Desperation by Stephen King (1996)

I picked this up almost as an afterthought at a discount store simply because the price was too good to pass up. I normally read a book first before purchasing (I have to set some limits on the buying otherwise the books would take over), but I lucked out with this gem.
Stephen King knows how to tell a great story. He gets to the heart of the reader by describing elements in a story than anyone can relate to. His magic is in the interpersonal relationships of everyone in each story, and an almost exhaustive attention to detail that is never boring but engaging. Trying to explain what this book is about would make it sound rather silly, (a group of people in a mining town are kidnapped by an alien being that "uses" their bodies to destroy the town and everyone in it). King knows people and writes about people. The story shows how this setting transforms the people involved, and how they work together to try to defeat this evil being. This is another great King read, long and rambling but utterly engaging and compulsive, and worthy of a spot in any King library.

I bought it because I like stephen king. I have never read that book before so i wanted it for my collection.

i never got my book, i paid this person right after the bidding ended. i heard nothing for three weeks, then had to get paypal to get my money back. it was a terrible person to do buisiness with and will make sure never to do it again

I really like hard cover books. It was hard for me to find this where I live, no one carried it. I was glad to find it on Ebay for such a good price.
The previous owner kept good care of it. I read a lot of Stephen King and have enjoyed DESPERATION from begining to end. Any King fan would certainly have this in their collection I am sure.

I bought Desperation for a couple reasons first I'm a collecter of Stephen King novels.I also enjoy reading his books,this is one of the many he wrote that I would recomend.

The other half of a two parter, (the other half being "The Regulators"), this book is pretty good. Suspenseful, with a thought provoking story. The characters are well developed (one of Stephen King's strengths is creating "real" characters, in my opinion). Don't forget to read both books!

this book was just as described! great condition and just like new! the transaction and delivery were extremely fast and packaged well! this was a private dealer and i would definitely do business again!

my boyfriend is a huge king fan and i was looking to fill his collection with some more of king's books the ones that he doesn't own for christmas

This is my favorite Stephen King book of all times! I picked up this book and my first thought was "I'll never finish it". Then when I started reading it I couldn't put it down. I literaly read it day and night until I was finished. A definate great purchase!!

What could befall a crotchety, middle-aged author if he were to decide to ride a motorcycle across the country to gather material for a collection of short stories? Stephen King fans should find this among his better writings. The antagonist is absolutely rotten... literally. Ancient evil in the desert, a motley group of hopeful survivors and a boy who receives divine messages are the thread King uses for this tapestry. It's one of his longer novels, and I wasn't sorry in the least. (There are some cross over characters in this one, mainly from The Regulators.)

One of the first stephen king books I ever read and this book really sparked my intrest in his books... It starts off right in the action which is great... and has the elaborate and interesting story line... def. a must read

As a life-long Stephen King fan I knew I had to read this one. Desperation, Nevada. Who would ever want to live there? According to King, this is one of the loneliest places on earth and not a very nice place to live. Or even die.
Desperation is a book about good vs. evil with a Stephen King twist!