Has anyone read 'bag of bones'?

[Robert DeSoto]

okay so i just got bag of bones and i wanted to know some people's opinions on it...

[babynike]

It's a great book. I really loved it.

[wally wonder]

great story! dunno what the requirements might be (# of posts, perhaps?) but there's a social group been talkin' about bones for a bit. click on the "community" across the top there, or follow some of the other trails to it when you can. don't know what the cleveland dispatch had to say about it, or the hundred and fifty others that usually weigh in on the first few pages of some books. does anyone read those things?

[hipmamajen]

I read it when it first came out, and listened to it last year, read by Stephen King.

It's one of my favorites, very suspenseful! It's scary in a more real-to-me way than a lot of his other books.

When you read it, come back and tell us what you think!

[jtmanis]

Read it a month or so ago, and it's one of my favorites.

[lil lisey 1127]

definately in my top 5 and its tied for number one with lisey's story .... very creepy, very emotional....

[blunthead]

Bag of Bones is my second favorite sK book. I literally could not believe how ingenious and fantastic it was. There's so much in it, he covers a lot of territory, but the main draw is how effectively he draws it--that he achieves what he sets out to so successfully.

For instance, there are dream sequences which are very powerful and impressionistic, like dreams can be, but like scary dreams. The underlying story, the reason for what is happening, turns out to be as creepy a concept as I've ever read from any horror author, or any author for that matter.

[finalfantasyVII]

:smile2: I've read it and it was great...gets very scary and can be sad also..but it's one the best as always that SK has done..have you read Hearts in Atlantis? try that one..the first part is also the very good movie version..good reading...Mark FFVII:blush:

[petalpea]

I re-read it probably about 6 months ago. I think I liked it more the second go-round, although it still isn't one of my favorites.

[Q'smum]

It is in my top three SK along with The Stand and Insomnia. The one thing I will say is it might not be as straight forward a read as some others, but if you like the complexity of books like my other two favs, you will like this one. It was a breathless reading for me almost, beyond page turner. You will certainly enjoy it.

[Rabid Assassin]

At first I couldn't get into it but I went back and started reading it and couldn't put it down awesome book!

[tillyn]

I have read it but it was some time ago, i would like to go back and reread all the short story books first, but i'll probably reread Talisman because i haven't read that since it came out.

[mine1480]

I loved it! Keeps U wondering whats coming next.Can't put down kind! Let us no how U liked it when UR done! How fast reader R U? :y:

[JRLauer]

I liked it. It's not one of my favorite books, but I would recommend it anyone.

[michal]

Although never in my Top 5 List, this book is certainly one of the most memorable King books I've ever read. It's a very dark, very good story which I found at times shocking (no worries, I won't give you any spoilers) but was glad that I read it.

[Dhasek]

Bag of Bones, IMO is one of the best! It scared me more than any of his other books. I highly recommend it!!:laugh:

[Spawn]

I got this from the charity shop today, really looking forward to reading it, though I want to power through the entire dark tower series first, so it may take a while before I get onto it :(

[karend3]

My favorite book, it has everything. This is definitely one that if done right as a movie will really wow the audience

[deltadog32]

I read this book it's great. It was one of the first by Sai King that I ever read. It's one that got me really into the world of King and I haven't left since then.

[Miri]

Bag of Bones is arguably my favorite Stephen King book. I really, really love the way he wrote the protagonist - it felt autobiographical in a lot of ways, though I know it wasn't. I think SK did a particularly excellent job in this book of interweaving "real world" issues with spiritual and psychic happenings. I love that Mike's mourning for his dead wife is a constant theme throughout the book even as he falls in love again. I love his descriptions of Kyra's particular way of speaking - he's got three-year-olds down pat! As a writer myself, Mike's struggles with his work bring a very familiar note into the story for me, which is perhaps one of the reasons why I enjoyed it so much.

I felt that this was a story about the endurance of love from beyond physical borders, and the triumph of that same love and strength over a force that had caused evil happenings in the town for three generations.

Mike was very, very real to me...and thus, when strange things started happening, I was more scared than usual...because I could actually believe that they were possible.

Kudos, Mr. K!

[Nicki Klarke]

okay so i just got bag of bones and i wanted to know some people's opinions on it...

The best one ever, one of my favourites of all books I ever red.

[Nicki Klarke]

Bag of bones is on of my absolutely favourites of all books I have ever read.

[Shemone]

okay so i just got bag of bones and i wanted to know some people's opinions on it...
:wow:Shemone] I've read it and I actually bought the book for myself. I think it is great.

[robdraggoo]

I just finsihed reading IT and just started bag of bones today. about 100 pages in. And already im complety ingulfed in mikes feelings and world. so far its incredibly easy to read and well written. Ill get back once im done.

