Bag of Bones
A Novel
Readers rate it 3.7 (349 on Hardcover)
611 pages · Released Apr 6, 1999 · Simon and Schuster
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Bag of Bones is an adult horror novel by Stephen King featuring intense supernatural terror, graphic violence, and mature themes centered on grief and loss. The story contains a vengeful millionaire, ghostly hauntings, and disturbing imagery that escalates throughout. While it explores meaningful themes of love and resilience, the pervasive horror, psychological dread, and dark content make it unsuitable for younger readers and best suited for mature teens and adults.
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A powerful tale of grief, love’s enduring bonds, and secrets of the past set in the Castle Rock universe from #1 New York Times bestselling author and master storyteller Stephen King. Four years after the sudden death of his wife, bestselling novelist Mike Noonan is still grieving. Unable to write and plagued by vivid... A powerful tale of grief, love’s enduring bonds, and secrets of the past set in the Castle Rock universe from #1 New York Times bestselling author and master storyteller Stephen King. Four years after the sudden death of his wife, bestselling novelist Mike Noonan is still grieving. Unable to write and plagued by vivid nightmares set at the western Maine summerhouse he calls “Sara Laughs,” Mike reluctantly returns to the lakeside getaway. There, he finds his beloved Yankee town held in the grip of a powerful millionaire, Max Devore, whose vindictive purpose is to take his three-year-old granddaughter, Kyra, away from her widowed young mother, Mattie. As Mike is drawn into Mattie’s and Kyra’s struggle—and as he falls in love with both of them—he is also drawn into the mystery of Sara Laughs…now the site of ghostly visitations and escalating terrors. What are the forces that have been unleashed here—and just what do they want of Mike Noonan?
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- Fiction
- Strong Character Development
- Loveable Characters
- Not Diverse Characters
- Character driven
- bram-stoker
- Diverse Characters
- ebook
- A mix driven
- dark
- emotional
- tense
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ISBN 9780684835419 · Simon and Schuster