Skeleton Crew by Stephen King
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Book Reviews of Skeleton Crew
Book Review: A must-read -- keeps you on the edge of your seat...
Summary: 5 Stars
This is absolutely the best collection of short stories I've ever read (maybe on the par with such other brilliant collections Nightshift and Nightmares of Dreamscapes also by Stephen King), and I urge anyone out there to read it and escape reality for a while -- believe me, I know what I'm talking about. My favorites are: The Mist (of course -- the book's price is worth just that one novella), The Monkey, The Raft, Gramma, Beachworld, and Word Processor of the Gods. These tales will keep you hooked, and awake well past midnight, just flipping the pages and lost in a fantastic world that never was and will be. I also liked the fact that these stories were originally published in many various up-scale magazines -- like Redbook, Playboy, and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine -- proving once again the versatility of the master of the macabre S.K.Book Review: Classic King
Summary: 5 Stars
Read this book if you have any interest in King what-so-ever.His short stories...though many aren't all that short...each have a different flavor, a different set of characters, and range from touching to chilling.
Some favorites: "The Mist", (could have been sold by itself) "Word Processor of the Gods", "Survivor Type", "Gramma", and, of course, "The Raft".
For some reason, I remember seeing The Raft, or a version there-of, on cable TV years and years ago as a kid. Scared me then, scared me more now reading it!
A few of the stories fall somewhat flat (Uncle Otto's Truck...lame...sorry...), but you get something different with each...including a writing style. I bet Koontz wishes he could say that.
This indeed ranks up among King's best. Just read it already.
Book Review: The best short story collection ever
Summary: 5 Stars
I have Stephen King's other short story collections "Different Seasons", "Four Past Midnight", "Night Shift" and "Nightmares and Dreamscapes", but I must say this beats them all. Dolan's Cadillac in "N and D" forces me to say the two approach each other in callibre, but then I think of 'Survivor Type'. I don't know why, but somehow I identify with this story very, very strongly. I find myself thinking about it all the time - a surgeon trapped on a desert island, with nothing to eat but his own body, piece by piece - amazing. Rarely a day goes by when I don't think about this story - what would I do? Could any real person...King has found his way into my head and no amount of heartwarming musicals and hollywood romance movies can get him out now.
Book Review: King did it again!
Summary: 5 Stars
"Skeleton Crew" is an amazing collection of some of Stephen King's best short stories. These twenty-two stories are really exciting, gruesome, and very interesting. One story takes you to a deserted island where a man has to struggle for his life without food. Another is set at a supermarket, where people have to worry about being killed if they leave. Stephen King takes you into other worlds you would not even dream. His style just takes you in and you can not take your hands off the book! These short stories will make you think differently about every situation you are in. The New York Daily News says, "It is stunning, ingenious...Stephen King at the very top of his talent!"Book Review: a great book for everyone
Summary: 5 Stars
When I first read this book, I was definitely not a horror fan. I am not now either, but regardless, this a can't miss book. Every story tinges with excitement, is filled with terror (although only "The Raft" will genuinely haunt you), and sparkles with good writing. I did not read a bad story in the entire book. Also, another amazing element of this book is the way it does not rely on gore, violence, or serial murderers, but rather on the strange and supernatural hidden behind our most treasured things. The standouts of this book are "The Raft", the evil computer, the self-eating deserted island resident, the evil milkman, and the creepy "Grandma"