A shorter group of stories that might be expected from Kings fan base.

These were written in the late 210s and have largely centred around the terrible aspects of violence towards women. A lot of what makes these stories pertinent and distressing is the pure normality. It is the ability for evil acts to be committed by the most normal of people under some of the most normal circumstances.

However, not only is this message delivered, it is accompanied by kings trademark, folksy style, coupled with brilliant, suspenseful chapters and paragraphs. I recommend these stories as an excellent collection. Not all of them have the resolution one would wish but there is a great understanding of how life can spiral out of control. ( )

I read this a few years ago. It was the first Stephen King fiction I'd read. It's 4 novellas, all focusing on the darkness that resides within people.

While reading the first story, I had to stop, close the book, and swallow several times while cold sweat broke out on the back of my neck. I'd never felt that way from a book before. For a moment, I considered whether to continue. And once the horror wore off, I dove right back in.

I loved it. It was terrifying and sick and so, so dark. And these novellas have stayed with me for years. ( )

Excelentes historias, muy atrapantes, sin duda mi preferida es "Camionero grande". ( )

This was a really good group of novellas.

It's been a very long time since I read any Stephen King and this was a great reintroduction to his work. The level of creepy was pretty spectacular. I missed my bus stop 3 times on the way to work and could not get to sleep on 2 separate nights after reading before bed.

Both of these factors tell me how much I enjoyed this book and how disturbing the stories were. ( )

The words Full Dark really fit the title of this collection of Stephen King stories because they are indeed very dark. But as far as the No Stars bit of the title goes - well there are some truly despicable villains in these tales,and in my view the characters who take on these villains are stars. Two of the stories in particular, Big Driver and A Good Marriage, have very strong female characters who take on the bad guys and really shine in doing so. So while the stories are incredibly dark there are a some bright spots. ( )