Overview
Readers adore Stephen Kingās novels, and his novellas are their own dark treat, briefer but just as impactful and enduring as his longer fiction. Many of his novellas have been made into iconic films, including āThe Bodyā (Stand by Me) and āRita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemptionā (Shawshank Redemption).
The four brilliant tales in If It Bleeds prove as iconic as their predecessors. In the title story, reader favorite Holly Gibney (from the Mr. Mercedes trilogy and The Outsider) must face her fears, and possibly another outsiderāthis time on her own. In āMr. Harriganās Phoneā an intergenerational friendship has a disturbing afterlife. āThe Life of Chuckā explores, beautifully, how each of us contains multitudes. And in āRat,ā a struggling writer must contend with the darker side of ambition.
If these novellas show Kingās range, they also prove that certain themes endure. One of Kingās great concerns is evil, and in If It Bleeds, thereās plenty of it. There is also evilās opposite, which in Kingās fiction often manifests as friendship. Holly is reminded that friendship is not only life-affirming but can be life-saving. Young Craig befriends Mr. Harrigan, and the sweetness of this late-in-life connection is its own reward.
āAn adroit vehicle to showcase theā¦nature of evilā (The Boston Globe), If It Bleeds is āexactly what I wanted to read right now,ā says Ruth Franklin in The New York Times Book Review.
This book title, If It Bleeds (Mr. Harrigan's Phone, The Life of Chuck, Rat) - 9781982138004, ISBN: 9781982138004, by Stephen King, published by Pocket Books (July 26, 2022) is available in mass market paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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