I read this as a stand alone novella, however, it is apart of the different seasons bind up collection. At the time of writing this review, I really can’t even remember anything standing out that I enjoyed in the book. I’m not sure what I expected going into this book, but ultimately it fell flat for me and just left me feeling ‘meh’ overall. It was not complicated: they didn’t believe me that it was composed by Stephen King. This was definitely a disturbing book with both Dussander and Todd being just as evil as each other but in differing ways. 1 Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption Audiobook 2 Apt Pupil Audiobook 3 The Body Audiobook 4 The Breathing Method Audiobook text I had an argument with someone about The Shawshank Redemption. Although it was jam-packed with detail and had the trade mark King pacing and weak ending, it felt as though it was not written by King. However, being a Stephen King fan, I had a lot of mixed feelings about this book. In true King fashion, this book was not lacking in any detail, even though it was a novella. If there is one thing in books that is an immediate loss of stars to the rating – it is animal cruelty feature in a book. I’ll start this review off with a content warning for animal cruelty, which I was not expecting and did not appreciate. He is about to learn the real meaning of power-and the seductive lure of evil. The decades-old manhunt Dussander has escaped to this day. Todd knows all about Dussander’s dark past. But he is about to meet a different kind of teacher: Mr. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.Ĭustomers who bought this item also bought.I don’t think anyone dies happy… but you could die well. He is the recipient of the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. His epic works The Dark Tower and It are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest grossing horror film of all time. His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. When Denker answers the door, Todd calls him Kurt Dussander, the name of a Nazi who ran a concentration camp at Patin in World War II. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and an AT&T Audience Network original television series). Apt Pupil, Chapters 1 to 7 Summary Todd Bowden, a thirteen-year-old All-American boy and good student living in Santo Donato, California, goes to Arthur Denker's house. His recent work includes The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. A classic story from Stephen King, Apt Pupil reveals layers upon layers of deception-and horror-as finally there is only one left standing.Ĭontributor Bio(s): King, Stephen: - Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. He is about to face his fears and learn the real meaning of power -and the seductive lure of evil. Yet Todd doesn't want to turn his teacher in. Synopsis Todd is just a young teen when he discovers a Nazi hiding in his neighborhood. If these subjects bother or trigger you, please do not read this story. Because of these contents, this story is not for everyone. Apt Pupil Paperback Decemby Stephen King (Author) 1,172 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 10.99 Read with Our Free App Paperback 10.49 Other new, used and collectible from 2.17 Mass Market Paperback 11.46 Other new and used from 7.44 Audio CD 14.99 2 Used from 10.00 1 New from 14.99 1 Collectible from 45. Dussander, and to learn all about Dussander's dark and deadly past.a decades-old manhunt Dussander has escaped to this day. Apt Pupil contains explicit violence, Nazism, anti-Semitism, gun violence, and animal abuse. But he is about to meet a different kind of teacher, Mr. If you don't believe in the existence of evil, you have a lot to learn. #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King's timeless coming-of-age novella, Apt Pupil-published in his 1982 story collection Different Seasons and made into a 1998 Tristar movie starring Ian McKellan and Brad Renfro-now available for the first time as a standalone publication. While I havent read the Stephen King nouvelle Apt. ago Maybe an unpopular opinion because I never see it mentioned but I loved Elevation. I can say that it easily surpasses anything else of his Ive read. Contributor(s): King, Stephen (Author), Muller, Frank (Read by)īinding Type: Compact Disc - See All Available Formats & Editions There have been many films and books that attempt to explain the horror that we humans are capable of. Apt pupil was the first story I ever read of King, I never read anything of his before that.
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