[Shasta]

I REALLY disliked it the first time. The second time I read it I loved it.

My mom actually stopped reading Stephen King because of this book (and she's the one who turned me on to him) because she says "He just got too weird". I'm always thinking about how much she love Pet Semetary but a haunted cabin was too weird? Okay, mom.

[aliphil]

i loved it it is 1 of my favs. i read it a while ago ang i thik i might pick it up again

[Born In Sin]

I really liked this book, I felt like it was different then the others he has written, not a typical King book IMO. Probably my 2nd favorite.

[Prince of Darkness]

Hi,

Read it about a week ago, and have to say the name kind of bothered me until I figured out about the real "Bag of Bones" and then I instantly loved it. I felt that I could relate to Mike Noonan so well, and everything about Mattie and Kyra rocked my world!

Definitely one of Sai King's very best!

Long days and pleasant nights

[scratchesass]

There is a section of this book that is just about the most gripping and intense stories ever written. I think it really starts when Mike talks to Bill Dean for the last time, and concludes with the shade of his wife telling him she loves him. It's powerful good. And damn near made this Constant Reader shed a tear or two. As good as anything ever written..... by Sai King or anyone else.

[Cash & Carrie]

I just got it in the mail. Will be on top of my pile of beachbooks for the summer.

[The Sentimental Fool]

It's one of my favs and a really good read

[constantreader85]

Bob is my favourtie stephen king book, I have read it 10 times and i still love it.

[Matt43]

I just finished this about a week ago, then went right back and read it again when I was done. Absolutely one of my favorites now. So much emotion and a very striking sense of love and loss. It's a really different kind of ghost story.

[barbiespoodle]

Just finished it, or I should say, just finished listening to it. While I'm a lover of the writen word, recently my life has become so complicated that I don't have time to actually read. But I can't do without my books, which is where audio books come in and have saved my sanity.

Anyhow, I just recently finished listening to it being read by SK himself and I consider it a great book to read. Very SKish in the writing style, but also orginal in how the story plays out.

Read it and get back to us as to what you thought of it.

[constantreader85]

Bag of bones is brillant, i am reading it for the 11th time. it is like a ghost story Mike's wife dies in the plot, but in future pages he informs us of their relationship. when you get into the book it is like david against golaith for the child that the evil tycoon wants.

The characters are well developed. the narration is good it gets creepy at times, but you know you always hoe the underdog will win. one of my favourties.

[mrsbu09]

I read it and enjoyed it. SK as haunting as ever....Take a deep breath and let yourself drown into it :)

[suzieb]

Loved this story! It was positively haunting. On my top five favorites of SK's.

[Daddyn505]

I'm about to finish it. So far I'm loving it. I do admit it was hard to start on. I actually had the book for awhile, but could'nt get hooked right away like my other King faves. But once I started the force feed I was glad I did. Those of you feeling the same way I implore to read on, it definitely is a true King novel.

[STEVENH]

Is it just me ? Or is there a touch of tabitha kings writing style in this book ?

[Moderator]

It's you. :smile2:

[JRM]

I absolutely loved this book. It's my personal favorite book of all time, and it got me into looking up more Stephen King since it was the first of his books I've read. It truly scared me sometimes. Something I have never thought was possible in literature. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.

Btw, I'm new here *waves*

[The Outsider]

Bag of Bones was a great novel to read after Duma Key. Even though its sort of reverse order from the order they were published, Bag of Bones is definitely a good follow up to Duma Key, or visa versa. If you enjoyed Duma Key, you'll love this one, too. They are very similar to each other.

In the back of Bag of Bones, it calls the novel a "bedside companion" to Duma Key. Both good reads indeed.

[urrutiap]

I can't believe its been 10 years. I just bought the old paperback of Bag of Bones from Barnes and Noble earlier today while I was out of town. I dont even remember much about what went on in the book. I think Bag of Bones is the most underrated Stephen King book ever

[rachpach1984]

This is my all time favorite SK book. I have read it six times since I was 14 (I am now 24) and it gets better every time I read it. It can seem relly slow at first (first 4 chapters), but you need to get the background info to understand the emotional impact of what hapens in the rest of the book. Enjoy!

[Drawn to Ka-tet]

My favorite parts of Bag of Bones are love and tragedy.

A tale that pulls the emotions.

Long days and pleasant nights.

[JRM]

This is my all time favorite SK book. I have read it six times since I was 14 (I am now 24) and it gets better every time I read it. It can seem relly slow at first (first 4 chapters), but you need to get the background info to understand the emotional impact of what hapens in the rest of the book. Enjoy!

