Needful Things
by Stephen King
Taste attributes: horrormonster/alien/supernaturaldramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarygrittyenclosedfighting evilsocial commentaryself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeA fantastical, unsavoury horror novel, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
Needful Things is a 1991 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It is the first novel King wrote after his rehabilitation from drug and alcohol addiction. It was made into a film of the same name in 1993 which was directed by Fraser C. Heston.
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- Stephen King
- Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 698
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