If It Bleeds
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Stephen King
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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Author
Stephen King
Pages
448
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2020-04-21
ISBN
1982137975 9781982137977
Community ReviewsSee all
"A solid collection. The first half - ‘Mr. Harrigan’s Phone’ & 'The Life of Chuck’ - work very well as truly King-ian coming-of-age stories. The final tale, 'Rat’, is another entry into King’s oeuvre exploring the cost of creation; the artistic process and its effect on the artist. The centerpiece, 'If It Bleeds’, is fantastic. It’s mostly simple, working better in character building and procedural work than it ever even attempts at mythology. Gibney’s an interesting character, and this is an interesting case for her. I could hardly put it down."
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Gordon
"What can I say? I am Stephen King fan, this is Stephen King book. Read it in lines and other events demanding you wasting your time."
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Darth Skywalker
"Loved this with all the stories. I found the 1st story to be kinda slow but once I got past it the rest of the stories grabbed me. Gave it to my frie d to read and she loves it too Def 8.5/10 "
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Bea
"Great set of story shorts, each of them enthralling. "
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Alysha Helm
"It was interesting "
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Ashley Monique Balough
"Short stories thriller aspect. My favorite stories were Mr. Harrigan's Phone and The Life of Chuck. Both stuck with me for short horror stories. The other two fell a bit flatter than the first two. Overall, I recommend."
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Devon K.
"Four good short stories in this book"
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CHARIS LYON
"Short story collection! Awesome!"
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Michelle Mcdaniels
"I enjoyed all four of the stories, but The Life of Chuck hit me in a way I was not expecting. Brilliant and beautiful! "
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Amber Upson
"I read The Outsider and If It Bleeds kind of pick up from that book. I love Holly Gibney!! And the first story was creepy! Mr. Haragon’s Phone. A great read! "
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