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Enjoyed this little short story. Gingerbread girl was falling apart and running was a way to cope but now we see she is literally running for her life. Only two disks but I found myself anxious to get to the end while my heart was beating rapidly in the excitement and terror.
And if you have a late 2-3 hour drive and you want to be sure to stay awake, this Stephen King story will do the trick. If you like thrillers of this genre, you will like this audio-novelette. I enjoyed this predictable but compelling thriller. While there are no new twists in this girl-alone-faces-sadistic-killer, it made for a fast, two-hour listen.
in fact, I just put her name downas somebody I'd like to listen to in the future--reading some other author. and the violentending was just too predictable.Yet that said, Mare Winningham's excellent job of narration keptme interested throughout. I felt nothing for the villain; there just wasn't enoughwritten about him to get into his character.
it'sthe story of a heartbroken mother whose baby has suddenly died. I actuallycared for Emily and wanted to see what would happen to her as the suspense built. Heard THE GINGERBREAD GIRL, a novella by Stephen King.
however, the second half disappointedme. shetakes up running to escape her depression and eventually runs awayfrom her husband to a deserted spot in Florida.
there she discovers a secret about one of her neighbors that's he's willingto kill to protect.The first half of this two-hour tale had me hooked.
It followed the typical formula of a hostage-taking nut-case killer. For example, you are tied-up by the killer who leaves the house to run an errand (kill someone else) and you get free of your bindings, do you: 1) Run away quickly, 2) Call 911 for help, or 3) search thru this guy's house until he returns.
That lead to a predictable set of scenes and chases. Yeah, she took #3.
Usually I really like Stephen King's works, however, the Gingerbread Girl was short, predictable and a bit flawed in the thinking of the focal character. The lead character makes some pretty stupid decisions.
You can skip this book. The book was rather short.
This type of story can be thrilling when well constructed and has a few plot twists; GingerB G does not have any surprise plot twists.
I had to finally stop just before the end because it was making me feel ill. There were moments of genuine suspense, but not enough. I bought this book to listen to on a long drive. I think that the story relied much too heavily on descriptions of graphic violence for scares.
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