The Talisman
by Stephen King, Peter Straub
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Author: Peter Straub, Stephen KingEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-07-31
ISBN: 0345444884
Number of pages: 768
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Book Review: I cannot sum this book into one line...
Summary: 5 Stars
I got the book for my birthday when I was nine, and since then (ten years) I have read the book to tatters! The cover was lost long ago, and masking tape is the only thing keeping the book from falling apart. So, why do I love the book so much? This is strange, but here goes. When I was nine, I read this story of how a twelve year old boy travelled across the country to save his mother' life. The book empowered me. I remember thinking "Sure, if I were twelve, I could do that if I had to." Over the years (and many readings later) I finished the book for the Xth time, and realized that I was twelve. It was really kind of a strange moment for me, because I remembered what I had thought to myself three years before. I reexamined my situation, and concluded that, yes, if I had to, I could still have done what Jack did as a twelve year old. Now, looking back, I am inclined to doubt whether any twelve year old could go through what Jack did and not die or go insane. Years of becoming an adult have led me down the path of underestimating the youth of the world. But, then I remember what I thought when I first read the book, and what I thought when I was twelve, and it's like I can reconnect with what it was like to be a kid, with the ideals I had at the time. Doing so has done a great deal for me; it prevents me from passing judgement so quickly on the "naive" youth of the day, and forces me to realign my current ideals with those that I cherished in the past. In short, I guess, it's helped me hang onto my childhood. I'm not sure if the book will do all of this for you, Potential Reader, but judging by the other opinions on this page, I be t it could. By it for yourself this Christmas, or for your kid or your friend's kid. This book is just as timeless as Tom Sawyer, and so much more empowering.
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