The Institute: Stephen King
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‘It does everything you’d expect of a masterpiece – and it is one’ Sunday Express
‘Hums and crackles with delicious unease’ Independent
‘Captivating’ The Sunday Times
‘An absorbing thriller’ Mail on Sunday
NO ONE HAS EVER ESCAPED FROM THE INSTITUTE.
Luke Ellis, a super-smart twelve-year-old with an exceptional gift, is the latest in a long line of kids abducted and taken to a secret government facility, hidden deep in the forest in Maine.
Here, kids with special talents – telekinesis and telepathy – like Luke’s new friends Kalisha, Nick and Iris, are subjected to a series of experiments.
There seems to be no hope of escape. Until Luke teams up with an even younger boy whose powers of telepathy are off the scale.
Meanwhile, far away in a small town in South Carolina, former cop Tim Jamieson, looking for the quiet life, has taken a job working for the local sheriff. He doesn’t know he’s about to take on the biggest case of his career . . .
THERE’S ONLY ONE WAY OUT.
‘An epic tale of childhood betrayal and hope regained… an immersive tale full of suspense and thrills that will keep readers up late at night racing towards a heartbreaking yet glorious finale… a dazzling achievement’ – Daily Express
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Additional information
| Publisher | Hodder Paperbacks, 1st edition (23 July 2020) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 496 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1529355419 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1529355413 |
| Dimensions | 12.8 x 3.8 x 19.8 cm |
by Andrew Fowler
Stephen King basically taught me to read. The first book I ever read was IT, followed by Needful Things, The Shining, The Stand, and pretty much everything else he’d written by the early 90s. Since then I’ve re-read them all more times than I can count.
I was really looking forward to this, and the fundamental story is good, but compared to his other works it just felt consistently shallow, almost like it was rushed or he got bored of it. It also doesn’t help that a lot of modern/pop-culture references felt really shoehorned in and out of place.
It’s still worth a read, but I wouldn’t get hopes too high.
by Ruju
On the evidence of The Institute, the master storyteller’s powers aren’t waning. What a terrific imagination Stephen King has, and luckily for us readers, the skill to mould his ideas into amazing tales. Over the many years I’ve been reading, I’ve found King to be a bit hit and miss, but this novel about kids with special talents being kidnapped and taken to a sinister facility is up in the top tier. A steady build up that begins to move through the gears towards the climax, characters I gelled with and a story that I couldn’t wait to get back to every time I left it. Not my favourite, but not far behind, so 9/10 rounded up.
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by Margaret
All the books I bought Stephen Kings are brilliant
by david austin
Great book one of Kings best
by Kindle Customer
Really enjoyed reading this . One of the best by stephen king I’ve read in years . Only criticism I have of his books is that I find he tends to talk about background too much instead of sticking to the story. The institute is fast paced and tightly plotted though and when he writes like that there’s not many better . Definitely recommend if you’re a fan
by Maureen Lawrence
Loved the plot. A book it is hard to put down. A real Stephen King gem.
by Isobel White
It’s the best Stephen King book I’ve read in a long time. Well rounded out characters, good story that doesn’t go off the deep end and no waffling.