Pet Sematary (Signet) [Paperback]

Stephen King (Author)

Book Description

Series: Signet | Publication Date: November 1, 1984

A book by Stephen King...Need I say more?

Product Details

• Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: Signet (November 1, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451150244
• ISBN-13: 978-0451150240
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pet Sematary, October 16, 2003

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Derek - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pet Sematary (Signet) (Paperback)

As the author of such books as Carrie, Christine, Cujo, and the Shining, has Stephen King ever written a book so horrifying that he did not want to finish it? Yes! This is it. This is the story of Louis Creed a young doctor, who has a happy family of two kids a wife and a lovely cat. This story takes place in a small town in Maine. It is about a pet cemetery to the left of the Creeds new home in Ludlow. There have been urban myths about the Indian burial grounds behind the cemetery. Louis doesn't take it seriously but what he finds out will be shocking, and he will be horrified down to the bone. For as he will find out the only thing that the burial ground can do for you is have you live your worst nightmare, and there is no escape not even death. As the plot of the story opens up so does the terror of supernatural being, one so chilling that it will have you locking the door and closing the blinds, and leave you lying awake in bed. At some points you will want to stop, but you can't you are unwilling to stop. Once you have read this book you are fearless against any evil you may encounter during the night. You have not yet read a good book until you have read Pet Sematary the best horror clasic written by Stephen King (the best author/director in Hollywood). This book will have you begging for more so I encourage you to buy the spine chilling sequil Pet Sematary 2.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book still haunts my dreams, March 30, 2011

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This review is from: Pet Sematary (Signet) (Paperback)

I have read a fair number of Stephen King books, and this is definitely one of his best. This book isn't all that scary when you are reading it, but when you try to go to sleep at night it will haunt you, and then if you get to sleep it will haunt your dreams. My only real complaint about the book is that the rising action to the climax doesn't start until like the last 200 pages. A lot of interesting stuff happens before that, but all of the terror is jam packed into the end of the book. It is a definite must read for any horror fan.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Real Horror Is How Close Each Of Us Would Come To Doing The Same Thing As Louis, May 21, 2009

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Zachary Koenig "K-Dawg" (Forest Lake, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pet Sematary (Signet) (Paperback)

How far would you go to protect someone you love? That, not cemetaries, cats, or scary shenanigans, is the true horror of Stephen King's "Pet Sematary".

Basically, with no major spoilers, the plot centers on a young family, the Creeds, who move to Maine for a new start. Shortly after the move, neighbor Judd Crandall shows Louis Creed (the father) a rather supernatural place that can perform miracles beyond human comprehension. However, when a tragedy rocks the Creeds and Crandalls to the very core of both families, Louis must make the horrible decision of whether or not to use that magical power (which also contains some rather unfortunate consequences for the user) for his own personal gain.

As is typical with King, the entire book (when not developing the characters, which is also quite important and interesting) is a morality play between "man" (which should represent good, but often does not) and "evil" (a dark force as old as time). What really will stick with you after you finish reading the novel, though, is how close you might come to making the exact same choice that Louis Creed ultimately does. The lines between what is "right" and what is "wrong" are blurred enough that each scenario could produce both "good" and "bad" consequences.

I am currently working my way through all of King's novels (in no particular order), and it never ceases to amaze me how he uses the same basic themes (man's struggle against evil) to create exciting fiction. I guess part of it has to do with the interesting characters he creates, which holds true in his book. Each character seems to add a new dimension to Louis' "big decision" towards the end of the book.

Thus, King fans can expect the same masterful story crafting in this novel, while newcomers to the master of suspense will find that the true horror of King is not in the physical/spiritual realms, but in the psychological thought processes we all have.