{"product_id":"if-it-bleeds-9781982138004","title":"If It Bleeds","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \"gripping...phenomenal...gorgeous\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e) #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling novella collection from master storyteller Stephen King!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders adore Stephen King's novels, and his novellas are their own dark treat, briefer but just as impactful and enduring as his longer fiction. Many of his novellas have been made into iconic films, including \"The Body\" (\u003ci\u003eStand by Me\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption\" (\u003ci\u003eShawshank Redemption\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe four brilliant tales in \u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e prove as iconic as their predecessors. In the title story, reader favorite Holly Gibney (from the Mr. Mercedes trilogy and \u003ci\u003eThe Outsider\u003c\/i\u003e) must face her fears, and possibly another outsider--this time on her own. In \"Mr. Harrigan's Phone\" an intergenerational friendship has a disturbing afterlife. \"The Life of Chuck\" explores, beautifully, how each of us contains multitudes. And in \"Rat,\" a struggling writer must contend with the darker side of ambition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf these novellas show King's range, they also prove that certain themes endure. One of King's great concerns is evil, and in \u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e, there's plenty of it. There is also evil's opposite, which in King's fiction often manifests as friendship. Holly is reminded that friendship is not only life-affirming but can be life-saving. Young Craig befriends Mr. Harrigan, and the sweetness of this late-in-life connection is its own reward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An adroit vehicle to showcase the...nature of evil\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eIf It Bleeds\u003c\/i\u003e is \"exactly what I wanted to read right now,\" says Ruth Franklin in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pocket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982138004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 4.13w x 1.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e510492 \/ If It Bleeds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 21\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stephen King","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159524970677,"sku":"9781982138004","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/if-it-bleeds-9781982138004","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}