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The Dark Half Kindle Edition

by Stephen King (Author)

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A “wondrously frightening” (Publishers Weekly) tale of terror and #1 national bestseller about a writer’s pseudonym that comes alive and destroys everyone on the path that leads to the man who created him.

Thad Beaumont would like to say he is innocent. He’d like to say he has nothing to do with the twisted imagination that produced his bestselling novels. He’d like to say he has nothing to do with the series of monstrous murders that keep coming closer to his home. But how can Thad deny the ultimate embodiment of evil that goes by the name he gave it—and signs its crimes with Thad’s bloody fingerprints?

The Dark Half is “a chiller” (The New York Times Book Review), so real and fascinating that you’ll find yourself squirming in Stephen King’s heart-stopping, blood-curdling grip—and loving every minute of it.

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File Size: 3459 KB
Print Length: 484 pages
Publisher: Scribner (January 1, 2016)
Publication Date: January 1, 2016
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B018ER7L7U
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

The best!

By Zeza on September 8, 2000

Format: Hardcover

This was the first book I read by Stephen King and it's still my favourite. The story is great and belive me when I say I couldn't put it down. It is really an exciting book and there was no boring part for me. I am planing to read it again soon. I would highly reccomend it to all Stephen King's fans.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

Pat's review - great book

By Patrick Toothaker on October 12, 2005

Format: Hardcover

A novel about the struggle between a man and his "dark half." Writer, Thad Beaumont, decides it's time he puts a rest to his pen name "George Stark." In a strange series of events, you find out that George Stark has come to life. The story alternates between George's view and Thad's view throughout their struggle to destroy each other.

This book, for me at least, was for the most part not too difficult a read. Stephen King has great diction. Some of the words he uses to describe things are extremely effective. These words give the book that extra edge in creating a suspenseful (and often times gruesome) situation. The novel is also one that you don't want to put down. In fact, in the prologue starts you with a little taste of what is to come in the rest of the book. In those first 10 pages you just know that you have to find out what it has to do with the story. You must be warned though, this book is not for those who are faint of heart or have a weak stomach, it's quite graphic. Another interesting thing King does is he splits up the book not only into chapters but also what could be considered two "acts." Before and after each act are parts from the stories that the characters in the book have written. This really gives you a good sense of the contrast between the characters and how each of their minds work. Also, once you get a little ways into the book you are now working with two points of view, that of Thad and that of George. This again gives you a great sense of what is going on. Once the two characters are both introduced into the book they are far apart. As the story progresses they gradually come together and their stories meet. Stephen King has an impeccable ability to keep you interested in what will happen next, even in the down time when nothing thrilling is happening.

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21 of 26 people found the following review helpful

Simplicity can be bliss

By Brian Seiler on December 17, 2001

Format: Mass Market Paperback

Sometimes, Stephen King can be complicated. Desperation, for example, is quite possibly the best examination of Christian morality that you'll find in popular fiction (or anywhere, for that matter), and Misery manages to construct a fairly accurate, if obvious, allegory of the writer's relationship with his fans. The problem that these novels have, of course, is the fact that the message can, at times, interfere with the story, which (let's admit it, folks) is what a lot of people read Stephen King for.
We don't have that problem with this particular book. For once in his long career, Stephen King managed to maintain the authoritarian discipline over his more verbose reflexes to write a story that was JUST a story. He doesn't let himself get sidetracked with backstory, theorization, or philosophy--his first and only focus is to tell the story from beginning to end, and that is just what he does, in masterful fashion. For those of his readers, like myself, who enjoy these literary sidetracks, this can come as a bit of a disappointment (though not much of one), but for people who like to simply dig into their books and forget all that coffee shop, art undergraduate bull [...], this is right up their alley.
This presents a bit of a delimma to me, then, since I generally enjoy reflecting on the deeper message and understanding that King is trying to convey in these reviews. There is one here, sort of--while I don't quite agree with George Stade's view (I think that he might just be weaving some of this from some pretty thin thread), there are some statements to be read about the author's relationship with himself, if you're of the mind. The great thing about The Dark Half, however, is that you don't HAVE to go looking for these things.Read more ›

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful

King delivers another grand title...Or is it Bachman?

