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Revival

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: David Morse
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A spectacularly dark and electrifying novel about addiction, religion, music, and what might exist on the other side of life.

In a small New England town, in the early '60s, a shadow falls over a small boy playing with his toy soldiers. Jamie Morton looks up to see a striking man, the new minister. Charles Jacobs, along with his beautiful wife, will transform the local church. The men and boys are all a bit in love with Mrs Jacobs; the women and girls - including Jamie's mother and beloved sister - feel the same about Reverend Jacobs. With Jamie, the Reverend shares a deeper bond, based on their fascination with simple experiments in electricity.

Then tragedy strikes the Jacobs family, the preacher curses God, mocking all religious belief, and is banished from the shocked town.

Jamie has demons of his own. In his mid-30s, he is living a nomadic lifestyle of bar-band rock and roll. Addicted to heroin, stranded, desperate, he sees Jacobs again - a showman on stage, creating dazzling 'portraits in lightning' - and their meeting has profound consequences for both men. Their bond becomes a pact beyond even the Devil's devising, and Jamie discovers that revival has many meanings. Because for every cure there is a price....

This rich and disturbing novel spans five decades on its way to the most terrifying conclusion Stephen King has ever written. It's a masterpiece from King, in the great American tradition of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe.

©2014 Stephen King (P)2014 Simon & Schuster
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Critic Reviews

"The most remarkable storyteller in modern American literature." (Mark Lawson, Guardian)
"America's greatest living novelist." (Lee Child)
"King's gift of storytelling is unrivalled. His ferocious imagination is unlimited." (George Pelecanos)
"King is a very remarkable and singular writer. He can catch dialogue, throw away an observation or mint a simile, sometimes, brilliantly . . . Storytelling is everything - and by golly does he know how to carry the reader." ( Observer)

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the humanity

the slow burn, the inevitability, the reality, the references. the joke and the truth. it's all so credible, believable and so very entertaining.

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Wow!

David Morse's narration was the best aspect of this classic Stephen King horror tale in audio format. Many familiar King twists and turns, which I appreciated. But, Morse's narration clinched it for me. I will listen again.

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Good story and well read

Loved the story line and satisfied with how it finished. Recommend this to anyone regardless of their beliefs.

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Typical Stephen King a brilliant story

This book is slow to start but doesn't disapoint. I would recommend it to any King fan.

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Very Enjoyable

The story is classic King and the narration is superb. While I personally wouldn't consider it amongst his best, 'Revival' certainly does deliver. Being relatively new to audible and audio books in general, I'm happy I chose this book for my first download.

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Hung on, just....

Huge fan of king, however I found myself intrigued and then confused all at the same time about where the story was going half the time. Towards the end it all came together, however it took some effort to get through it

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Good read

Enjoyed this book a lot. Excellent storyline that kept me racing toward the end. It’s not particularly scarey - although has a few moments. The narrator is excellent. Would recommend.

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Bravo!

A fantastic story, totally engrossing and narrated beautifully. It left me with a feeling of having been on a journey, I love books that do that! I cannot wait for the movie!

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Loved it

Would you try another book written by Stephen King or narrated by David Morse?

Definitely, in fact I am picking them off one by one.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Jamie of course. In fact I fell a bit in love with him.

Have you listened to any of David Morse’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No. Will have to find some more.

If this book were a film would you go see it?

Yes, I have already pictured which actors would be best suited to the characters

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Great story

A great listen interesting plot
The narrator was spot on and Stephen king never disappoints

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