Did SK write Gerald's Game?

[deepc185]

When I first read this book, I remember having a discussion with some friends, and someone suggested at the time that they thought it was possible that King's wife, Tabitha, had actually written this novel. I remember thinking to myself that it was an interesting idea. The story definitely had the feel of an SK novel, and was well written as well (although Tabitha King is a published author herself, so that isn't really a surprise) but it did seem to have something different about it that I could never really put my finger on. Maybe it was the fact that it seemed very insightful of the female mind and way of thinking. Maybe it was simply because it didn't have that same sense of Supernatural that the majority of SK's works had up until then. (Looking back, Misery didn't have that either, and I have no doubts that one is an SK brainchild!) Delores Claiborne seemed to reinforce that possibility when it came out as well, but also made me wonder if I wasn't being a little chauvanistic simply because the main characters were women.
Anyway, I was just curious as to anyone else's thoughts on this subject. Regardless, I definitely think that Tabitha King must have had a lot of input into those two novels.

[Moderator]

With the exception of the books that have been co-authored (and noted as such), all of the books that Stephen has published have been written by him. If the book had been written by Tabitha, it would have been published in her name and there is no way that Steve would have taken credit for it. I'm sure she did have some influence in his editing of many of his books--in fact, he has mentioned this publicly. I'm thinking in particular of Bag of Bones when she told him he should delete an entire section. When Steve explained he was trying to let the readers know what Mike Noonan had done for the time following his wife's death, Tabby retorted that he shouldn't bore his readers to death doing it. That section was deleted. Editors also make specific suggestions to authors about things that should be added or changed and when that happens and Steve agrees with their reasoning, he'll make the changes but it's still him that is doing the revision.

[GNTLGNT]

Nope, Uncle Stevie wrote it all his ownself-after months and months of immersion in back issues of Redbook, Good Housekeeping and Bondage Monthly...

[Charles Shiver]

I like Gerald's Game, like I do all of Mr. King's works. But I think this particular one would be hard to adapt into a movie.

[~Ally~]

I like Gerald's Game, like I do all of Mr. King's works. But I think this particular one would be hard to adapt into a movie.

I think it would make a great psychological scary movie.

Jessie's isolation scenes in the cabin would be very suspenseful, wondering how she would escape, if at all...and that de~gloving scene? *Shudder* There's the very real threat of Prince attacking her once he is done with Gerald. There could be "flashback" scenes from her memories/experiences when younger, plus a possible appearance by Dolores Claiborne. Viewers would wonder if the "IT" in the room with her is real or merely manifested from her fearful imagination. Then we have the aftermath of her "escape" where we also discover Joubert's true identity, which could show his "crimes" in detail.

I would definitely pay to see that! I'm surprised it hasn't already been made when you consider the crap Hollywood churn out as "horror." That scenario could really happen, which is always more frightening that unnecessary blood, torture and gore.

[Berber83]

I don't know a lot about his wife but that book was definitely an interesting one. I would have to agree with you about a woman's perspective. I am sure that Stephen King probably absorbed any information needed to describe a woman to its fullest. What better person than his wife. The interesting thing about this particular book is how the setting never changed. To make that possible you would need a great deal of detail and perspective. That is where is wife comes in play. Thank-you for sharing this idea because it never really occurred to me. Have you ever read his wife's books and are they good?

[JohnDalglish]

Have you ever read his wife's books and are they good?

Hi,

There's a thread devoted to them somewhere.

Some of them, and yes.

I just re-read Candles Burning (with Michael McDowell) and I thoroughly recommend it.

Long days and pleasant nights

[~Ally~]

There's a thread devoted to them somewhere.

http://www.stephenking.com/forums/sh...ight=books+mrs

[JellybeanJay]

I found Gerald's Game extremely disturbing. I am not all that squeamish but this particular novel made my stomach turn and I had to take breaks when reading it.

[SamanthaS]

[QUOTE=deepc185;413642]When I first read this book, I remember having a discussion with some friends, and someone suggested at the time that they thought it was possible that King's wife, Tabitha, had actually written this novel. I remember thinking to myself that it was an interesting idea.

I felt this way when I read 'Rose Madder' IMO very Un-Stephen-Like. I loved it though regardless.