A #1 national bestsellerââA yarn so packed with suspense, romance, literary reference, fascinating miscellaneous knowledge, and heart that only Stephen King could have written it. Marvelousâthat is, full of marvelsâ (Booklist).
Since his wife died, Ralph Roberts has been having trouble sleeping. Each night he wakes up a bit earlier, until heâs barely sleeping at all. During his late night walks, he observes some strange things going on in Derry, Maine. He sees colored ribbons streaming from peopleâs heads, two strange little men wandering around town after dark, and more. He begins to suspect that these visions are something more than hallucinations brought on by lack of sleep.
Thereâs a definite mean streak running through this small New England city; underneath its ordinary surface awesome and terrifying forces are at work. The dying has been going on in Derry for a long, long time. Now Ralph is part of itâŠand lack of sleep is the least of his worries.
Returning to the same Maine town where It took place, a town that has haunted Stephen King for decades, Insomnia blends Kingâs trademark bone-chilling realism with supernatural terror to create yet another masterpiece of suspense.
Alex
2024-03-13
Var vÀldigt irriterande med musiken som kom in emellanÄt utan att det alltid fanns anledning till det
Ărjan
2023-10-16
Derry i Maine verkar vara en lĂ€skig plats, dĂ€r mĂ€nniskor dör i förtid. SĂ„ Ă€ven i denna berĂ€ttelsen frĂ„n mĂ€ster Kings huvud. Som vanligt skiner författarens politiska Ă„sikter lite vĂ€l starkt igenom för min smak, men han har en förmĂ„ga att fĂ„nga lyssnarens intresse som fĂ„ andra författare. Ăverraskande djupa karaktĂ€rer mĂ„las genom timmarna och jag fattar tycke för de flesta av dem. Insomnia Ă€r en spĂ€nnande berĂ€ttelse om livet, döden och allt det som sker dĂ€remellan. En historia om manligt och kvinnligt, om mod och kraft, feghet och galenskap. UpplĂ€saren föll mig vĂ€l i smaken, med ett passande tempo och vĂ€l avvĂ€gda kĂ€nsloyttringar. Den hĂ€r förb--nade musiken dĂ€remot var nĂ€ra att fĂ„ mig att avbryta hela upplevelsen vid flera tillfĂ€llen. Allt i allt en fantastisk saga, som nog faller i smak hos de flesta som tĂ„l lite övernaturliga tankar.
Bj?rn
2023-01-11
Ălskar den!