I really like the style of writing Stephen King used in this book. The narrative kept me engrossed.

Not the best King I've ever read, but not bad either.

great book

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Good ole Delores--I loved her. She had brains and guts to back them up.Joe?? Did someone say someone murdered Joe?? Prove it then!! Joe ended up right where he belonged, and Vera--wellllll--I loved her too. She was the same ole b---- as Dolores and they too loved each other thru respect. Made for a interesting combo of people for this plot.

This book brought the character to life by telling the story in a monologue. The character became very real to me. Hell hath no fury....

More of a mystery than a horror novel, Dolores Claiborne contains only the briefest glances at the supernatural. The novel presents Stephen King as a writer experimenting with style and narrative, time and perspective. Fans looking for a skin-crawling, page-turning fright or an undead bloodbath will be disappointed, but a patient reader willing to savor King's leisurely study of character and island life will find many rewards. And all of this is not to say that the book is without suspense.
The story unfolds in one continuous chapter, told in the first person by the cranky, 65-year-old housekeeper, Dolores, who is explaining to police officers and a stenographer how and why she killed her husband, Joe, 30 years ago. At the same time, in her rambling monologue, she insists that she did not kill her longtime employer, Vera Donovan--notwithstanding what the residents of Little Tall Island may be whispering. Joe was a drinker, and, as Dolores gradually argues, he deserved to die for the horrifying crimes he committed against his family. But Vera, despite her cantankerous disposition as a lady governing her decaying estate with her precise rules about even the most mundane household chore ("Six pins! Remember to use six pins! Don't you let the wind blow my good sheets down to the corner of the yard!"), was a good woman--or at least not an evil one. She was the woman who hired the young Dolores and kept her on even after Dolores got pregnant again. Dolores cleaned and cared for her even as the old matron faded into senility.

Dolores Claiborne is a rich novel that recalls the regionalist writing of the turn of the century. It is a fine place for a skeptical newcomer--put off by King's reputation for outright terror--to start. And for fans, it is a book that offers new insights into an author who's an old favorite

By her own accounts she is an old Yankee B....., foul tempered, foul mouth, foul life! People of the Island have been waiting for 30 years to find out just what happened on the eerie dark day her husband died. The police want to know just what happened yesterday when the rich man in her care died............

And she decides to talk, and talk, and talk............

Great read..........

Gently read once.

i haven't read this in ages, but as i recall it was very good. has a good pace and the story draws you in.

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