Exactly. :grinning:

[Matthew.Degnan]

I'm currently re-reading it, thought it was okay the first time round but i think i need to read it again, i like the first person style of this one.

[kevinrodgers90]

Wow..."Bag of Bones" was an amazing novel. When Mike got involved with the legal aspects of child custody, it slowed down significantly for me. But that part of the novel was necessary for the furious pace at the end of the book. I was blown away by it! I just finished reading this two days ago and I'm still thinking about how it ended.

I'd read "Lisey's Story" before "Bag of Bones" and they compliment each other nicely. Has anyone ever explored the possibility that Lisey and Mike Noonan might develop a romantic relationship after the end of "Lisey's Story"?. That would make a great short story or novella that could link these two masterpieces! Imagine that...Mike Noonan helps Lisey overcome her fear of The Long Boy...and Lisey helps Mike recover from the madness of "Bag of Bones"...hmmm...:biggrin2:

[The Outsider]

Maybe "The Outsider" (lol) that combined with Sara at the end of Bag of Bones is from Boo'ya Moon! LOL!

But that sounds like an interesting idea (doubt it will ever happen though).

[Manxkitti]

It's on my top 5 SK novels. Great ghost story.

[Velswab]

No. No one here has read 'Bag of Bones'.
What is this 'Bag of Bones' of which you speak?!

Tee Hee.

Welcome!
:biggrin2:

[constantreader85]

it's a mix about child legislation and haunting. it is a great story and i throughly enjoyed it. glad there making a film of it.

[Roland de Gilead]

Excelente novela, fue el primer que lei de SK. Seguramente dentro de mi top 5 de favorito!!!!

[GNTLGNT]

I had a bag of bones once...just left "Happy Hoggies Rib Joint & Discount House of Worship"-man dem bones was tasty(so was the story)...:biggrin2:

[rosemadderending]

Bag of Bones has to be one of my favorites from Stephen King. It is very creepy in a more "real to me" way. It has a lot of suspense to it... and some strange twists. I loved it! I read it more then once so that has to count for something, right?

[Spideyman]

Read the book and was lucky enough to have the audio book which was read by SK. It gives a special effect to hear the author read his work.

[theconstantreader]

I read it a couple of years ago. It was really good! I thought it was one of his scarrier books at times!

[deathislife]

It was an ok book, I think. It'd probably bi in the high middle on my favorite Stephen King books list. It was slow in the beginning, but still mostly interesting. I have to say, though, that the three-way dream just confused the hell out of me. I had to reread that part a few times to understand it.

[randallFlaggfan1]

I read it when it first came out, and listened to it last year, read by Stephen King.

It's one of my favorites, very suspenseful! It's scary in a more real-to-me way than a lot of his other books.

When you read it, come back and tell us what you think!

I also read Bag of Bones when it originally come out. I loved every aspect of it, especially the relationships between Mike, Matie, and Kyra. I re-read it about five years ago, and-as usual-found it to be even more captivating, and caught a ot of details that I'd either forgotten about, or missed entirely.

[Sprite]

The first time I read this, I wasn't too fussed about it....the same thing happened with Duma Key, but a few years later I picked it up again and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've read it numerous times since and it's grown on me more with each reading

[Kimberly88]

GREAT BOOK, LOVED IT!

[LadyCatMD]

It was so good I cried.

[VladTepes]

Bag of Bones is great. While not my favorite, it is a very worthy read. Although that doesn't mean much coming from me, as I enjoy almost all of his books.

[guido tkp]

very good book, one of his best. had such a great, atmosperic feel to it. some of his best descriptive work ever.

i remember that this is the book that came up on a discussion amongst book reviewers on the charlie rose show a few years back. they were discussing the best books of that year and charlie asked if there was something off the radar no one had mentioned and one guy went right into this book and they pretty much all agreed at the level of its accomplishment and overall level of kings creative writings, especially of late.

[EmeraldEye$]

I just got done reading it. I liked it. It was a little slow in the beginning, but it gets really good.

[Jenn*]

I loved Bag of Bones, great read.

[Damienkc18]

I loved the book.It is probably my favorite S.K. book.After I read it I turned right back to the start and reread it again.I've read it 5 times so far.I would recommend it to anyone.

[krs72]

Just like pretty much all the King books its a good read . It's not his best work but it's surprisingly good def. worth reading .

[motocop]

Very cool book. Made me want to buy a magnetized fridge alphabet.

[CCAL]

It's a must-read to anyone who reads any SK.I particularly liked the references where he thinks "I'm trying. I'm doing the best I can." Please forgive if the quote isnt exact--I was quoting(mis-quoting) from memory....the book is in storage.

[JohnDalglish]

Very cool book. Made me want to buy a magnetized fridge alphabet.

Hi,

I did. Two.

