You Like It Darker
Stories
Opis książki
Winner of the 2025 Audie Award for Short Stories/Collections
Includes an afterword written by Stephen King and read by Sean Patrick Hopkins
NAMED A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP 10 HORROR BOOK OF 2024
WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR HORROR
FINALIST FOR THE 2025 LOCUS AWARDS
“Stephen King knows You Like It Darker and obliges with sensational new tales” (USA TODAY): From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King, an extraordinary collection of stories that are “a master class in tension and full of King’s dark humor” (The New York Times Book Review)—now with a bonus story, “The Music Room.”
“You like it darker? Fine, so do I,” writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel “the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind,” and in You Like It Darker, readers will feel that exhilaration too, again and again.
“Two Talented Bastids” explores the long-hidden secret of how the eponymous gentlemen got their skills. In “Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream,” a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives, Danny’s most catastrophically. In “Rattlesnakes,” a sequel to Cujo, a grieving widower travels to Florida for respite and instead receives an unexpected inheritance—with major strings attached. In “The Dreamers,” a taciturn Vietnam vet answers a job ad and learns that there are some corners of the universe best left unexplored. “The Answer Man” asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful.
“King’s skills as a storyteller remain undimmed” (The Minnesota Star Tribune) and his ability to surprise, amaze, and bring us both terror and solace is unsurpassed. “The titular darkness promised is as riveting and all-consuming as ever” (New York magazine). You like it darker? You got it.
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Angielski
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4,4
★★★★☆165 oceny
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4,5
★★★★☆165 oceny
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Nona
Under två år har jag endast lyssnat på Stephen King och denna är helt klart en favorit! Inte något av hans mörkaste (ser ironin med titeln hehe) men mycket tårar och en väldigt engagerande uppläsare. Handlar i första hand om det mellanmänskliga där temporalitet och människans egendomliga känsla av tidsfördriv ”profilerar” och genomsyrar alla berättelserna. Såklart blir den mycket mörk i omgångar, men den är inte värre än hans kändaste verk. Rekommenderar till de flesta och speciellt till de som gillar Stephen King!swiftReviews:swift-recommend-recommends
Książka★5
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Lektor★5
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Vladimir
I have to admit that I haven't read a lot of Stephen King books before this one and while I enjoyed those that I did, I tended to stay away from his work due to its overall ubiquity and hype. After listening to this brilliant collection of short stories and novellas, all I could say is that I simply couldn't get enough of it. The characters and scenery tend to come alive in each story, not solely due to wonderful storytelling but also largely thanks to Will Patton's titillating narration that helps create the overall cinematic feel of the stories.swiftReviews:swift-recommend-recommends
Książka★5
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Lektor★5
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- Stephen King trenger ikke skryt, men det var første gang jeg hørte Will Patton som innleser. Fantastisk skuespiller, så det var ingen overraskelse at han var perfekt til å lese opp disse historiene også. Stemmen hans tok meg inn i historiene og jeg vet at jeg - om en stund - vil nok tro at jeg har SETT alt dette på TV 😊
Anita
Książka★5
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Lektor★5
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- King när han är som bäst. Lite kortare och längre noveller som man gärna bör läsa med lite solsken på dagen kanske. Han kan verkligen få en att blir rädd för vanliga saker. Tex hundar, ormar, barnvagnar och drömmar.
Cecilia
Książka★5
Lektor★5
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