The Life of Chuck

The Life of Chuck

Stephen King

Erstveröffentlichung 2025

7,87,8 / 10
Punktzahl von 1050 BewertungenKonfidenz 25%: so viel der Wertung stammt von den Lesern selbst

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Stephen King's 'The Life of Chuck', a tale of life and legacy—now a feature film directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Karen Gillan—available for the first time in a beautiful standalone edition. Originally featured in the acclaimed story collection If It Bleeds, this unforgettable, mind-bending tale unfolds in reverse, taking readers through the extraordinary life of Charles 'Chuck' Krantz. In a crumbling world plagued by natural disasters, collapsing infrastructure, and mass panic, bizarre billboards and advertisements appear throughout town: "Charles Krantz. Thirty-nine great years. Thanks, Chuck!" Marty Anderson, a schoolteacher, becomes obsessed with these messages as the world, inexplicably linked to Chuck's life, seems to be approaching its end. Told in three acts, presented in reverse order, The Life of Chuck explores one man's past. We see him in middle age on a business trip in Boston as he is seduced by a busker into spinning a gorgeous sidewalk dance. And we see him as a child, in a house haunted by a terrible secret, learning to dance with his grandmother. In these pages King reminds us that life's quotidian pleasures are even more glorious because they are fleeting: the outrageous good fortune of a beautiful blue day after a string of gray ones; the delight of dancing when every move feels perfect; a serendipitous meeting. King's ability to describe pure joy rivals his ability to terrify us.

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Die Quellen liegen im Mittel bei 7,5 aus 50 Bewertungen — noch nicht viele, daher wiegt die Leserstimme 25% und der Rest zieht zum Fantasy-Durchschnitt von 8,0. So entsteht 7,8.

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Hardcover7,550 100%

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