Cujo

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3.7

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Stephen King

The #1 national bestseller for Stephen King’s rabid fans, Cujo “hits the jugular” (The New York Times) with the story of a friendly Saint Bernard that is bitten by a sick bat. Get ready to meet the most hideous menace ever to savage the flesh and devour the mind."Once upon a time, not so long ago, a monster came to the small town of Castle Rock, Maine." Cujo used to be a big friendly dog, lovable and loyal to his trinity (THE MAN, THE WOMAN, and THE BOY) and everyone around him, and always did his best to not be a BAD DOG. But that all ends on the day this nearly two-hundred-pound Saint Bernard makes the mistake of chasing a rabbit into a hidden underground cave, setting off a tragic chain of events. Now Cujo is no longer himself as he is slowly overcome by a growing sickness, one that consumes his mind even as his once affable thoughts turn uncontrollably and inexorably to hatred and murder. Cujo is about to become the center of a horrifying vortex that will inescapably draw in everyone around him—a relentless reign of terror, fury, and madness from which no one in Castle Rock will truly be safe...

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Author

Stephen King

Pages

319

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

1981

ISBN

1501143697 9781501143694

Ratings

Google: 4

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"Told partially through the perspective of Cujo himself, this book is really heartbreaking in a lot of ways. Mostly the way that Cujo always says he wanted to be a good dog and he always thinks about being a good dog but he slowly descends into madness. This is one of those books that sticks with you and it's very iconic."

Red Reads

"I understand the hype now. Stephen King knows how to right a god damn book. He writes such realistic characters, almost too realistic. He really paints the setting he wants in this book. You even get attached to the villain of the story, which is rare. On top of everything, the ending is absolutely heartbreaking too. One of the saddest endings to a book I’ve ever read. And something I really didn’t expect from a horror book of all books. 26/30 "

Cole Johnson

"I cried for three hours after reading this. Not for the faint of heart "

Emily Listermann

"Probably the final stand between Cujo and the main character towards the end of the book."

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"Stephen King is a literary god. When you take out the supernatural elements, it becomes 10 times more terrifying. Couldn't put it down."

Bridget Downey

"This is a nasty, mean-spirited story. A very cool idea that might have just been too brutal if the characters stuck in it had been at all likable. But no, every last one of them is volatile and unenjoyable. This one is just an exercise in the suffering of gross people."