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ISBN-101501111671
ISBN-139781501111679
eBay Product ID (ePID)210822276
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Book TitleBazaar of Bad Dreams : Stories
Number of Pages512 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2015
TopicThrillers / Crime, Short Stories (Single Author), Horror, Thrillers / Suspense
GenreFiction
AuthorStephen King
FormatHardcover
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Item Height1.9 in
Item Weight29.6 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2015-022286
Dewey Edition23
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Reviews[King]serves up a potent mix of stories that land in and around the horror genre. Not surprisingly, most are classic King page-turners, but the choicest finds in this bazaar are the stories behind the stories or, more correctly, in front of them. King introduces each story with an explanation about the motivation for writing it. You don't need to be a writer -- or a King fan -- to find these fascinating.Anyone who's ever wondered about the creative process will find the author's path to each story revelatory...Each story is compelling in its own way,though I'm guessing each reader will have favorites and it's doubtful that any two lists will be the same., There are a lot of good stories in this collection: moving,disturbing and in between. 'Summer Thunder' imagines a post-apocalyptic world of startling beauty…In 'Morality,' a marriage goes south when a wife falls prey to the imprecations of her employer - not sexual, but ethical. The idea is that we are all complicit, fundamentally, in what happens to us, that the stain of sin is a collective one…When King gives himself a little room to move,the effects are not only unnerving but also deeply human, a series of riffs on love and loss., King has not lost his ability to keep readers turning the pages late into the night, nor his knack of grounding the supernatural within the most mundane details of American life...this collection of 20 pieces displays a surprisingly wide range...Some of the high points find King in familiar territory...But there are equally successful stories that do not rely on the supernatural...Aptly, the book closes with 'Summer Thunder,' an end-of-the-world story, this time caused by our old friend nuclear war. It's a quiet tale, just two friends and a dog out in the country waiting for the radiation to kick in, but there's a particularly moving finish., "A triumph...Stephen King's shorter works have inspired readers, writers, filmmakers and other artists for more than 40 years. His newest short story collection, THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMS, continues his tradition of compulsively readable short stories, novellas and narrative poems that will thrill fans looking for scares, surprise critics that write him off as a 'genre' author and inform artists about his personal creative process...[the] introductions are a fascinating look into the mind of one of the most popular writers in the world, and much like his writers' manual "On Writing," he provides readers with concise and insightful observations about the art of the written word...remarkably resonant... The last story of the collection, 'Summer Thunder,' takes the reader through the last days of two survivors of a worldwide nuclear holocaust... the last lines of the story are some of the most emotionally powerful sentences Mr. King has ever committed to paper -- they will leave readers weepy, uplifted and satisfied...With THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMS, Stephen King has achieved something rare: a short story collection with no weak spots. From a woman confronted with the limits of empathy and the reality of pain, to a man who sees the names of the doomed written in sand, the pieces play off of one another to create a cohesive reading experience filled with optimism, sadness and a search for answers to life's unanswerable questions. While these stories may conjure up a few nightmares, they also will delight, inspire and, most importantly, entertain readers willing to make the journey.", There are a lot of good stories in this collection: moving,disturbing and in between. 'Summer Thunder' imagines a post-apocalyptic world of startling beauty...In 'Morality,' a marriage goes south when a wife falls prey to the imprecations of her employer -- not sexual, but ethical. The idea is that we are all complicit, fundamentally, in what happens to us, that the stain of sin is a collective one...When King gives himself a little room to move,the effects are not only unnerving but also deeply human, a series of riffs on love and loss., The best stories in THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMS are the ones that read like they meant something to King... A Death, which bears the easy, plaintive prose of Kent Haruf, follows a sheriff preparing to go through with the hanging of a man who may have been falsely convicted of murder. Obits channels the snark and cynicism of contemporary culture as its hero, a writer of celebrity death notices for a Gawker-like website, discovers he can kill people by writing their obituaries while they're still alive. Summer Thunder, the touching post-apocalyptic story that concludes the book, ends on a note of lovely melancholy. Death may be inevitable, King says. But to fret about it or dwell on it is a waste of time when life, even at its most difficult, can bear so many rewards., [King]serves up a potent mix of stories that land in and around the horror genre. Not surprisingly, most are classic King page-turners, but the choicest finds in this bazaar are the stories behind the stories or, more correctly, in front of them. King introduces each story with an explanation about the motivation for writing it. You don't need to be a writer - or a King fan - to find these fascinating.Anyone who's ever wondered about the creative process will find the author's path to each story