Thinner

De: Stephen King

Narrado por: Joe Mantegna

The unpause-able novel of one man's quest to find the source of his nightmare and to reverse it before he becomes...nothing at all. This number-one national best seller from Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, "pulsates with evil...it will have you on the edge of your seat" (Publishers Weekly).

Billy Halleck commits vehicular manslaughter when his lack of attention results in the death of an old gypsy lady on the street. Overweight Halleck is a lawyer with connections, though, and he gets off with a slap on the wrist. After the trial, the victim's ancient father curses him with a single word: "thinner". Shedding weight by the week, Halleck is desperate enough for one last gamble...one that will lead him to a nightmare showdown with the forces of evil melting his flesh away.

With an introduction by Stephen King on "The Importance of Being Bachman", Thinner is a novel of "undeniable suspense" (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) and "genuine chills" (Kirkus Reviews).

©1984 Richard Bachman (P)2009 Penguin Audio

Amazing book, terrible movie!

Watched the movie right after finishing the book, and boy did they mess that story up for the big screen! This book is really great, you can follow the main character as he transforms from dopey fatty to desperate, betrayed loner on a mission to save his life. The movie tried too hard to stay true to the source material and ended up a jumbled mess.

Fabulous!!!!!!

The best story I have read so far. This was first class entertainment. The narration was excellent too.

Thinner

The story was good, the sound effects are pathetic though, reader did an ok job

Very creepy

Love it. I even watched the movie which was cheesy but, I love the simple creepiness King spun on this.

Music is a little weird but...

Though the music in this book is a little weird, I did get used to it after about an hour of listening. I am glad I was able to push through as this book was very good!

excellent all the way around

Absolutely gripping and the narration was done impeccably.... finished it in record time and may re-lsiten.

Good one!

I loved it! Stephen King never disappoints! Great story! Joe Mantegna did a great read!! Felt like I was in the story!

Great story! Bad music.

Enjoyed everything but the music. Seemed unnecessary and kind of annoying at times. Still worth a listen.

Storytime with Fat Tony

Joe Mantagna brings Thinner to life with his distinctive voice and excellent narration of Richard Bachman's story.

BEWARE TERRIBLE MUSIC!

I almost didn’t finish because the loud, terrible music between and during the chapters! It’s the most awful music and really ruins listening to this book when relaxing or going to sleep. The story itself was great. The performance was pretty good. It’s a good thing I love Stephen King because I hated listening to this version.