Cycle of the Werewolf (Signet) | Stephen King | "Cycle of The Werewolf" By Stephen King

Cycle of the Werewolf (Signet) | Stephen King | Short, Stylish, and Straightforward

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	Cycle of the Werewolf (Signet) Stephen King NAL Trade, 1985 - 128 pages average customer review:based on 98 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

When the full moon shines, a paralysing fear descends on the isolated Maine town of Tarker Mills. No one knows who will be attacked next, but snarls that sound like human words can be heard and all around are the footprints of a monster whose hunger cannot be sated.

"Cycle of The Werewolf" By Stephen King

Cycle of the Werewolf is a small book only about 130 pages but within those pages stephen king puts some great story telling you've herd about the Werewolf but now King puts pen to paper to tell about there as the title states there cycle and how they act. The book has amazing drawings by Bernie Wrightson.

During Each month the Full moon comes out and with each full moon so dose the werewolf, The werewolf comes killing something each time it comes out it starts out small but it progresses as it goes along eventuly killing humans.

Cycle of The Werewolf is a good short read for King Fans with (as i states very nice drawings by Bernie Wrightson) a good read that i would highly recomend 5/5 The Drawings by Bernie Wrightson also get 5/5.

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Short, Stylish, and Straightforward

The title of this book--"Cycle of the Werewolf"--is fairly self-explanatory. It's as simple as this; a small town, Tarker's Mills, has a big problem to worry about. One of its residents has become a werewolf. Once a month, during the--you guessed it--full moon, the werewolf attacks, each incident having a different outcome or repercussion.

Stephen King masterfully writes each of his characters, major or inconsequential, as fully fleshed out people with unique traits. Truly, no one can write about a small-town terror like King. Though a few chapters of this book (one for every month in the year that this story spans) don't seem to have an effect on this story--this short novel doesn't really 'find itself' until the sixth chapter (July)--when read as a whole, the random victims and the lives/stories cut short in the earlier chapters in this book are actually a reminder of the mindless, emotionless, random murder that the titular creature is best known for. However, as I favor character driven novels over plot-driven stories, the aspect of this book that I enjoyed the most were the three chapters told through the eyes of Marty Coslaw. To reveal any more about the way this story works and the aspects that I enjoyed would be to venture into spoiler territory, and I certainly don't plan on doing that.

The format of this book is very interesting. It's designed like a trade paperback (comics fans will know the term), though its size is that of a 'digest' novel. Berni Wrightson's art is gory and rough, and--though it isn't my 'kind' of art--it certainly suits the book. However, readers, be warned; there isn't as much content here as it may first appear. There are many illustrations and other material taking up the pages and, in my opinion, it adds to the overall effect. As this was meant to be a straightforward story, I'm glad that each chapter was short and to the point. But it's only fair that I warn everyone else, who may not agree with me.

8/10

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Four stars for story, five for illustrations!!!

I'm a reader and one day I did not, seemingly, have anything to read. I asked my son if he could suggest anything and he said Stephen King. He did not see me for about three months after that, and we live in the same apartment. I read almost everything Stephen King wrote. This book is a special book - I mean in general. Berni Wrightson's illustrations make it a book I would grab to save if there was a fire, and I have a lot of books. This story is not like the video. The book is nicely framed in twelve sections according to months, and so we are treated to a woodcut-like black and white picture first thing, and then to a color, very well executed, scary picture of a pivotal event, in every chapter. Good versus evil at its very best! - no spoiler. (And then Stephen King, in one of his books, turned me on to Stephen Dobyns, for which I am very grateful . . .)

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Fast Read, Boring Plot

Cycle of the Werewolf, by Stephen King. It sounds promising, and starts off pretty good, but as the calender months start going by(the whole book is one giant calender) it starts to lag. By lag, I mean that the story begins to repeat itself, and once cool ideas turn boorrrrrinnnng. The artwork though(one for every month, the months are like chapters) is incredibly chilling and original, well worth the 15.95 cover price of the book alone. Berni Wrightson(the illustrator) should get the credit for this book, not Stephen King. A werewolf tale, this book is well worth reading for some scenes, but not most. Only for a die-hard fan of Stephen King. Basically, good for a quick, short scare but not much else. 3 stars, or Grade: C-.

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Great looking book

The quality of the book itself physically is excellent and I loved the artist pics throughout but there isnt much to the story beyond the werewolf and his victims and though it has its moments, they go by so fast and its hard to feel very involved as a reader by the end. Its not terrible, better than most werewolf stories Ive come across. Its just not nearly as good as many of King's other works.
Its a good quick read and if you must own all King's works, then buy it here for the nice discount.

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