revelatory…Each story is compelling in its own way,though I'm guessing each reader will have favorites and it's doubtful that any two lists will be the same., King fans are in for another in a long line of treats…THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMS provides a tasty sampler that, like his other short story collections, showcases the master's array of talents., In the more harrowing tales of THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMS, [it's] the quotidian particulars of 21st century life - Walmart, DUI convictions, road rage, the stony realism of Maine's rural poor - that haunt us…THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMS, of course, wouldn't feel like real Stephen King to some without a closing story from the apocalypse. In the grimly gorgeous'Summer Thunder,' another high point in the collection, a man,his stray dog, Gandalf, and a neighbor wait out radiation poisoning at the end of the world. The final line is killer., [King]has always had a wicked (in more ways than one) sense of humor, too, and it'soften on display along with the scary stuff in his new short story collection, THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMS...One of the bonuses of Bazaar is that each story is preceded by a note from the author about its genesis... If you're looking for King's paranormal horror side, though, Bazaar has plenty to satisfy you...And if you want King in full funny tall-tale mode, head for Drunken Fireworks .It's the hilarious story of how its narrator, a Maine native named Alden who lives with his mother in a modest cabin on the 'town side' of Abenaki Lake,gets into an ever-escalating Fourth of July arms race with a rich guy on the other shore who's rumored to be 'connected,' if you know what I mean. One lesson: Never buy a firework called Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind., Outstanding...King's usual homespun style and storytelling swerves are fully evident, yet what's really neat about Bad Dreams is the scribe's introductions to each piece. Like little throwbacks to his 2000 manual/memoir On Writing ,King tosses out bits of trivia and inspiration for each of his short form treats. A series of 150-mile drives in college led to Mile 81 and the most homicidal car since Christine. And a double whammy of trips to Applebee's plus observing a road-rage incident in real time sparked his impressive imagination to create Batman and Robin Have an Altercation ,an excellent piece pitting a father-and-son dynamic duo against Alzheimer's and a strapping Texan. Short stories have a famous place in the King oeuvre, with the likes of The Body and RitaHayworth and Shawshank Redemption finding second lives on the big screen as Stand By Me and Shawshank Redemption . So it's interesting to read how King likens himself to a midnight street vendor with these mini-tales and confesses they have given him 'a soul-deep fear thatI will be unable to bridge the gap between a great idea and the realization ofthat idea's potential.' Like all the greats, though, his ability to grip thereader's mind, body and soul with his prose makes it all look easy., Stephen King taps economic uncertainty and his own deep well of creativity to create 20 unsettling stories…It may be seven more years before King delivers another collection such as this one. Depending on how ordinary people continue to fare in the face of harsh reality, his topics of concern may shift in the meantime, as may those of his audience. Readers can be thankful, however, that he's still out there pitching stories with all the craft and guile he can muster., King's constant readers will devour this new collection -- the author is in rare form, not only talking to the reader directly in each introduction, but in making his characters fully human. Their hopes and their dreams are all on display. King says himself in the opening pages, 'Feel free to examine them, but please be careful. The best of them have teeth.' Indeed., Renowned author King's impressive latest collection wraps 20 stories and poems in fascinating commentary...the stories themselves are meditations on mortality, destiny, and regret, all of which showcase King's talent for exploring the human condition...this introspective collection, like many of King's most powerful works, draws on the deepest emotions: love, grief, fear and hope., BAD DREAMS packs plenty of bite into the 20 stories found here… a welcome dose of horror from the modern master. A large helping, too: Dreams weighs in at 495 pages, every one of which whips by as you plunge into one jolting tale after another… in the space of just a few pages, King can leave your nerves thoroughly jangled. As always, King conjures nightmares you don't necessarily want to wake up from., Renowned author King's impressive latest collection wraps 20 stories and poems in fascinating commentary…the stories themselves are meditations on mortality, destiny, and regret, all of which showcase King's talent for exploring the human condition … this introspective collection, like many of King's most powerful works, draws on the deepest emotions: love, grief, fear and hope ., King fans are in for another in a long line of treats...THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMS provides a tasty sampler that, like his other short story collections, showcases the master's array of talents., [King]has always had a wicked (in more ways than one) sense of humor, too, and it'soften on display along with the scary stuff in his new short story collection, THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMS…One of the bonuses of Bazaar is that each story is preceded by a note from the author about its genesis… If you're looking for King's paranormal horror side, though, Bazaar has plenty to satisfy you…And if you want King in full funny tall-tale mode, head for Drunken Fireworks .It's the hilarious story of how its narrator, a Maine native named Alden who lives with his mother in a modest cabin on the 'town side' of