Ginette B. (Niteowl7) reviewed on 2/8/2005 + 242 more book reviews

This book mostly involves psychological terror whereby the heroine, Jessie is forced to face her darkest fears. She is married to Gerald, a successful attorney. In the midst of their sex game, which Jessie no longer wants to play, she is left handcuffed to the bedposts after Gerald dies of a heart attack. Lying there all alone for almost 2 days, Jessie is forced to face her past which she had previously shoved aside in her subconscious. Faced with thirst, hunger, a ravenously hungry stray dog and a terrifying creature who visits her at night, Jessie has all she can do to stay sane and focus on escaping. Most of this book is taken up with Jessie\'s ruminations and discoveries about her past and herself. Interspersed throughout are the moments of painful body spasms and the terrors brought on by the dog and the night. I like Stephen King but some of his books are way too drawn out. This book is 445 pages long and it\'s my opinion that it would have been better if it was 100 or so pages shorter. I skimmed through much of the overdrawn details and descriptions in order to get through the book. By doing that I was able to thoroughly enjoy \"Gerald\'s Game\".

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