From the Bookshelf of Creatures, Creatures Everywhere!

Needful Things
by
Start date
April 1, 2019
Finish date
April 30, 2019

Find A Copy At

Group Discussions About This Book

No group discussions for this book yet.

What Members Thought

Tyler Gray
3.5

Mr. Gaunt comes to town, opens a shop, Needful Things, and sells people exactly what they want....for a price of course. But that price isn't entirely money. Part money, part deed or trick really. And he always knows exactly what people want.

I really enjoyed the writing, the characters, the plot. Everything really. I liked the messages I got through-out the book and how it made me think. I didn't care for the ending though and, to me, it felt like it lost a bit of the point. A bit too...reli
...more
Latasha
Apr 10, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
first time reading this, have not seen the movie. I had a vague idea what this story was about, though. While is was (kinda) spoiled for me, it was still very enjoyable. I'm always so delighted when the Lovecraft mythos makes an appearance. Yog'sothoth rocks! i liked all the Cujo references and all the others he made (the dead zone, idk what all else). I liked the characters and thought Mr. Gaunt was a very interesting villain. There's some different theories i've seen as to who or what he was. ...more
Ashley
May 05, 2009 marked it as to-read
October
May 07, 2010 rated it really liked it
sonya marie madden
Jul 29, 2023 rated it it was amazing
Mark Heber
May 29, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Lorin
Mar 13, 2012 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: horror, king
Rachel
May 07, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorite-books
Fiona Knight
May 23, 2012 rated it really liked it
Jason
May 29, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: horror, favorites
Peter
Jun 25, 2012 rated it liked it
Dan
Jul 08, 2012 marked it as to-read
Shelves: stephen-king
Bunny Cakes
Aug 06, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Darren Mitton
Sep 18, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Kasia
Jul 30, 2013 marked it as to-read
Navi
Nov 05, 2014 marked it as to-read
Shelves: 500-pages-plus
Ryan Foley
Sep 28, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Addy
Jan 15, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Carrie
Jul 22, 2017 marked it as to-read
Becca
Mar 04, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Atlanta
Nov 11, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Chelsi
Dec 31, 2019 marked it as to-read
Louie Sullivan
Aug 19, 2024 rated it really liked it
Donna TalentedReads
Apr 07, 2022 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2022-books
Vanessa
Dec 31, 2022 rated it it was amazing
« previous 1 3 4