Gwendy's Button Box - Stephen King & Richard Chizmar

Gwendy's Button Box

By Stephen King & Richard Chizmar

  • Release Date: 2017-08-07
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 519 Ratings
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Description

Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine

Stephen King teams up with long-time friend and award-winning author Richard Chizmar for the first time in this original, chilling novella that revisits the mysterious town of Castle Rock.

There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of 1974, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson has taken the stairs, which are held by strong—if time-rusted—iron bolts and zig-zag up the precarious cliffside.

Then one day when Gwendy gets to the top of Castle View, after catching her breath and hearing the shouts of kids on the playground below, a stranger calls to her. There on a bench in the shade sits a man in black jeans, a black coat, and a white shirt unbuttoned at the top. On his head is a small, neat black hat. The time will come when Gwendy has nightmares about that hat…

The little town of Castle Rock, Maine has witnessed some strange events and unusual visitors over the years, but there is one story that has never been told—until now.

Reviews

  • Packs a punch

    4
    By Spencer,D
    For a short story, this packs a punch. As always, King does not disappoint. One thing that does disappoint is the price for this short story though.

  • Quick read

    5
    By Bacswifey
    Good story line. Easy to enjoy in an afternoon.

  • Don’t Listen To The Reviews, Even This One

    5
    By JONNYFXM
    This novella should be taken at face value. Don’t let your experiences with King, his work or his lore influence you. Read it as a stand alone story without judgement. You do that, you’ll find a lovely story of supernatural strangeness, a lead character to commit to, and a well crafted SHORT story. Remember the purpose of these types of pieces are not to enthrall you with rich details and fully painted worlds. It’s an in and out story easily finished in one sitting (took me less than two hours) and is a simple medium with high entertainment value. I’m about to start book two and cannot comment on the series yet, but as a novella, this story delivers exactly what is needed: a main character with enough feeling to make you root for them, a moral catch twenty-two, and a journey that battles the ability to balance greed and selflessness. Great read, really enjoyed it.

  • Excited to move on to the next two books in this series!

    5
    By KrisfromKCMO
    Read this quickly and continuing with book two today.

  • Terrible; bad writing with inaccuracies and goes against cannon

    1
    By Boomdoggie
    King only wrote the introduction. This book is terrible. Choppy writing, pointless story, and it goes against cannon and had horrible inaccuracies in its descriptions. Overly details, but impossible details. Such a shame.

  • Gwendys Button Box

    5
    By #Dungda8
    Great read! Captured my attention to the very end. Found the ending very surprising. Can’t wait to read sequel

  • Seems Familiar

    5
    By Pimpsons
    There was a Twilight Zone episode called “Button Button” I believe. Years later it became a movie. In it a couple receive a box with a red button by a nicely dressed man. Push it and get lots of money but someone has to pay the price. This book reminds me of that episode but there’s a lot more to this box. This book is the first of three and a bit charming. I highly enjoyed it. Easy read with only 180 pages.

  • Gwendys button box

    4
    By michael andrew long
    Very pleasing

  • Spellbounding!!

    5
    By Pilot 86
    Excellent read!

  • Loved it! Page turner!

    5
    By Kubb112
    Read it all at once. Kept my interest from the first to the last page.

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