Cujo
Written by Stephen King
Narrated by Lorna Raver
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Outside a peaceful town in central Maine, a monster is waiting. Cujo is a two-hundred-pound Saint Bernard, the best friend Brett Camber has ever had. One day, Cujo chases a rabbit into a cave inhabited by sick bats and emerges as something new altogether.
Meanwhile, Vic and Donna Trenton, and their young son Tad, move to Maine. They are seeking peace and quiet, but life in this small town is not what it seems. As Tad tries to fend off the terror that comes to him at night from his bedroom closet, and as Vic and Donna face their own nightmare of a marriage on the rocks, there is no way they can know that a monster, infinitely sinister, waits in the daylight.
What happens to Cujo, how he becomes a horrifying vortex inescapably drawing in all the people around him, makes for one of the most heart-stopping novels Stephen King has ever written. “A genuine page-turner that grabs you and holds you and won’t let go” (Chattanooga Times), Cujo will forever change how you view man’s best friend.
Stephen King
Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes the short story collection You Like It Darker, Holly (a New York Times Notable Book of 2023), Fairy Tale, Billy Summers, If It Bleeds, 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. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). 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. His epic works The Dark Tower, It, Pet Sematary, Doctor Sleep, and Firestarter are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, 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. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.
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Readers find this title to be a mix of good and bad. The detailed storytelling and character development are praised, creating believable characters and building intense and disturbing stories. However, some reviewers had issues with the narration, particularly the voice of the little boy. Overall, the book is recommended for Stephen King fans or those new to his works, with a combination of excellent writing and a gripping ending.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Drags in a few places, but the underlying story is intense and disturbing. Classic Stephen King.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5it was good, but not my favorite from S King
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/510/10
Great narrator, excellent story by Mr. King, i recommend it.1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I enjoyed this one - very straight forward and builds up from series of unfortunate events. The narrator was very good as well!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The beginning is a little slow but if you can make it past that, it will have you on the edge of your seat. Sad ending but very eventful climax.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One of Stephen King’s better books. He definitely goes after life’s greatest fears in this one.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Stephen King truly likes to tell stories that are not related at all to the main plot, I think this books shows that with a lot of backstory of each character vs the main event, can give you more than 100 chapters, instead of 5
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5This narrator's voice for the boy was horrific and grating! Felt a great need to spank his butt. Was an unneeded distraction from an otherwise decent story. Not my favorite King book. Would have been much better with Will Patton as the narrator!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gripping and intense. This book was better than the movie!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent listen. King’s words with Ms. Lorna Raver’s voice is a combination of perfection.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Love this book so much, I’ve listen to it more then once!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Far better than a one line summary could ever indicate (killer dog terrorizes young family)
This book is really excellent, and lean. Everything is interesting, and he draws great characters that you really get to know. Highly recommended for King fans or novices.
Lorna Raver does a bang up job narrating, and your jaw and heart will be on the floor by the end. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5very sad but good book. Kids and pets are the saddest
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Just a collection of awful and mostly innocent coincidences leading to the main and never-ending horror event. Had me gripped, again. Love the detailed story-telling that builds believable characters which, in turn, builds the stories we 100% believe as we're reading them. The slow burn that makes us tender.
Not so keen on this narrator for some reason. Nothing wrong with it; I think it was just the Roger voice that did it. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great writing one of his best he's ever written !!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A story with no real winner, but a must read
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Not the best from Stephen Kind, but still good. The intensity of it at the end was nerve-wrecking.
I enjoyed how each character had a voice and you would get to see their development as the book goes on
2.5/5 - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A story I've always wanted to get into, it may have long stretches where it feels like not much is happening, but when it hits you, it hits hard.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I am a dog with rabies so this really hit the spot
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5This book sucked. I now hate Zingers, a treat I previously enjoyed. Above all else, I strongly dislike (nice way of saying hate) Lorna Raver's work here. Way too over the top for my taste. Maybe I've done this book a disservice by reading it directly after Pet Sematary, which was an excellent read with sensational narration by Michael C. Hall. Do yourselves a favor; pass this one up. King himself doesn't remember this one much, hopefully soon I'll forget having read it.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The book is good, very heavy but good. A real sense of dread and hopelessness pervades throughout the whole story.
My only complaint was the narration was a little grating, especially when it came to the little boys voice. But that's preference for ya.2 people found this helpful
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Very new to Stephen King works, and was disappointed in this one. Not much of a horror at all, just a sick dog. Had really hoped for some sort of possession. The narrator is pretty good, but the voice she does for the little boy “Tad” is horrendous.
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