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MPN
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ISBN
1982110589
Book Title
Institute : a Novel
Item Length
8.2in
Publisher
Gallery Books
Publication Year
2020
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1.4in
Author
Stephen King
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Horror, Thrillers / Suspense, Thrillers / Supernatural, Science Fiction / Genetic Engineering, Science Fiction / General
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
Number of Pages
576 Pages

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King, the most riveting and unforgettable story of kids confronting evil since It. "This is King at his best" ( The St. Louis Post-Dispatch ). In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis's parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there's no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents--telekinesis and telepathy--who got to this place the same way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and ten-year-old Avery Dixon. They are all in Front Half. Others, Luke learns, graduated to Back Half, "like the roach motel," Kalisha says. "You check in, but you don't check out." In this most sinister of institutions, the director, Mrs. Sigsby, and her staff are ruthlessly dedicated to extracting from these children the force of their extranormal gifts. There are no scruples here. If you go along, you get tokens for the vending machines. If you don't, punishment is brutal. As each new victim disappears to Back Half, Luke becomes more and more desperate to get out and get help. But no one has ever escaped from the Institute. As psychically terrifying as Firestarter , and with the spectacular kid power of It , The Institute "is another winner: creepy and touching and horrifyingly believable, all at once" ( The Boston Globe ).

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Publisher
Gallery Books
ISBN-10
1982110589
ISBN-13
9781982110581
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Institute : a Novel
Author
Stephen King
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Horror, Thrillers / Suspense, Thrillers / Supernatural, Science Fiction / Genetic Engineering, Science Fiction / General
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
576 Pages

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Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz

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Reviews
"A big shank of a book that reminded me instantly of many of the reasons I loved (love?) [King]. His characters are the kind of people who hear the trains in the night. The music is always good. He swings low to the ground. He gets closer to the realities and attitudes of working-class life in America than any living writer I can think of." --Dwight Garner, The New York Times "Throughout his long career, King has been committed to the bedrock notion that stories matter, that they help us understand both ourselves and the world we inhabit. The Institute , filled as it is with anger, sorrow, empathy and, yes, hope, reiterates that commitment with undiminished power. It is a first-rate entertainment that has something important to say. We all need to listen." --William Sheehan, The Washington Post "As consummately honed and enthralling as the very best of [King's] work...How do you maintain your dignity and humanity in an environment designed to strip you of both? That theme, such an urgent one in literature from the 20th century onward, falls well within King's usual purview...Of all the cosmic menaces that King's heroes have battled, [the] slow creep into inhumanity may be the most terrifying yet, because it is all too real." --Laura Miller, The New York Times Book Review "The Institute is another winner: creepy and touching and horrifyingly believable, all at once." -- The Boston Globe "This is King at his best." -- The St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Gripping... This is a thriller -- and a good one, at that. There's little in the way of King's usual emphasis on the occult beyond the topic of psychic powers, which, according to surveys, as many as 40% of Americans believe are real. But there's no shortage of monsters, that's for sure. They just come in the coldblooded, end-justifies-the-means, laws-don't-apply-to-us human variety. We have no trouble believing that those types of people are real. And they are plenty scary." -- The Minneapolis Star Tribune "Fans will draw parallels between Luke's tight band of friends and the kids at the center of It , in which the Losers Club faces off against a murderous clown, but this is an entirely original story that can only come from the mind of a master teller like King." -- The Florida Times Union "King wows with the most gut-wrenching tale of kids triumphing over evil since It ....Tapping into the minds of the young characters, King creates a sense of menace and intimacy that will have readers spellbound...Not a word is wasted in this meticulously crafted novel, which once again proves why King is the king of horror." -- Publishers Weekly , STARRED review "You don't need to be a horror fan to read The Institute -- or to have The Institute take over your life, since this is generally what happens with King's novels...His storytelling transcends genre." --Marion Winnick, Newsday "Shocking suspense and hallmark thrills... The Institute offers a thrilling reading experience and rousing tribute to the resilience of children and the unending fight against evil." --G. Robert Frazier, BookPage
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Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Dewey Edition
23

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  • by susansjob
    May 03, 2021

    Another Stephen King hit

    Exciting from the start. Grabs you immediately and makes it quite difficult to put it down , even to go to sleep. Yes, I did have nightmares, but I have them when I read any of King’s books. Till next time, Enjoy

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: goodwillbks

  • by hollygoddess
    Jul 12, 2021

    Great thriller! Classic King!

    This book was an obsession, couldn't put it down! Great unusual thrilling scify-ish story! Classic King imagination adventure.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: goodwillofdaytonohio

  • by mari_gulle
    Jul 06, 2021

    Awesome

    All Stephen King novels are great! This one is one of his best...highly recommend! Hard to put down!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: second.sale

  • by sy4797
    Sep 08, 2021

    Awesome book!!

    Another awesome book from Stephen King. Can't put it down!!

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  • by janelle388
    Nov 03, 2021

    Good read

    Stephen King is always a good read.

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