Breathe To Read

Breathe To Read

Saturday, October 26, 2024

Book: Thinner

 Book: Thinner

Author: Stephen King

Pages: 432


This is my 191st read for the year

This is the story of Billy Halleck.  Billy is an attorney who has it all - nice house, nice family - until a tragedy changes everything.  When he kills a woman with his car, his connections gets him off with a slap on the wrist.  However a gypsy who was the father of the woman he hit curses Billy with just one word - Thinner.  Billy, a very overweight guy, doesn't know what to make of this until he starts to shed pounds without trying.  Soon there will be nothing left unless he can find the gypsy who cursed him.

This was a pretty good book.  It was a bit too long in my opinion - we know how wordy King can be.  But overall a solid read.  I have seen the movie but somehow missed reading the book.  Ends just like the movie did, which was satisfying to know only because I know somehow shows can take liberties with books and change how things go. 

Stars: 4


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