
Heard THE MAN IN THE BLACK SUIT, four unabridged short stories
by Stephen King.
Although I've liked some of the movies that have been made
out of King's work, I've never actually read (or listened to) very
much by him until this collection . . . and now, having spent
several hours listening to these tales, I'm not sure I want
to read too much more by this acclaimed author.
The very first story, "The Man in the Black Suit," just didn't
do anything for me . . . its' about a suicidal father, which to begin
with, is not one of my favorite topics . . . overall, it was a gloomy
beginning to what followed.
Only one story kept my attention: "The Death of Jack Hamilton" . . . it
is about John Dillinger and Hamilton, his friend, over the last days
of the latter's life . . . I don't know if things happened exactly
as they are written here, but it didn't really matter . . . I
was entertained from beginning to end.
The other two stories were so-so, at best . . . fortunately, the narration was
not done by King but by a quartet of professional actors: Becky Ann
Bakers, John Cullum, Peter Gerety and Arliss Howard . . . they
all were just fine.
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The Man in the Black Suit : 4 Dark Tales.