Vic i Donna Trenton sa svojim malim sinom Tadom sele se u gradić Castle Rock u saveznoj državi Maine, u potrazi za mirom i novim početkom. No, ono što su pronašli daleko je od idile. U istom tom gradiću živi i bernardinac Cujo, voljeni ljubimac dječaka Bretta Cambera, koji nakon susreta sa zaraženim šišmišem postaje oličenje noćne more za cijelu zajednicu…
Oh, Cujo! Što si mi napravio?!
Svi su me upozorili, ali svejedno me slomila. Ova knjiga je briljantno napisana – stvarna, živopisna, napeta – ali istovremeno i beskrajno tužna, teška i emotivna. Pročitala sam je u jednom dahu, i znam da je više nikada neću moći ponovno pročitati. Ne zato što nije vrijedna, već zato što mi je zadala udarac koji će mi zauvijek ostati urezan u sjećanje.
Završetak me poprilično šokirao. King me svojim pisanjem odveo u jednom smjeru, dao mi nadu, a onda me pogodio poput vlaka. Taj posljednji udarac bio je brutalan, ali majstorski izveden.
Najbolja knjiga koju sam pročitala u lipnju, i jedna od najboljih Kingovih – iako će Isijavanje zauvijek ostati na tronu.
Velika preporuka svima koji su ljubitelji Kingovih strašnih, napetih i emotivnih priča. Ali budite spremni – Cujo vas neće poštedjeti.
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“The world was full of monsters, and they were all allowed to bite the innocent and the unwary.”
Cujo – Stephen King
Vic and Donna Trenton and their young son Tad move to the small town of Castle Rock in Maine, in search of peace and a new beginning. But what they find is far from idyllic. In the same town lives Cujo, the beloved pet of the boy Brett Camber, who after an encounter with an infected bat becomes the embodiment of a nightmare for the entire community…
Oh, Cujo! What have you done to me?!
Everyone warned me, but it broke me anyway. This book is brilliantly written – real, vivid, tense – but at the same time infinitely sad, difficult and emotional. I read it in one sitting, and I know I will never be able to read it again. Not because it is not worth it, but because it hit me so hard that it will remain etched in my memory forever.
The ending shocked me quite a bit. King’s writing took me in one direction, gave me hope, and then hit me like a train. That final blow was brutal, but masterfully executed.
The best book I read in June, and one of King’s best – although The Shining will forever remain on the throne.
Highly recommended for anyone who loves King’s scary, suspenseful and emotional stories. But be prepared – Cujo will not spare you.
“There is no bad time for good news.”
