The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King

[KW]

Every child's nightmare: getting lost in the woods. My first ever SK book and I was pleased to see that he is a good writer from a craft standpoint. His attention to detail brings to life every step Tricia takes in the creepy ( not really creepy of course, just from a child's POV) woods. Tricia has every "woody" thing happen to her you can imagine: mosquito attacks, wasp attacks, falling down cliffsides, into streams...enough for SK to show us how talented he is at bringing the gooey grotesque to her raw skin to "feed"...okay, though that may be true of insects my stomach rolled nonetheless.

 

I also liked the occasional "check ins" we saw with where her family and the searchers were at thru out the book paralleling with her journey.

 

I admit that near the end I skimmed, finding yet another "day" in the woods too repetitive for my taste. I wanted to see what happened.

 

I DID love that he kept young Tricia's hope alive with the visualizations of Tom gordon and the games. That was a very real touch, and effective at creating sympathy for her.

 

The bear following her was a suspense element played fairly well. I DID wonder why the creature didn't just eat her and get on with it as the beast would have in real life.

 

Ah, but that is why fiction is lovely: it's safe. Just like the woods.

 

KW

[Janet]

Funny name for a book! I've never read a Stephen King book - they just don't appeal somehow.

[Weave]

I enjoyed reading your review KW, nicely done.

 

I loved this book when I first read. I like the story, the nature of Tricia, everything basically...

[Michelle]

LOL Bagpuss.. it's The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordan!

[Janet]

LOL Bagpuss.. it's The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordan!

Thanks! I thought it might mean something, but it didn't occur to me that it was an acronym!

[KW]

Sorry for abbreviating -- I learned it here -- a blame the Book Forum!! LOL!

 

KW