Well, that's alright then.

Long days and pleasant nights

[blunthead]

Bag of Bones is genius, imho.

[labyrinth001]

I loved Bag of Bones. It had such a creepy atmosphere, and King also weaves some beautiful prose throughout. The one complaint I have is that I just don't think SK knows how to write dialogue for kids that well...he's great with adult dialogue, but when Kyra speaks you never know if she's going to sound three or like a young philosopher. I feel like it was similar in Pet Sematary with Ellie, though not as bad. I love that book, it's probably my favorite, but Ellie's dialogue is too inconsistent. She just doesn't sound her age sometimes. Anyway, back to Bag of Bones...I did love the book, other than that one complaint. Spooky and rather heartbreaking, as well.

[Kimberly88]

It is a great novel. I think I have read it 3 times and the audio is awesome too.

[Stacykins22]

I started reading it awhile ago and couldn't get into right away. I ended up putting the book down for awhile then picking back up after a few years. After I finished it I couldn't believe I ever put it down. I loved it!

[aKINGreader4ever]

Hey Everyone:wink2:,

I have not read Bag of Bones; but I heard that there might be a mini-series coming out soon? Would any1 have more information concerning this, It looks like I will have 2 read it by looking @ all the positive comments about the book.
-K-

[JohnDalglish]

Hey Everyone:wink2:,

I have not read Bag of Bones; but I heard that there might be a mini-series coming out soon? Would any1 have more information concerning this, It looks like I will have 2 read it by looking @ all the positive comments about the book.
-K-


Hi,

To the best of my recollection, Mick Garris was developing it, I think for a TV miniseries although I'm not sure, and he tried to get funding to film in Maine, but since has had to look elsewhere, so it'll be quite a while before it comes to the screen.

BUT the story is available in a book and is superb, I doubt if any movie can ever do it justice, so read it NOW.

Long days and pleasant nights

[Davearreno]

My first SK book. Now I'm hooked. He is a bit gory at times. :p

[EKobrin]

How could I have missed this one for fourteen years? I've read everything he's written since Carrie (with the exception of the Dark Tower series and most of the Peter Straub collaborations). So how come I discovered this one for my Kindle by accident from Amazon?

[amanda1812]

Definitely one of my favourites. It's a fantastic story, full of atmosphere and with brilliant characters.

[DebA913]

This is one I really like. And I am looking forward to the mini-series, although with no big expectations. I'm sure there will be parts I like and parts I say what the.............????? :smile2:

[CarrieJo]

I just finished this one a couple weeks ago and I thought it was great. It creeped me out so much! I think it's the first King book I've ever read about a place actually being haunted. Not many of his books scare me because a lot of it is not necessarily something that would really happen (at least I thought that anyway), but the whole Sara Laughs being haunted and Bunter's bell ringing and all that just freaked me out because I have had 'haunting' experiences in the past and it is a subject that makes me jump at night noises. I really liked Bag of Bones.

[Dave Sartin]

isn't it supposed to be depressing?

[scarywriter]

I know I've said something about this before but here goes again:
I first read BoB when it was first published. I was a pretty young kid and while I thought it was good it really didn't pack the punch that other SK stuff did. Just last summer, I picked it up again. I know time changes people, but it seemed like a masterpiece the second time around. A lot of that is probably because of my changes in perception after a decade and a half. Great book.

[wendylynn]

just got done with it tonight. it's not the first time nor will it be the last. i really enjoyed it. i can still hear sara laughing!!!!

[Maoster]

Well, this book just confirms that SK is an absolute genius! The storyline, characterisation, suspense and feel of place and time are all superb and there is a real sense of impending doom throughout. I think one critic said that when you read SK you just completely forget you are reading - very much applies to this one, literally could not put it down and ended up with a few very late nights! Makes me so grateful that we live in the right time to be reading his stuff.

If you are not sure - you MUST read this book!

Cheers

[mort11]

Loved it. I'm not so sure about Pierce Brosnan being cast in the mini series though.

[1BachmanKing9]

Well, this book just confirms that SK is an absolute genius! The storyline, characterisation, suspense and feel of place and time are all superb and there is a real sense of impending doom throughout. I think one critic said that when you read SK you just completely forget you are reading - very much applies to this one, literally could not put it down and ended up with a few very late nights! Makes me so grateful that we live in the right time to be reading his stuff.

If you are not sure - you MUST read this book!

Cheers

After re-reading I was close to making the opinion this was his best novel ever. But realized that's just so hard to say.

[ginapenn]

Absolutely love Bones, it's in the top five of my fave. It's different than the other books, in a lot of ways. This one feels personal and, in my opinion, sexy. King definitely has a way with words and he uses those talents well in this book. A must-read for any King fan.