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Gerald's Game
Gerald's Game
Author: Stephen King
On a warm weekday in October, Jessie and Gerald Burlingame are alone in the bedroom of their Maine summer house, playing a game that isn't listed in Hoyle's.  But suddenly, as Jessie hears the click of the second handcuff locking her to the bedposts and sees her husband looming over her, a nerve-snap of recognition tells her that th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780670846504
ISBN-10: 0670846503
Publication Date: 9/1/1992
Pages: 332
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 274 ratings
Publisher: Viking Penguin
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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sarah5775 avatar reviewed Gerald's Game on + 386 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 8
A husband and wife are playing a kinky game. Then he has a heart attack and dies- leaving her handcuffed to the bed in a remote cabin in the woods.

This very scary (and very gory) book is also an excellent character study.

This book is more character driven and very psychological, with some moments of nail-biting suspense but a lot of introspection. It is not action packed like many of his books, that's why some people don't like it. But it was horribly creepy and disturbing and he does an excellent job getting inside Jessie's head as she slowly unravels.
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Helpful Score: 4
This was the Stephen King book that creeped me out the most because it is based on a situation that could happen. The psychological ramblings of a trapped woman is some of King's best works. To this day, just thinking about one of the scenes in that book gives me chills.
yogagoddess avatar reviewed Gerald's Game on + 59 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This book really chilled me, not because of crazy monsters or scary magic, but because of the reality of the situation! I mean, come on, who hasn't played those games with their honey, next time I will defintatly have the spare key under my pillow! :)
screader avatar reviewed Gerald's Game on + 18 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
My favorite Stephen King book ever! It is amazing how well he messes with your mind and talks from the point of view of a female. I think, however, him speaking from the dog's vantage point was what really put it over the top for me. It was one sick, twisted mind game and it kept me hooked from the first chapter. Makes you think before you engage in a bit of kinky fun what could happen, even within the confines of marriage. It scared me, repulsed me and yet...I could not put it down! LOVED IT!
Jill0427 avatar reviewed Gerald's Game on + 68 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
OMG!! Awesome!!! This ended kinda strange-but it's SK. I read this one in a day and a half-only because I had to sleep.
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reviewed Gerald's Game on + 10 more book reviews
Definitely suspensful and a very twisty plot. Good ol Stephen King.
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This book started out great but then did a huge belly flop. I felt like it never went anywhere. The ending was a huge dissapointment. I thought Steven King would be able to come up with a better way to end it.
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One of Stphen Kings better novels!
tattugurl avatar reviewed Gerald's Game on + 4 more book reviews
I agree with the other reviewers about how this is a creepy story. The shadows that she sees in the corner are very creepy, and what they turn out to be is even more creepier. I loved this book, it was very greatly written and it was nerve wracking. When you really get into reading it, you feel like you are the main character and that gets under your skin in a good way!
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The first time I read the book I loved it. The second time it was too disturbing and I didn't finish it. It is amazing how Stephen King can spend an entire book talking about one character and one setting. Very ingenious.

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Jessie Burlingame (Primary Character)
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