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| Four mesmerizing novellas, counting the ones this inspired the movies The Shawshank Redemption, Apt Pupil, and Stand by Me. |
| Different Seasons (1982) is a collection of four novellas, markedly different in tone and subject, every on the theme of a journey. The first is a rich, satisfying, nonhorrific tale concerning an innocent man who carefully nurtures hope and devises a wily scheme to escape from prison. The second concerns a boy who discards his innocence by enticing an old man to journey together with him into a reawakening of long-buried evil. In the third story, a writer looks back on the trek he took together with three friends on the brink of adolescence to locate another boy's corpse. The trip becomes a character-rich rite of passage from youth to maturity. These first three novellas have been made into well-received movies: "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" into Frank Darabont's 1994 The Shawshank Redemption (available as a screenplay, a DVD film, and an audiocassette), "Apt Pupil" into Bryan Singer's 1998 film Apt Pupil (in addition released in 1998 on audiocassette), and "The Body" into Rob Reiner's Stand by Me (1986). The final novella, "Breathing Lessons," is a horror yarn told by a doctor, concerning a patient whose indomitable spirit keeps her baby alive under extraordinary circumstances. It's the tightest, much polished tale in the collection. --Fiona Webster |
Customer Reviews |
 Only liked Shawshank Redemption 2010-08-21 |
| By J. Moore (CHESTERFIELD, VA, US) |
| The first story was superb, and worthy of an award. The Body was barely decent. The remaining two? Totally depraived, utterly dreadful, and without any of King's charm or wit. The first story could have been published alone-- many novellas have--and there would have been no problem. |
 My Review 2010-02-21 |
| By Stefan Yates (Manhattan, KS United States) |
This collection of novellas should easily be counted among King's best works. Of the four tales contained here, three have been made into successful motion pictures, two of which I would rank among my top fifty favorite films. Contained in this collection are: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, Apt Pupil, The Body (better known from the film version titled "Stand By Me"), and The Breathing Method. The stories are all very well different and for the most part stray away from the horror genre for which King is most well known although all of them do contain something fairly horrifying at some point or another and I would consider Apt Pupil to be among some of his scariest tales.
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: This is a tale of the friendship between two men that happen to be incarcerated in Shawshank prison. this tale showcases King's strong character development skills and contains enough twists and turns to keep the storyline moving at a pace that keeps the reader interested. All in all an extremely enjoyable and well written story that translated into a great movie.
Apt Pupil: To be perfectly blunt, this one scared the bejeepers out of me. Not in a spooky scary sort of way, but in a holy crap the two main characters are truly evil sort of way. This "buddy" tale takes the notion of the evil that resides inside of each of us to an entirely new level as a young boy befriends an elderly gentleman who he believes is actually a Nazi war criminal in hiding. The resulting relationship formed between the two is truly chilling. I don't recall too much about the film version of this one, I guess I'll have to watch it again.
The Body: This coming of age story centers on a group of four boys on a journey to see the dead body of a boy that they all once knew. Their adventure takes place over a several day trek along the railroad tracks. Along the way, they all take a journey within themselves and an adventure that started out as something fun becomes instead a somber trek of self-discovery and maturing. The movie Stand By Me was made from this novella and follows the storyline very closely, I can't help but picture Will Wheaton, River Phoenix and the others from the movie cast when reading this.
The Breathing Method: This is actually a frame story in which an outer tale serves as the setting for a tale to be told within the story. The outer storyline focuses on a man who is invited to join an exclusive club of sorts by one of his coworkers. At the club, members take turns from time to time telling tales, the best of which are reserved for Christmas. The story of "The Breathing Method" is actually the Christmas tale for that particular year and is the strange story of a doctor and a pregnant unwed mother. Both the outer and inner tales contain an element of the supernatural. Some consider this to be the most well-written piece in the collection. While I don't necessarily agree with that notion myself, I did find it to be a fairly entertaining piece and a nice end-cap to a very strong collection.
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 4 powerful novella 2009-12-09 |
| By Jamie Rubin (Falls Church, VA) |
I think I like Stephen King's short fiction better than his novels, but I am biases; I am a fan of short fiction above all else. Stephen King is a definite master of the art.
There are four novellas in Different Seasons and I will briefly address each of them.
1. "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption". I'd seen (and loved) the movie, but never read the story. Having read the story, I immediately added it to my list of all time favorite stories. It's all about the voice, I think. There are elements that differ from the movie, but the voice is the same and I think it's the voice that made the movie as good as it was. Like all my "all-time favorites" it's the kind of story that I can and will read again with equal enjoyment. 5 stars.
2. "Apt Pupil". This was a horrible story--in the traditional sense--I felt a sense of horror reading it. I was in constant discomfort, uneasy. And that's because it was a well-told story. Despite my feeling that it was probably the weakest story of the lot, I still think King demonstrated his ability to make the reader feel something about the characters. 3-1/2 stars.
3. "The Body". I'm ashamed to admit that I've never seen "Stand By Me" from beginning to end, but now I don't have to. I liked the story, a kind of coming-of-age tale typified by King's ability at getting deep into a character and his or her surroundings. There was a nostalgia to the story that I didn't quite feel, perhaps because I grew up in the 70s and 80s and not the 50s and 60s, but despite that, I think some of that nostalgia managed to sneak through anyway. 3-1/2 stars.
4. "The Breathing Method". This story surprised me the most. It is the shortest of the stories, and while it's not the best story in the book, it is fair second. I loved the setting of the story, and the mystery surrounding the club (which in some ways reminded me of Asimov's Black Widowers). There was an unearthly quality to the story, and it is a story that I imagine could have been written by Jorge Luis Borges. It was perhaps the best page-turner in the book. 4 stars. |
| Short Stories by Stephen King - including 3 that are movies 2009-11-10 |
| By Bert G. Penhollow (Gonzales, LA USA) |
There are four nouvellas by Stephen King. None are horror genre - They shows King's breadth as a writer. If you have not read this book, it is a joy.
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: I was less than impressed by the movie but enjoyed the story so much that I plan to watch the movie the next time it is on.
The Apt Pupil: The story was well told. The character development was psychological and woven well. The two main characters sadly had no redeeming qualities. It was not an easy read for me. The movie is a very poor adaptation. Do not judge the story by the movie. The endings are very different. This is the longest story and for me, the most difficult to read. It is about a student who recognizes a Nazi war criminal and is fascinated by the evil of the criminal's war crimes.
The Body: The film adaptation is "Stand By Me". The film is a great adaptation of the movie. I bought the book for this story as I enjoyed the movie. There is an additional short story contained within the short story that the movie did not show. This is a good read.
The Breathing Method: This was a story I had to force myself to read. Once I reached the mid-point, I started to get very interested. It is a well written story - definitely worth reading. It is a story within a story.
Afterword: King spends some time discussing his early career and his reason to publish these stories. If you buy this book and do not read the Afterword, you miss a great personal story by a great story teller.
If you are King fan and do not have this book, get it and read it from cover to cover. If you are not a King fan (I do not like the horror genre), this is not King's usual fare. This is an excellent book for non-King fans. I would say that I detected some struggle by King to write these stories. The works are very good. I am extremely happy with this book and recommended to anyone who likes a good story. |
| Stephen King is the King 2009-10-25 |
| By studentsister (london, kentucky) |
Above all Stephen King is my hero, i love every book of his that I've ever read, two short stories that put chills on my spine are "the boogie man" and "the man in the black suit" i absolutely LOVE them. i bought this because i sadly regret saying that i had never read these out of the fifty or more others that i have read, I'm really looking forward to being blown away!
~ROBYN~ |
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