsettling ways as an adult. In his latest novel, revival, stephen king writes about the hubris of questioning gods universe in the most direct way yet. The book may be tricksy, but king signposts where we are going from the start. Stephen kings revival movie adaptation to star russell crowe. Hey book lovers we have a new free ebook for you, this time is revival a novel by stephen king free download. Revival is a superb and chilling tale by the masterful author steven king. It is about facing death without hope of realizing or receiving either. Its a masterpiece from king, in the great american tradition of frank norris, nathaniel hawthorne, and edgar allan poe.
Dec 15, 2016 boone also mentions that he is adapting a clive barker book, the great and secret show, for tv, with owen king, stephen king s son. Of course, we dont just love to read kings bookswe also love to reread. Stephen kings splendid new novel, revival, offers the atavistic pleasure of drawing closer to a campfire in the dark to hear a tale. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. During the chat king stated that he was halfway through writing his next novel, revival. Stephen kings spectacularly dark and electrifying novel about addiction, religion, music and what might exist on the other side of life. Ninety pages in the narrator warns there are forces, and i felt my first spark of scary. The reason they arent worth more money is because the true first editions had a limited print run while book club editions have a larger print run thats why there are so many out there. In book after book, he has poked, prodded, and thumbed open. Revival is one of stephen kings most satisfyingly disturbing. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Reverend jacobs is an amateur scientist with an interest in electricity an interest he introduces to jamie early on.
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