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Desperation

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1029 Reviews
Penguin Group US, Aug 1, 1997 - Fiction - 560 pages
There's a place alone Interstate 50 that some call the loneliest place on Earth. It's not a very nice place to live. It's an even worse place to die. It's known as Desperation, Nevada...

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I like it, it was cool I liked the ending the most - Goodreads
I think he gave up half way through writing. - Goodreads
great pace on this book - Goodreads
Disapointing endings. - Goodreads
As always, great characterization. - Goodreads
He slow began to think of a plot for a new book. - Goodreads

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User Review  - AJ Brewster - Goodreads

Great start to the book but the ending let me down slightly. Bit predictable. Read full review

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User Review  - Stephanie - Goodreads

In a nutshell, this book was insanity. First we have the innocent people, all waylay-ed into this little town in the middle of the desert by some demonically possessed sheriff who likes to spout utter ... Read full review

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About the author (1997)

Stephen King has written more than forty books and two hundred short stories. He has won the World Fantasy Award, several Bram Stoker awards, and the O. Henry Award for his story "The Man in the Black Suit.

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