Stephen King and Peter Straub - Talisman

Pros: The kind of lip-smacking violence and gore you might expect
Cons: The kind of soggy, bloated writing you wouldn't expect

What if King George III and King Louis XVI had gotten together back in the 18th century, momentarily leaving behind the cares of England and France, to go rule their own country for a couple of months?

Who knows, maybe the collaborative...

Pros: Pulls you in...
Cons: ...after the first 140 pages or so

There's one thing you'll learn over and over again if you take lots of writing classes; it's right after "show, don't tell" in popularity among writing teachers. This is that you often have to chop whole paragraphs, pages, and even chapters off the front...

Pros: Great plot and characters.. and Sunlight Gardener!
Cons: It ended too soon!

This book, along with plenty of other classics, remained in my room for the longest time, unread. When I finally decided to pick it up, however, I was compelled to finish it, and read nonstop until I did! It's an absolutely fantastic book that I highly ...

Pros: Entertaining book with great plot devices and interesting characters
Cons: None

"The Talisman" encompasses a lot of genres: coming-of-age, horror, fantasy, utopian. But it's ultimately an adventure novel, the epic story of a quest that takes the main character through the most bizarre and scary of situations to reach his...

Pros: Gripping Storytelling, Great Suspense
Cons: Pretty Thick, More Goofy King-Isms

Rarely can two great talents come together and produce a combined work that is greater than the sum of its parts. I shudder to think of such failed experiments of the past : Hoffman and Beatty teaming up for Ishtar (ugh), Bono and a host of others...

Pros: Great storyline, memorable characters, not as much gore as some of King's other works
Cons: The characters are somewhat stereotyped, beginning is VERY boring.

Stephen King. Just hearing that name entices horror and the macabre. And I’m talking about pure horror: haunted hotels in the middle of nowhere, psycho girls who kill their classmates at the prom, killer clowns, the end of the world…even killer cars....

Pros: Great adventure, gripping story, didn't want to put it down ever, loved the characters
Cons: Just wasn't long enough!

I started reading Stephan King when I was 13, and fell in love with his books. I loved being scared witless, and he did the job just fine. I soon discovered that there was a wealth of horror writers out there, and found Peter Straub. I enjoyed his...

Pros: great writing, characters
Cons: none

I have to say, that I am a avid reader. I have probably read 90% of Steven King's books, some more than once. I also enjoy fantasy books, with anything mystical.

Having said that, I can say that Steven King's The Talisman in my opinion, is his...

Pros: Great combination of Stephen King and Peter Straub
Cons: None

I read "The Talisman" about 15 years ago, and haven't read it since. That's unusual for me, since one thing I love to do is read, and re-read, my favorite books and short stories to death. "The Talisman" clearly falls in that...

Pros: A beautiful, magical story. Believable characters. Can be read again and again.
Cons: May keep you up all night. If you loan it out, be prepared to buy a new one. There's no sequel.

I've read just about everything Stephen King has published, but this novel is probably my favorite. King's talent lies in his ability to make the supernatural completely believable through his richly developed, extremely likable characters.

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Pros: Great Story from two great writers!
Cons: Sometimes it's tough to hold the book with there being so many pages * wink*

What do you do when you go camping with three people and they are all either sick, injured or just annoying ? You find a long book and sit down and read!

Talisman was that book.

Co-written by Stephen King and Peter Straub,...

Pros: Great story
Cons: Hard two keep up.

Perhaps that is a blasphemous statement, considering how Tolkien fans (I am one, too) view "The Trilogy," but from the moment I began reading about Jack Sawyer's world, I was enthralled, captivated, I barely put it down to sleep or eat or go to...

Pros: Good book
Cons: none

This book was very good. It's magical creatures and the beauty in them was fascinating. This is a story about a little boy whose mother is ill. He becomes obsessed with finding a way to cure her; thus he begins a journey to a magical place. The winged...

Pros: Fantasy-horror at it's best
Cons: Very little

I'm a sucker for alternative worlds and parallel dimensions. I had no clue what this book was about when I picked it up, other than it was written by Stephen King and Peter Straub. But I bought it at the flea market, and it looked old and worn-out,...

Pros: It is a modern masterpiece. You can read it again and again and never get tired of it.
Cons: At 800+ pages, it still isn't long enough. It's a shame that it has to end.

The Talisman, is one of the best stories ever written. O.K. I'll admit I love everything Stephen King writes, but this novel, with the help of Peter Straub is an absolute masterpiece.
The Talisman is a coming of age story about a boy...