Theres nothing groundbreaking about joyland, but its the kind of novel that shows king at his best. It is kings second book for the imprint, following the colorado kid 2005. Personally i think that king s work is getting better and better, joyland, written in 2012, is a wonderful example of this. Set in a smalltown north carolina amusement park in 1973, joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student devin jones comes. Personally i think that kings work is getting better and better, joyland, written in. Joyland by king, stephen and a great selection of related books. I really enjoyed the plot of joyland even though it didnt quite fit the hard crime image of the publishers name. This is the basic pattern behind joyland, stephen kings nostalgic new summer novel about the adventures of a lovelorn college boy in a. This is a compelling and yet oddly gentle tale of a young man experiencing the ache of heartbreak and the curveballs life can throw at. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Joyland by stephen king begins with devin jones first time at the amusement park. Joyland is, in many respects, a different sort of book, but it, too, depends on kings typically unerring sense of character for its deepest effects. Devin takes a summer job at joyland to make money and keep his mind off the fact that his girlfriend wendy is spending the summer in boston working with a friend.
Joyland it tells the story of the summer in which college student devin jones comes to work as a carny in smalltown north carolina and has to confront the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the way both will change his life forever. Joyland is part murder mystery, part ghost story, part coming of age novel. On growing up, believing in god and getting scared the more carny it got, the better i liked it, king says of his new thriller, joyland. Joyland is a brandnew novel and has never previously been published. College student devin jones took the summer job at joyland hoping to forget the. A hub for short fiction, established 2008, an international literary magazine. Libreria piena di libri di stephen king, non poteva mancare joyland.
Hes writing about real people experiencing reallife drama, its just. Joyland by stephen king the setting for the new stephen king novel is the ironicallynamed joyland, a seedy, rundown theme. I enjoy his characters and the writing he provides its the length and floppy endings that throw me off from him. Joyland by stephen king joyland is not a typical stephen king book. As ever, king writes a lean sentence and a textured story, joining mystery to horror, always with an indignant sense of just how depraved people can be.
Joyland was a quick read, and a deeply satisfying one. I really liked the setting of joyland, summer 1972 i think, main character dealing with a. The parks horror ride is supposed to be haunted by the ghost of a girl whose throat was slit as she went through the tunnel. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. There he makes friends with tom kennedy and erin cook, also summer hires at joyland, which years before had been the scene of the murder of a young woman named linda gray whose ghost is said to be seen at the horror house. King offers a unique twist of murder mystery and ghost story with joyland. In this oneoff for the hard case crime publishing imprint, king has. Stephen kings joyland may not be what you might expect from him. Fear does play a large part in the story when it comes to uncovering a killers identity. This disambiguation page lists articles associated. After realizing his romantic life is not going in the direction hed hoped, devin jones decides to take a summer job at an amusement park.
Set in a smalltown north carolina amusement park in 1973, joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student devin jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever. Its evaluated an amusement park in north carolina and also adheres to the tale of a carny, a murder, and an ill youngster with special powers. Joyland schultz novel, a 2005 novel by emily schultz. This is my first stephen king book and it is not at all what i was exp. King in recent years has really excelled in the work he has produced, this novel is no exception. There are elements of mystery and a bit of the macabre. Stephen kings joyland is a 20 mystery book, very first published as a paperback original. The book rattles along wonderfully, and you cannot help but be sucked up by the story, such is kings skill at shaping a world you dont want to leave for too long. Joyland is a book quite unlike any stephen king novel that i have previously read. Features nine exclusive illustrations from artist robert mcginnis and a map of the joyland amusement park, created especially for this edition.
Books similar to joyland meet your next favorite book. Running through the book the theme many of us will recognise. Praise joyland is one of stephen king s best novels. Personally i think that kings work is getting better and better, joyland, written in 2012, is a wonderful example of this. Stephen king has no plans for a digital edition of his new book, joyland, hoping to get more people to shop for it in a physical bookstore. Signed by stephen king and includes custom slipcase. Devin is upset that wendy would choose to work in boston rather than be with him. It is kings second book for the imprint, following the colorado kid.
Alison flood, the observer king brings his usual finesse to this tales mystery elements, and makes devs handling of them crucial to the novels bigger comingofage story, in. Stephen king joyland audiobook stephen king audiobooks. An excerpt from stephen kings joyland may 28, 20 stephen kings latest book takes place in a smalltown north carolina amusement park in. This is the second king offering to debut on hard case the first being 2005s the colorado kid but where kid read like a paddedout novella, kings joyland is a fully fleshed entertainment, an. Joyland, unlike most king novels, is more about the coming of age of a young man than about fear. Stephen kings fairgroundset mystery is an intriguing comingofage story masquerading as a crime thriller, writes alison flood. This book is not like the typical books stephen king wrote in the 80s. Im not a huge stephen king fan, i actually just finished up under the dome. Joyland by stephen king meet your next favorite book. Joyland comes with all the horror trappings for which stephen king is known. Set in a smalltown north carolina amusement park in 1973, joyland tell.
He also befriends a young boy, named mike ross and his mother, annie. Joyland will be coming out in paperback, and folks who want to read it will have to buy the actual book. The teaser he wrote to sell his book promised i would consider mortality and be deeply moved, and i cant say that occurred, but it surely left me thoughtful, as well as grateful that the master of the horror genre is still writing after all these years. This is a sometimes sweet coming of age story, losing one love and gaining another. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Paperback limited edition hardcover first edition release date. The first real example of fear can be seen in tom kennedys experience involving the ghost of linda gray. The story is all the scarier, toward the end, not by the revelation of the bad guy but by his perfectly ordinary desires, even though joyland is.
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