Customer Reviews
100% Blown Away! - By: Michael David O'Neill, 01 Oct 2008 
When I picked this book up, I did not expect what I got. I picked the book up & I could not put it down until I finished it! Superbly written like alll of his other books. The story just grabs you by the throat from the minute you pick it up.
And how can anyone who reads King's novels not love it when Alan Pangborn just pops up. Gotta love that Castle Rock!
good - but not the usual - By: T. ANDERSEN, 30 Jun 2008 
good but strange King novel.
feels like he wanted to write two different stories (one about evil & sparrows & one about writing) but ended up mushing them together instead. & its alll the better for it.
the first half is intense & gruesome, lots of murders & mystery, then the second half is an inevitable slog to what we know has to happen.
the supernatural stuff is great, but the story as a whole is quite unlike Steven King.
anyways, action packed, convoluted & manic (it reads like a vastly superior Philip K Dick) King manages to create very interesting characters that you begin to care about very early on. great characterization throughout.
8.5/10
King at his best - By: A. Auburn, 04 Apr 2008 This book is superbly well written, covering every point of view effectively & subtly. Stephen Kings ability as a horror writer shines through excellent descriptions & an highly original, relevant plot.
I would highly recommend this to anyone who enjoyed Kings earlier work such as Misery & Carrie.
The Dark Half SK - By: whippet, 07 Mar 2008 At first you get put off 'a writer writing about a writer how original' ,but dont be put off king creates a chilling concept of a haunting pseudonym. The hero of the story Thad beaumont (a writer) declared his pseudonym George Stark dead to people mag. Geuss what, Stark isnt happy,Mayhem & sparrows await.
The Dark Half - By: dogbarkssome, 04 Jul 2007 Writing about novelists is certainly a recurring theme in King's work, but inspired by the real-life uncovering of his own pen-name King hits upon a new brilliant conceit of an author fighting for existence with his own creative alter-ego. While the central idea is excellent however the execution isn't quite up to King's usual standards. The book starts with an explosive pace, & is chock full of eye-popping scenes of violence, but then the narrative becomes rather becalmed during the second half, something which isn't helped by King's infamous 'literary bloat' as he repeatedly replays the same scenes multiple times over through the eyes of various protagonists. The climax is also very predictable & adds to the general feeling of a brilliant book that just runs out of steam towards the end. This is by no means a bad book, & there is plenty here that will have Stephen King fans on the edge of their seats, but ultimately 'The Dark Half' doesn't quite have the legs to stand alongside the authors best work.
