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**jlessl** · July 13th, 2009

Has to be one of the best (worst?) stories in this book. Words fail me to describe the way I reacted to this! OMIGOD, if there was ever any doubt about SK's twisted/bizarre imagination and storytelling, this outrageous concept seals the deal. I'll tell you what, I doubt if THIS will ever be made into a movie!!!

**Autumnlyn** · July 13th, 2009

I loved the story. Thought that the glimpse into a man rationalizing y was awesome!!

**jlessl** · July 13th, 2009

Indeed. I liked the story as well. Just sayin' it was one of the most disturbing, but I mean that in the best possible way!

**jlessl** · July 13th, 2009

My previous "quick reply" didn't take ... so I'm reposting.

I did like the story, too! It's just that it was one of the most disturbing stories I've ever read (and I mean that in a good way).

**DaveBond21** · July 14th, 2009

Wonderful story. I'd hate to see it as a movie. Like so much of King's work, there is too much internal dialogue to be able to re-create visually.

**Daddyn505** · August 2nd, 2009

The depths of hell our beings would put ourselves through are amazing! Tell me this could'nt be a true story. Have you ever watched the television show " I Should'nt Be Alive!"? Truth is definitely stranger than fiction.

**michal** · August 3rd, 2009

I can still remember than sentence about the earlobes. Haunts me in my dreams is more like it...

**The Outsider** · August 4th, 2009

This was actually the first book by stephen king I ever read, and it got me hooked. This story is by far the best in this collection. It was what made me continue to read King, even though they aren't like this one.

**thebarbster24** · August 5th, 2009

I agree that it was a good story and wonderfully written BUT am i the only one who actually felt physically sick reading this? This was one of the times I really hated my vivid imagination and tried hard not to visualize things.

**The Outsider** · August 5th, 2009

I'm pretty good at controlling my imagination at times like these, so not much stuff that people say, or anything I read, will really make me ill (except the part in dremacatcher when McCarthy is birthing the **** weasel. The description was disgusting. I didn't want to take a crap)