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Cujo
Author: Stephen King
Book Information
Publisher: Signet Book
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Rating: 152

ISBN-13: 9780451161352 - ISBN-10: 0451161351
Publication Date: 8/1/1982
Pages: 304

Book Description:
A cute family dog turns into a vicious family killer in King's canine classic.

Cujo is so well-paced and scary that people tend to read it quickly, so they mostly remember the scene of the mother and son trapped in the hot Pinto and threatened by the rabid Cujo, forgetting the multifaceted story in which that scene is embedded.

This is definitely a novel that rewards re-reading. When you read it again, you can pay more attention to the theme of country folk vs. city folk; the parallel marriage conflicts of the Cambers vs. the Trentons; the poignancy of the amiable St. Bernard (yes, the breed choice is just right) infected by a brain-destroying virus that makes it into a monster; and the way the "daylight burial" of the failed ad campaign is reflected in the sunlit Pinto that becomes a coffin. And how significant it is that this horror tale is not supernatural: it's as real as junk food, a failing marriage, a broken-down car, or a fatal virus.

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Rita A. (roarlady) wrote on 4/2/2007...


EVERYDAY TERROR...King Classic that puts the mundane into a blender and lets it splash out in gore all over you...not for the faint hearted as the story becomes too real to ignore.

Jessica L. (Ryeth) from APEX, NC wrote on 1/26/2007...


Hard to read (in my opinion) if you are a big animal lover.

Kimberly I. (RaccoonGirl) from ASHEBORO, NC wrote on 12/28/2006...


The ultimate beast is loose—and Stephen King is sending him your way!

A big, friendly dog chases a rabbit down a hidden underground cave—and stirs a sleeping evil crueler than death itself. A terrified four-year-old boy sees his bedroom closet door swing open untouched by human hands, and screams at the unholy red eyes gleaming in the darkness. The little Maine town of Castle Rock is about to be invaded by the most hideous menace ever to savage the flesh and devour the mind…

Ann C. (inchargemom) from SCHENECTADY, NY wrote on 12/3/2006...


A big friendly dog chases a rabbit into a cave, and wakes a sleeping evil crueler than death itself.

Susan F. (Luckeyisis) from FLORENCE, KY wrote on 11/15/2006...


Ok, I have tried and tried but I can not read this book. It scares the crap out of me. I got futher this time (like to chapter 3) but thats it I am done trying. I have accepted that Cujo is to scary for me to read and is the reason I have to have all closet doors closed when I sleep.

KC C. (Happy-Lil-Bookworm) from PEACHTREE CTY, GA wrote on 9/25/2006...


If you like Stephen King, this is a wonderful book. Don't be afraid to scream out loud!
K

Brandy V. (brandelyn75) from TAYLOR, MI wrote on 6/20/2006...


great book

Dana T. (DanaT) from EVANSVILLE, IN wrote on 6/9/2006...


This dog is SO scary! At times you feel sorry for him, but mostly you wish he would just die!