Abenaki Lake,gets into an ever-escalating Fourth of July arms race with a rich guy on the other shore who's rumored to be 'connected,' if you know what I mean. One lesson: Never buy a firework called Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind., Shortbut sweet...horror abounds in these collected tales...King confidently inhabitsvaried realms, from the American frontier, where a tale of justice plays out,to a Florida island with deathly secrets. He prefaces each story with anexplanation of its genesis, providing a fascinating glimpse into the mind ofremarkable writer., BAD DREAMS packs plenty of bite into the 20 stories found here... a welcome dose of horror from the modern master. A large helping, too: Dreams weighs in at 495 pages, every one of which whips by as you plunge into one jolting tale after another... in the space of just a few pages, King can leave your nerves thoroughly jangled. As always, King conjures nightmares you don't necessarily want to wake up from., [A] meaty collection with interesting insights into the creative process of a writer who caused many sleepless nights. Well worth keeping on your bedside table for those evenings when, as King puts it:'... sleep is slow to come and you wonder why the closet door is open, when you know perfectly well that you shut it.', Shortbut sweet…horror abounds in these collected tales…King confidently inhabitsvaried realms, from the American frontier, where a tale of justice plays out,to a Florida island with deathly secrets. He prefaces each story with anexplanation of its genesis, providing a fascinating glimpse into the mind ofremarkable writer., Renowned author King's impressive latest collection wraps 20 stories and poems in fascinating commentary...the stories themselves are meditations on mortality, destiny, and regret, all of which showcase King's talent for exploring the human condition ... this introspective collection, like many of King's most powerful works, draws on the deepest emotions: love, grief, fear and hope ., Outstanding…King's usual homespun style and storytelling swerves are fully evident, yet what's really neat about Bad Dreams is the scribe's introductions to each piece. Like little throwbacks to his 2000 manual/memoir On Writing ,King tosses out bits of trivia and inspiration for each of his short form treats. A series of 150-mile drives in college led to Mile 81 and the most homicidal car since Christine. And a double whammy of trips to Applebee's plus observing a road-rage incident in real time sparked his impressive imagination to create Batman and Robin Have an Altercation ,an excellent piece pitting a father-and-son dynamic duo against Alzheimer's and a strapping Texan. Short stories have a famous place in the King oeuvre, with the likes of The Body and RitaHayworth and Shawshank Redemption finding second lives on the big screen as Stand By Me and Shawshank Redemption . So it's interesting to read how King likens himself to a midnight street vendor with these mini-tales and confesses they have given him 'a soul-deep fear thatI will be unable to bridge the gap between a great idea and the realization ofthat idea's potential.' Like all the greats, though, his ability to grip thereader's mind, body and soul with his prose makes it all look easy., In the more harrowing tales of THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMS, [it's] the quotidian particulars of 21st century life -- Walmart, DUI convictions, road rage, the stony realism of Maine's rural poor -- that haunt us...THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMS, of course, wouldn't feel like real Stephen King to some without a closing story from the apocalypse. In the grimly gorgeous'Summer Thunder,' another high point in the collection, a man,his stray dog, Gandalf, and a neighbor wait out radiation poisoning at the end of the world. The final line is killer., Stephen King taps economic uncertainty and his own deep well of creativity to create 20 unsettling stories...It may be seven more years before King delivers another collection such as this one. Depending on how ordinary people continue to fare in the face of harsh reality, his topics of concern may shift in the meantime, as may those of his audience. Readers can be thankful, however, that he's still out there pitching stories with all the craft and guile he can muster., "A triumph…Stephen King's shorter works have inspired readers, writers, filmmakers and other artists for more than 40 years. His newest short story collection, THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMS, continues his tradition of compulsively readable short stories, novellas and narrative poems that will thrill fans looking for scares, surprise critics that write him off as a 'genre' author and inform artists about his personal creative process…[the] introductions are a fascinating look into the mind of one of the most popular writers in the world, and much like his writers' manual "On Writing," he provides readers with concise and insightful observations about the art of the written word…remarkably resonant… The last story of the collection, 'Summer Thunder,' takes the reader through the last days of two survivors of a worldwide nuclear holocaust… the last lines of the story are some of the most emotionally powerful sentences Mr. King has ever committed to paper - they will leave readers weepy, uplifted and satisfied…With THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMS, Stephen King has achieved something rare: a short story collection with no weak spots. From a woman confronted with the limits of empathy and the reality of pain, to a man who sees the names of the doomed written in sand, the pieces play off of one another to create a cohesive reading experience filled with optimism, sadness and a search for answers to life's unanswerable questions. While these stories may conjure up a few nightmares, they also will delight, inspire and, most importantly, entertain readers willing to make the journey."
