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The Gingerbread Girl
by: Stephen King

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Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780743571180
Format: Audiobook, Unabridged
ISBN: 0743571185
Label: Simon & Schuster Audio
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Audio
Number Of Items: 2
Publication Date: May 06, 2008
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Sales Rank: 8318
Studio: Simon & Schuster Audio

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Product Description:
In the emotional aftermath of her baby's sudden death, Em starts running. Soon she runs from her husband, to the airport, down to the Florida Gulf and out to the loneliest stretch of Vermillion Key, where her father has offered the use of a conch shack he has kept there for years. Em keeps up her running -- barefoot on the beach, sneakers on the road -- and sees virtually no one. This is doing her all kinds of good, until one day she makes the mistake of looking into the driveway of a man named Pickering. Pickering also enjoys the privacy of Vermillion Key, but the young women he brings there suffer the consequences. Will Em be next?

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Stephen King keeps delivering
This audio book was read by Mare Winningham, and she does a fine job. The story is the main draw, and you want this one. It is not really a horror story; it is a tale of terror, with more of a 'how badly do you want to survive?' theme. Lots of action, lots of clues as to what may happen next, with lots (and lots) of tension.

Rating:

- For Stephen King an ok story
As others have indicated this story/audio-book was good but not great. For a short story it was ok - it was a nice easy listen in the car to and from work, not something that required a great deal of concentration.

For those who prefer a good long meaty Stephen King story this will be a disappointment.

I did like the narrator - she did a really good job capturing the emotion and expression of the characters.

Rating:

- Good...not great
I thought this story was good but could have been better. It was so underdeveloped it almost seemed unfinished. I am still wondering what happened to the poor old guy that ran the bridge.

Oh, and just an FYI for those of you who seemed confused by the title, I believe it is a reference to the kid's story "Gingerbread man" as in "run, run as fast as you can, you can't catch me I'm the gingerbread man."

Rating:

- An efficient little thriller
Mare Winningham does an excellent job narrating this two-CD audio version of Stephen King's long story. It doesn't feel long, though. This one is a well-built thrill ride, and King proves once again that he can reach into his bag of tricks and scare the daylights out of the listener. The story is simple almost to the point of bare-bones, but it has a lot of tension and plenty of surprises in store. Any fan of King who enjoys audiobooks will like this one. It's not profound, but it's great at what it does, gripping the listener in a vice of tension and suspense and not letting go. Saying any more would only risk spoiling this delightful treat for King's fans.

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