Is it worth it?

**WesleyGman** · April 1st, 2013

Don't buy everything you hear about this book, one of his best works imo. It is really great, but if you are young and not married - - I am young, but married - - you may not be as captured by the story. I loved it.

**mrblonde** · April 7th, 2013

I've tried to read this 3 times. Can't get out of the first 100 pages. will 4 times be the charm?

**not_nadine** · April 7th, 2013

Sorry to say 5th time, and I still can't finish. First time for SK. book. I know I am missing something. I know. After reading Sai JD's thoughts on it only makes it worse.

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**Sundrop** · April 7th, 2013

Originally Posted by not_nadine

Sorry to say 5th time, and I still can't finish. First time for SK. book. I know I am missing something. I know. After reading Sai JD's thoughts on it only makes it worse.

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It was one of his favorites......maybe even his favorite. He told me it made him cry.
I still haven't read this one.

**guido tkp** · 4 Weeks Ago

it is a tough one to crack...the threads seems so far and distant as they flutter out there in the breeze...

but slowly, evocatively, the do weave and it is quite a magical tale, indeed

not every book is a rocket ship...sometimes, i think our too, too fast society does not let us sit back and enjoy the ride

for the record...it took me several tries, too...each time i put it down...it got to the point where i had read everything but this...i finally got back to it, i believe, after UTD

but it was the impassioned pleas of many around here that made me think i was, indeed, missing something special and try again...and i loved it

**Samantha_** · 4 Weeks Ago

Originally Posted by WesleyGman

Don't buy everything you hear about this book, one of his best works imo. It is really great, but if you are young and not married - - I am young, but married - - you may not be as captured by the story. I loved it.

I agree, in a way. I don't think you have to be married.

However, being in a long term relationship might help to view some of the

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**RuxiC** · 4 Weeks Ago

When I first read it (two years ago) I found it a bit hard to understand (probably because of my age). When I read it again a couple of months ago I loved everything about it. I was intrigued by the way of describing the athmosphere and mostly the smells (if you read it you'll know what I mean). I could really feel the scent of those exotic flowers from BuLuna filling my nose. Really good book!

**may466krm** · 1 Day Ago

I never read reviews on books at all, due to my natural contrariness. I read this book recently, and loved it so much that I couldn't start another one right away. I had to mourn the end of this one first.

**Samantha_** · 23 Hours Ago

Originally Posted by blunthead

If you've read bad reviews of Lisey's Story here, at the SKMB, I think somehow you've missed the greater number of good ones. Even here one finds Stephen King-haters. I'm sick and tired of prejudging, rude, obnoxious, scalawag, rapscallion, elitist, boring, know-it-all, long-haired, moronic, non-critical thinking, hyper-critical Stephen King critics.

Lisey's Story is a wonder, a gift and a blessing, especially, as (good) word has it, for Constant Readers and anyone else who's ever suffered the loss of a beloved spouse.

Aside from the the above statements ... wow ... I agree it's a good book.

I've never suffered the loss of a spouse and my heart goes out to those who have gone through such a separation of self. But loss of loved ones, yes. The book speaks to the "veil of grief" in more than one way.

Some of the scenes are just dead on, in pinpointing the moments of a small town, rural life.

One more, it's an awesome book for writers ... . If you write, I bet you can relate on some level. All, imo, of course.