Needful Things: The Last Castle Rock Story

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Guardsman Bass, May 29, 2006 (view all comments by Guardsman Bass)
"Needful Things" is a quintessential Stephen King horror story, incorporating a number of themes observed in other King novels, including the idea of a "demonic plaguebearer" descending on a hapless group of people, and the use of white magic and 'taking a stand' against evil.

The plot centers around the town of Castle Rock, where a new store has opened. Called "Needful Things", it is run by the enigmatic proprietor Leland Gaunt, and seems to provide, at outrageously low prices, items that make the dreams come true for its customers. As the plot progresses, however, Gaunt's more sinister motives and character become apparent, along with the shocking finale to the novel that brings all of the horror unleashed to a climax rarely matched even in King novels.

What distinguishes the novel, other than its distinctive themes, are the realistic characters, and the complex systems of interaction between them in the town of Castle Rock. At times, this is a bit of a disadvantage to the reader, since it appears to take the novel a considerable amount of time to get the plot moving. However, it also allows us to observe the subtlety of the evil that Mr. Gaunt unleashes on the unsuspecting village, and the dark motives that underly each of the people in the town beneath a homely exterior.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780451172815

Author:

King, Stephen

Publisher:

Signet Book

Location:

New York, N.Y., U.S.A. :

Subject:

Fiction

Subject:

Maine

Subject:

Horror

Subject:

Horror fiction

Subject:

King, stephen, 1947-

Subject:

Horror tales, American

Subject:

Castle rock (me.: imaginary place)

Subject:

Castle Rock (Me. : Imaginary place) -- Fiction.

Subject:

Castle Rock

Subject:

Horror - General

Subject:

General Fiction

Subject:

Horror tales

Copyright:

1992

Edition Description:

B-Mass Market

Series Volume:

PMS 31

Publication Date:

19920731

Binding:

MASS MARKET

Grade Level:

from 12

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

752

Dimensions:

6.94x4.20x1.63 in. .78 lbs.

Age Level:

from 18