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Thinner
- Narrated by: Joe Mantegna
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
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Summary
The name on the covers was Bachman. But the imagination could only belong to one man: Stephen King.
'Thinner' - the old gypsy man barely whispers the word. Billy feels the touch of a withered hand on his cheek.
Billy Halleck, prosperous if overweight citizen, happily married, shuddered then turned angrily away. The old woman's death had been none of his fault. The courts had cleared him. She'd just stumbled in front of his car. Now he simply wanted to forget the whole messy business.
Later, when the scales told him he was losing weight, it was what the doctor ordered. His wife was pleased - as she should have been. But....
'Thinner' - the word, the old man's curse, has lodged in Billy's mind like a fattening worm, eating at his flesh, at his reason. And with his despair, comes violence.
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- Phill Jacob Rogers
- 23-06-24
The musical interludes let it down.
It’s a good story and well read. My criticism is the aged musical interludes between chapters which grate on the ear and are unnecessary.
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- Ktarifa
- 24-05-18
BRILLIANT
Wow, I used to read SK as a teenager. Now nearly 50. What a rediscovery! Even though it’s long it’s compelling. Guess I have a lot of books to listen to now!
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- frozentoes
- 04-01-15
What a good read!
What made the experience of listening to Thinner the most enjoyable?
A brilliant story which is hard to put down, the characters were very realistic; a not very likeable main character Billy Halleck, with a even less likeable wife, however their characters were subtly portrayed by the author, and I have to admit, that I tended to start to feel empathy for the family and their sad ending. I had read the book many years ago and just had to listen to it again
What did you like best about this story?
The best part of the book was when Ginelli came into his own, superb planning and execution.
What does Joe Mantegna bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
The narrative was excellent.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Keep your eyes on the road!
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- Jay Hawley
- 25-01-22
Fat Tony!
What a pleasant surprise to be met with the dulcet tones of Fat Tony from The Simpsons when I started this audiobook!
After having listened to another of SK’s audiobooks that James Franco narrated I was dubious of listening to a known voice narrating as I found it a bit distracting with Franco but Joe Mantegna’s voice suits the story he tells here fantastically. I thoroughly enjoyed him from start to finish, and in his usual style Stephen King never fails to entertain.
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- Mrs. L. Wilson
- 07-07-22
Enjoyed very much
Narration good. Although I count myself as a Stephen King fan, I sometimes struggle when there are too many characters. Not the case here and followed no problem.
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- c__watson_
- 17-03-20
It's not meant to be a musical.
Narration was great, gravelly mobster. The story itself... also great. But why the cheesy music?
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- barney
- 15-05-20
The story was good but the bizarre music put me of
Enjoyed the story , the narrator was very good and you felt part off it
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- Liefie
- 14-05-22
Awful musical interludes!
Why do you do this? Please just use spoken word in audio books! I get really into the story and then suddenly there is a jarring discordant musical interlude between chapters. Just read the book please. It’s not a drama presentation.
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- LISA BACKSHELL
- 29-07-22
Joe Mantegna is fabulous
Great rendition of the book.
The only criticism I have is of the grating irritating music that was so jarring it really almost ruined an awesome narration by Joe Mantegna
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- CherryPie62
- 19-01-23
Intriguing
Sometimes Stephen King stories are overly descriptive which can make them difficult to follow.
I loved this. The tale was so straightforward - somebody did something wrong and revenge was taken.
Joe Mantegna is a great narrator but I couldn't get Fat Tony out of my head.
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