Cujo - Stephen King

Cujo

By Stephen King

  • Release Date: 2016-01-01
  • Genre: Horror
4.5 Score: 4.5 (From 276 Ratings)

Description

The #1 New York Times bestseller, Cujo “hits the jugular” (The New York Times) with the story of a friendly Saint Bernard that is bitten by a bat. Get ready to meet the most hideous menace ever to terrorize the town of Castle Rock, Maine.

Cujo used to be a big friendly dog, lovable and loyal to his trinity (THE MAN, THE WOMAN, and THE BOY) and everyone around him, and always did his best to not be a BAD DOG. But that all ends on the day this nearly two-hundred-pound Saint Bernard makes the mistake of chasing a rabbit into a hidden underground cave, setting off a tragic chain of events. Now Cujo is no longer himself as he is slowly overcome by a growing sickness, one that consumes his mind even as his once affable thoughts turn uncontrollably and inexorably to hatred and murder. Cujo is about to become the center of a horrifying vortex that will inescapably draw in everyone around him—a relentless reign of terror, fury, and madness from which no one in Castle Rock will truly be safe…

Reviews

  • Not my favorite, but good all the same

    3
    By TKB111
    Very tense in the second half of the book. I enjoyed it.
  • Horror stories + dogs = a great combination in Stephen King’s Cujo!

    5
    By ES the horror fan
    I saw the movie as a kid, and I still think it’s a great horror movie! When I read the book as a teenager, I thought it was terrific, except for the way-too sad ending! This book is terrifying, sad, and extremely suspenseful! That’s a great combination for a horror novel because it’s a great combination for any book! I read the print book years ago, and if I ever find it for sale again, I will read it for the third time! I don’t read digital books or ebooks because I prefer print books, but I would recommend this to anyone who loves horror stories, dogs, cute kids, and Stephen King!
  • Inventive

    4
    By Asdflkjh2243
    The movie and the novel are quite different. I very much liked the written version better. You get a sense of what the dog was feeling, pre- and post- rabid. I like how the story maintains a catchy flow with its frequent side stories. And the writing style is one of a kind. King knows what he’s doing.
  • Good

    5
    By methweed97
    Good
  • Sad

    5
    By JohnMacedo134
    This is a great book, but rather than a horror book, it is more sad at the ending and throughout the whole book.
  • Sad and good

    5
    By Sdfrdeghfrjed
    I wasn't expecting this story to be as good, nor as sad as it was ;(

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