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Just After Sunset
- Narrated by: Stephen King, Holter Graham, Mare Winningham, Denis O'Hare, Ron McLarty, Jill Eikenberry, Ben Shenkman
- Length: 14 hrs and 48 mins
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Summary
What would you do if your everyday world were turned upside down in an instant? Here are 12 riveting stories about relationships with unexpected twists. Be very careful what you wish for.
Read about the acts of kindness from strangers: workmen who intervene in the obsessive exercise regime of a middle-aged artist in "Stationary Bike"; the unexpected visitor, a blind girl, whose kiss saves a dying man; a mute hitchhiker who helps a driver get over his wife's affair.
There are tales of obsession and fights for power: "The Gingerbread Girl" runs and runs to ease her pain; two neighbours contesting for a piece of land get into "A Very Tight Place" and a man who witnesses an act of domestic violence in a "Rest Stop" needs to step into his identity as a crime writer if he's to intervene.
Then there are the unexpected outside events which turn people's worlds upside down or the right way up: a young couple, David and Willa who are derailed on a train find themselves seeking the bright lights in a nearby town and playing the jukebox, for eternity; an older couple want to punctuate the banal humdrum with something unusual - until it happens.
Critic reviews
"Storytelling - the ability to make the listener or reader need to know, demand to know, what happens next is a gift . . . Stephen King, like Charles Dickens before him, has this gift in spades." ( The Times)
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- MissyG
- 05-10-18
N’s story needs a warning to anyone with or recovering from OCD!
A great collection of short stories , performed to perfection . This book gave me insomnia as couldn’t turn it off ! Thank you Mr King x
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- Sam
- 05-03-09
Return of the King
The fabulously creative and talented Stephen King lost his way with what started off well but became the ridiculously self-regarding Dark Tower series.
Then came the very so-so Cell, and the least said about Lisey's story the better. Now after another couple of other reasonable but not terribly gripping projects comes "Just After Sunset" - a magnificent tour de force and a reminder of just what a wonderful story teller King is!
This powerful and gripping series of stories took me back to my early encounters with King in Carrie, Salem's Lot and the Shining. I am with some relief and lots of gratitude once more a "constant reader".
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- Me
- 08-07-13
Gripping
Would you listen to Just After Sunset again? Why?
Just After Sunset is a series of short stories, each gripping and inventive
Which scene did you most enjoy?
I'm not sure any scenes are enjoyable.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
There are a number of David v Goliath moments, many times I felt scared for the characters.
Any additional comments?
Always carry a SatNav
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- Matthew Axsel
- 14-03-24
Another great collection of stories
Stephen King at his usual best. Several great stories in one place. What's not to like.
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- Ms
- 14-09-16
Short stories from the genius story teller
This is the first time I have read short stories as they normally don't appeal as the author himself says in the introduction. I liked some and not others. However, they are superbly narrated and I listened till the end, with the last story being the best. If youre a Steven King fan I guess you will love them, if not then Im not sure. I have only read Bag of Bones which I really enjoyed and thought I would give these stories a try. i don't regret it.
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- K K Scott
- 31-12-23
Short Stories From Hell
Listeners will not fail to feel a range of emotions from fear, rage, to happiness and maybe relief from this interesting collection. Not all monsters have horns, tails and glowing eyes. A must read for Stephen King fans and perfect examples of the short story genre. Recommended.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-11-23
not the best
not mr kings best collection but listenable and mostly entertaining worth checking out for
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- A. Ross
- 02-07-15
Mixture of stories
A real mixture - some of the stories I really enjoyed. Others I listened to but with little interest. In my view the best was the last story.
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- Richard G
- 01-09-22
The Master at work
What's left to say that hasn't already been said or written before. If you enjoy Stephen King's anthologies, you'll enjoy this. He's perfected the craft of the short story and as always... They will not disappoint.
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- Rohan Tharakan
- 11-07-17
excellent stories
Rest stop, stationary bike, N. and a very tight place were particularly great highlights.
N. was surprisingly creepy.
Overall very enjoyable stories
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