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Thinner is a 1984 novel by Stephen King about an obese lawyer who experiences a dramatic and ultimately dangerous weight loss as a result of a Gypsy's curse. It was the penultimate novel which King released under the Richard Bachman pseudonym; the initial hardcover release included a fake jacket photo of "Dicky".
The novel deals with social issues such as materialism and how people gain and express power within their daily life. Additionally, the Gypsy curse provides ample opportunity for numerous musings on the nature of guilt.
The novel was adapted for the screenplay of a 1996 film of the same title.
King has stated that he intended for Misery to be the next Richard Bachman novel, following Thinner.
[edit] Trivia
- The passages in the book meant to be in the Gypsy language are actually in Swedish, and are more or less gibberish.
- Characters in the story actually have a discussion about how the plot is similar to that of a Stephen King novel.
[edit] See also
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Novels:
- Carrie (1974)
- ’Salem's Lot (1975)
- Rage (as Richard Bachman) (1977)
- The Shining (1977)
- The Stand (1978; revised edition, 1990)
- The Dead Zone (1979)
- The Long Walk (as Richard Bachman) (1979)
- Firestarter (1980)
- Cujo (1981)
- Roadwork (as Richard Bachman) (1981)
- The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (1982; revised edition, 2003)
- The Running Man (as Richard Bachman) (1982)
- Christine (1983)
- Pet Sematary (1983)
- Cycle of the Werewolf (1983)
- The Talisman (1984, written with Peter Straub)
- Thinner (as Richard Bachman) (1984)
- It (1986)
- The Eyes of the Dragon (1987)
- Misery (1987)
- The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (1987)
- The Tommyknockers (1988)
- The Dark Half (1989)
- Needful Things (1990)
- The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (1991)
- Gerald's Game (1992)
- Dolores Claiborne (1993)
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- Insomnia (1994)
- Rose Madder (1995)
- The Green Mile (1996)
- Desperation (1996)
- The Regulators (as Richard Bachman) (1996)
- The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (1997)
- Bag of Bones (1998)
- The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999)
- Dreamcatcher (2001)
- Black House (2001, written with Peter Straub)
- From a Buick 8 (2002)
- The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla (2003)
- The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah (2004)
- The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (2004)
- The Colorado Kid (2005)
- Cell (2006)
- Lisey's Story (2006)
- Blaze (2007)
- Duma Key (2008)
Non-fiction:
- Danse Macabre (1981)
- Nightmares in the Sky (1988)
- On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000)
- Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction on the Craft of Writing (2000)
- Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season (2005, written with Stewart O'Nan)
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Short fiction:
- Night Shift (1978, collection)
- Different Seasons (1982, collection)
- Skeleton Crew (1985, collection)
- Dark Visions (with George R. R. Martin and Dan Simmons) (1988, collection)
- "Dolan's Cadillac" (1989, chapbook)
- "My Pretty Pony" (1989)
- Four Past Midnight (1990, collection)
- Nightmares & Dreamscapes (1993, collection)
- "Umney's Last Case" (1995, booklet)
- Six Stories (1997, limited edition collection)
- "The New Lieutenant's Rap" (1999, chapbook)
- Hearts in Atlantis (1999, collection)
- "Riding the Bullet" (2000, ebook)
- Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales (2002, collection)
Audiobooks:
- L.T.'s Theory of Pets
- Blood and Smoke (2000)
- Stationary Bike (2006)
Other:
- The Dark Tower series and comics
- The Bachman Books (novel collection) (1985)
- The Plant (2000)
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