What readers think of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, plus links to write your own review.

This book was, in some spots, quite humorous but I was kind of dissapointed at the end when the "big scary monster" was <<edited for potential plot spoiler content>>. Thats why i gave it a three it kept my intrest long enough for me to read it to the end but the ending wasn't all the great. i wouldn't reccomend this book to anyone who likes a good horror book i thought it was going to be scary since i saw his name on this book thats the main reason why i got it i have to write a book report about this book and i'm going to have to present it to the whole class and i'm pretty sure the whole class is going to fall asleep by the time i ginish telling them about this book

The book went on and on about the same thing. The plot became dull and without suspense when all that was talked about for 100 pages was how she was in the forest and the bacic problems you would regurally find, girl gets lost in forest and goes insane, found talking to Tom Gordon and sick, the End. The story was missing a lot, it did not make me scared and was not tuching. Not scary...not good. I'm just a 7 year old who hates that book!

I just finished this book today, for an English project. I got to choose to read it myself, however, if I were asked to read it again, I don't think I would say yes. I didn't think the book was bad, however, I also didn't think it was good. If it were any other Author, I would have probably said it was a good book, but I expect more from Stephen King. It just wasn't as scary as his old books were. However, it was well written, and did give lots of good information about what to do if you're ever lost in the woods.

this book was very dragged out in the beginning. then it became kind of suspenseful mid way through but when i found out that the monster was actually a <plot spoiler> i was very disappointed. also the book's ending was awful because it just stopped...it left off right after her meeting the monster and the after effects. it was written well, but put together not so great .

When i chose this book i thought it would be muck scarier, but I got a little dissapointed. The text is very well written.

This book is exciting in the beginning, but I found myself waiting for something to happen the whole time reading this book. In my opinion this book was a major let down because I found myself bored just following Trisha through the woods with nothing really happening.

“Trisha came down on her back and slid that way, legs spread, arms waving, screaming in pain and terror and surprise. Her poncho and the back of her shirt pulled up to her shoulderblades; sharp pieces of rock tore snatches of skin from between them. She tried to brake with her feet. The left one struck a jutting outcrop of shale and turned her to the right…”
   If you’ve been searching for a novel loaded with thrills, chills, and excitement, don’t read this book. This book is a quintessential part of how name recognition sells anything with Stephen King’s name on it. Compared to his earlier works, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon falls short, and falls short by a long shot. During the beginning, Trisha faces mysterious plot twists and multiple false alarms that keep the reader on the edge of their seat. Yet these seem to peter out more toward the end and finally collapsing into a weak climax and even weaker resolution.