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SynopsisIncludes the story "Premium Harmony"--set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine The masterful #1 New York Times bestselling story collection from O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King that includes twenty-one iconic stories with accompanying autobiographical comments on when, why and how he came to write (or rewrite) each one. For more than thirty-five years, Stephen King has dazzled readers with his genius as a writer of short fiction. In this new collection he introduces each story with a passage about its origins or his motivations for writing it. As Entertainment Weekly said about this collection: " Bazaar of Bad Dreams is bursting with classic King terror, but what we love most are the thoughtful introductions he gives to each tale that explain what was going on in his life as he wrote it." There are thrilling connections between stories; themes of morality, the afterlife, guilt, what we would do differently if we could see into the future or correct the mistakes of the past. In "Afterlife," a man who died of colon cancer keeps reliving the same life, repeating his mistakes over and over again. Several stories feature characters at the end of life, revisiting their crimes and misdemeanors. Others address what happens when someone discovers that he has supernatural powers--the columnist who kills people by writing their obituaries in "Obits;" the old judge in "The Dune" who, as a boy, canoed to a deserted island and saw names written in the sand, people who then died in freak accidents. In "Morality," King looks at how a marriage and two lives fall apart after the wife and husband enter into what seems, at first, a devil's pact they can win. "I made these stories especially for you," says King. "Feel free to examine them, but please be careful. The best of them have teeth." Stories include: -Mile 81 -Premium Harmony -Batman and Robin Have an Altercation -The Dune -Bad Little Kid -A Death -The Bone Church -Morality -Afterlife -Ur -Herman Wouk Is Still Alive -Under the Weather -Blockade Billy -Mister Yummy -Tommy -The Little Green God of Agony -Cookie Jar -That Bus Is Another World -Obits -Drunken Fireworks -Summer Thunder
LC Classification NumberPS3561.I483A6 2015
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- 02 Mar, 2023
Always worth the time to sit and read!!
Stephen King has always put out a great book..be it novel or short story form. The content keeps you captivated and the ending always never disappoints!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 14 Jun, 2016
20 shorts stories from the king of terror!
This book collects some of SK's previous short stories with a couple of new ones to make a truly unique and terrifying package. The stories range from the classic supernatural to sci-fi, also including some very down to earth stories with Stephen King's signature touch of the macabre. This books is a great travel companion and a must have for any fan of SK or the horror genre.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 25 May, 2022
GREAT reading!
Stephen King has done it again. Absolutely loving this book and the stories in it. I have every book King has written. I have been following him forever.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Dec, 2018
Bazzar of Bad Dreams
Book bazzar of bad dreams came in perfect condition. Love this book an all book work's of Stephen King. Have his 99 movies also..Looking for more !!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Mar, 2019
Great reads
As usual a true King read! Never disappointed with any novel written by King and this one is the same. Short stories that stand on their own!!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 Mar, 2017
Great Read!
Typical Stephen King ~ you won't be disappointed! Great short stories , each one better than the last.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Aug, 2018
Excellent Collection.
This is an excellent collection of Kong’s infamous short stories. A very nice addition to your collection of King books.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Aug, 2021
A nice summer read
Stories are short and easy to read. Complying, all different. Not necessary to devote a lot of time to.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 13 Dec, 2015
Bazaar Of Bad Dreams
My son, who is nineteen, loves to read. This book was purchased as a Christmas Gift...but due to my son's in appetite for the book, I caved in and gave it to him early. He loves it...says the story shorts are scary, and well written !! Great BookVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 10 Jun, 2020
Good Collection of stories
Very good book. It's a bunch of short stories by Stephen KingVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
