Needful Things - question for people who have read the book

[MrsHelenHuntingdon]

Raider the dog has just been killed! ☹️
I don’t want to know the ending BUT is this a gradually increasing misery fest?? is it worth sticking with?

Yes, I love it. . But it’s a horror novel so always going to have things dying

Great book, everyone gets what they deserve.

Yes!! Thank you - this is what I was trying to ask.

Fair point 🤣

I read it when it first came out so can't remember the details but you've got to expect misery and horror

Absolutely love this book! Stick with it.

There's a very sad ending for one person in particular but yes the rest of them get what they deserve. If I bought something from Mr Gaunt I think it would be Elvis' sunglasses!

It's glorious, but macabre. How Mr Gaunt preys on people's fixations fascinates me. I adore it.
There are some happy endings for main characters, which isn't always the case with King!
Most people get what they deserve, as PP says.
It's one of my fave books.

Oo what would I buy? Probably a Mrs Hinch book that actually organised my house!

There's one character who I felt so sorry for, I didn't think he got what he deserved so to speak, it was just sad.
I won't say anything else cos I can't remember when it happens, and don't want to post a spoiler for you, but I found this particular "end" tragic 😥

@RunningAwayToJoinTheCircus - I think we're thinking of the same character. Hurry up and finish it OP so we can discuss - you've probably only got about 900 pages left!!

It's alright, but the end part goes on and on and I got bored and skipped some pages.

Ok, I gave up and read the plot summary online.

I can only say…..’they all get what they deserve’!?

<looks incredulously from thread to plot>

<flicks to end to double check>

……..’They all get what they deserve’!?

They all die violently, often after violently killing someone else!

This is one I’m glad I didn’t stick with - I think I prefer the Dolores Claibornes and The Stands of his repertoire.

I might try a Jane Austen next before going back to Stephen King 🤣🤣

Ahh you should have stuck with it! It's a great book