THE TALISMAN by Stephen King & Peter Straub - Book Review

KingSpeaks review of THE TALISMAN, a novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub.

On a brisk autumn day, a twelve-year-old boy stands on the shores of the grey Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: his father is gone, his mother is dying, and the world no longer makes sense. But for Jack everything is about to change. For he has been chosen to make a journey back across America--and into another realm.

[DAGDRUM]

Nice touch alluding to Joseph Campbell's hero cycle

[wesleyrodgers]

Re-reading it now for the third time and enjoying all over again. "wolf!....".

[Countravendark]

I'll get my hard cover copy this week😃, seriously can't wait...But i'll have too because i am still reading the second book of The Dark Tower

[KendraClark-pn]

I’m currently reading this book june2024 and I’m more confused than anything when it comes to the 100th page when jack go to find the Talisman. Can I have any help with explaining what’s going on, ????

[billkeon]

I’ve always wondered, is it worth reading the whole Dark Tower before reading Talisman, Regulators, Insomnia (those with Dark Tower references) or the other way around? So far I have only read his horror books and 11.22.63 Outsider, Revival.