Gwendy’s Button Box by Stephen King, 171 pages
“It's 1974 when 12-year-old Gwendy
Peterson is offered a magic box by a man named Richard Farris, whom she meets
at the top of one of the cliffside Suicide Stairs in Castle Rock, Maine. Farris
wears a "small neat black hat" and seems to know just who Gwendy is
and what she wants. Eight buttons grace the mahogany box he offers to Gwendy,
and a lever dispenses silver dollars and intricate chocolates that Farris
claims will help Gwendy lose weight and escape being called
"Goodyear" by her classmates. Lose weight she does, but that's not
all. Wonderful things keep happening in Gwendy's life, and she's happier than
she's ever been. But when she decides to press one of the buttons, the
consequences are horrendous. The novella follows Gwendy through high school and
beyond, capturing the golden-hued joy of childhood and the wonder of friendship
and first love, all under the shadow of temptation.”
This was entirely creepy and I loved it.
Anyone who likes horror will love this book.
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