By Jeffrey B. Woods on August 9, 2006

Format: Mass Market Paperback

"I'm back from the dead and you don't seem glad to see my at all, you ungrateful son of a bi$ch." During a time when folks began to question Stephen King's story telling ability, the "Master of Horror" pulls yet another ace from the deck. The Dark Half is a strong novel, similar to a short novella, "Secret Window, Secret Garden" from another SK book, Four Past Midnight. However, after reading the first couple hundred pages the close association with that story ends and The Dark Half begins. This novel is a nice breath of fresh air compared to other work that King released during this time period such as: The Tommyknockers, Needful Things, Dolores Claiborne, etc. Its unique style screams Bachman and displays Steve King's uncanny ability to write beyond the "typical monster under the bed" yarn, while capitalizing on his untapped ability to write a great crime novel. With a little mythology and telepathy thrown in to boot, The Dark Half delivers a prominent yarn, that will keep the reader engaged from start to finish. The only major problem I had with the book was the short, abrupt ending, which always seems to plague most of King's work (as his fans love to point out).

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

Just give me my Berol Black Beautys so I can write!

By Jim on April 17, 2002

Format: Mass Market Paperback

If there was a 3.5 star rating I 'd like to apply it here. The Dark Half is a good, clean cut read, but it did not astonish me with the thought provoking cleverness of other King works. Dare I say it, this book was "fun"...
I actually got a kick out of the Stark / Machine character. His parts of this book read most quickly for me. The self contained parody of this point was humerous too - the hyper-violent Stark books were best sellers vs. Thad's own work, which failed to capture interest. What also humored me was the reality that this nasty thug of an antagonist just wants to write his own hyper-violent stories.- which sell!
I did like the generated suspense of Thad's completely UN-believable explanation and how he tries to clear it with the Sheriff. I found this element of the plot to be the most gripping and closest to achieving "suspense".
Sadly I thought the ending here was rather lame and predictable. There were also a lot of pages of mediocre action here, which felt like reading through particle board to get to the pine.
If The Stand is a Grand Slam home run a la SK, this one's a nice solo shot to center-field, though not necessarily a game winner.

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Great read and recommend it

Read this for the second time after about ten years and I had just finished re reading "Needful Things" which takes place in Castle Rock. Read more

Published 6 days ago by Lee fitzmaurice

Worth Reading.

While not his best book, it was still an interesting read. It was also difficult to see how it was going to end which added to the pleasure. Read more

Published 1 month ago by Amazon Customer

The sparrows are flying again

I doubt it's possible to read The Dark Half 25 years later and not do so knowing the background between Stephen King and Richard Bachman, but I'm also not sure that knowing so... Read more

Published 1 month ago by Amazon Customer

Annoying typos in kindle edition

Dozens of typos were seriously distracting from a good story. Her eyes were dosed,dosed,dosed. Cl consistently shown as a d.

Published 2 months ago by Kindle Customer

Revenge, Stephen King Style

The Dark Half was one of the last outright horror novels Stephen King wrote before he went into a more contemporary phase with books like Dolores Claiborne, Gerald's Game, and Rose... Read more

Published 3 months ago by J. Hill

The kindle version has many typos however - it would be nice to fix

Very original and well written story. The kindle version has many typos however - it would be nice to fix it

Published 3 months ago by Allodynie

Five Stars

it was great

Published 3 months ago by Amazon Customer

Excellent story. However the Kindle version was so full ...

Excellent story. However the Kindle version was so full of typos that it was often difficult to read. I think ik must have been scanned.

Published 3 months ago by Fred Tolar

awesome

Old school Stphen King....phenomenal!!!!

Published 3 months ago by Tina P.

Five Stars

great read as always.

Published 3 months ago by Donald J. Fair

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