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| Title | : | The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon |
| Author | : | Stephen King |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 264 pages |
| Published | : | November 1st 2005 by Pocket Books (first published April 6th 1999) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Thriller |
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Paperback | Pages: 264 pages Rating: 3.59 | 123181 Users | 4589 Reviews
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Nine-year-old Trisha McFarland strays from the path while she and her recently divorced mother and brother take a hike along a branch of the Appalachian Trail. Lost for days, wandering farther and farther astray, Trisha has only her portable radio for comfort. A huge fan of Tom Gordon, a Boston Red Sox relief pitcher, she listens to baseball games and fantasizes that her hero will save her. Nature isn't her only adversary, though - something dangerous may be tracking Trisha through the dark woods.
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| Original Title: | The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon |
| ISBN: | 1416524290 (ISBN13: 9781416524298) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Patricia McFarland, Richie Tozier, Tom Gordon |
| Setting: | Maine(United States) New Hampshire(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Lincoln Award Nominee (2005) |
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Ratings: 3.59 From 123181 Users | 4589 ReviewsNotice Containing Books The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
I could say that Stephen King hits a home run with The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon but that would sound trite and campy.But what the hell.King hits a home run, this is a great book.Its about a nine year old girl (but big for her age) who gets lost in the woods and a lot more. This is about fear, deep primal fear that is at the roots of our childhood and never really goes away, just retreats back into a far, dark corner to wait. Most everyone has a memory from childhood when a hand held wasStephen King is one of the few writers I have been reading religiously since a teenager, either buying or snagging a library copy of every new release roughly as they were published. Hence, like millions of others, I feel rather possessive about the phrase Constant Reader. Thats me, goddamit! I am your biggest fan! (Every reader has a bit of Annie Wilkes in them )For some reason, I skipped The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon from 1999. Or I probably just ignored it, as I neither like nor understand
Seeking a filler before tackling more of my TBR pile, I turned to Stephen King for one of his shorter novels. I chose well, taken into the backwoods of the Appalachian Trail and a harrowing tale of a young girl. While out on a forced hike with her mom and brother, Trisha McFarland strays from the path and finds herself lost. What starts out as an adventure of sorts soon turns nerve-racking and eventually into a terrible ordeal. Armed with only the lunch she packed for the hike and a few
Stephen King has confessed that he suffers from literary elephantiasis: that is, his novels tend to bloat. I would agree. Compared to the three- to five-hundred page efforts of his early days, the current productions weigh in starting at a thousand plus: even though his books remain eminently readable, I for one prefer the early, slimmer King novels before he caught this disease.But in between these gargantuan tomes, Steve produces small novellas rather like master chefs produce snacks once in a
I enjoyed this book so much more on re-reading. I feel sometimes the pull of (over) expectation can weaken a book's impact on first read... well it did for me..A nine year old girl gets lost in the New Hampshire woods, this is her simple yet captivating story about whether she can survive, and how her Red Sox hero Tom Gordon can help her!.Such a simple idea - child lost in the woods - made into something a lot more by King..8 out of 12 ...I gave this book 4 out of 12 on first reading!!!
Warning: Don't Get Skulled........Being stranded in the mosquito infested woods of the Appalachians is no fun for nine year old Trisha McFarland. With visions of The Thing following her and frightening words from The Cold Voice, her love of baseball and Boston Red Sox closer Tom Gordon is her only salvation.This 1999 Stephen King audio adventure (narrated by Anne Heche) is not really scary, but is entertaining with one hell of a final pitch!
I really tried to like this book, but it just did not work for me. A girl gets lost in a forest thanks to a woman who is a candidate for "The Worst Mother of the Year" award, and tries to keep it cool while coming to realization that she has no idea where she is or which way to go to find help. She is nine but big for her age but giving her situation, I got to say that she keeps it together, despite her situation. She looks for food, rations her water, and even talks to Boston Red Sox relief
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