Apt Pupil

This book really opens the eyes. It makes you realize just how hard it is on both sides of the line and just how ironic life really is. I couldn't put the book down when he shared a hospital room with a former jewish prisoner, that knew the sound of his voice.

I guess the challenge of writing a good story is to keep intact the thread of surprize throughout the narrative. In that sense I found the first story "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" the best. The other thing is it is written in a convincing style - that of a convict - smooth flowing and direct. What amazed me was the contrast in writing style when he writes the "Breathing Method", which is narrated by a person in many ways the opposite of the convict character. Mr. King is truely a gifter writer.

Stephen King just may be the greatest American writer of the later half of the 20th century. Different Seasons proves my basis. Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption ranks the best fiction written by King, and Apt Pupil and the Body come up close. Masterfully written and brilliant to the very end of every novella, you should buy the book and then buy each Movie.

I thought that Apt Pupil was a decent novel by King,even thoughi do not consider it to be his best.Every one of the short storieswere well-written but i thought that the endings of 'Apt Pupil','The Body',and 'The Breathing Method' were too sinister and chilling. There is one criticism i would give to the short story of 'Apt Pupil',it is because we do not actually get much of a detailed description of what had taken place in the Nazi concentration camps and this,in my opinion,let the story down slightly.The Breathing Method was tedious and just dragged on with no real point to the story whatsoever. If u are a King fan,i would recommend reading this book because it is original and well-written but if your not a King fan,i am not so sure that you would find it enjoyable.

This book was just great! When I started it, I wasn't so sure about it because 'Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption' wasn't what I had been expecting. I loved 'Apt Pupil' and 'The Body'.