Dolores Claiborne
Written by Stephen King
Narrated by Frances Sternhagen
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
When Vera Donovan, one of the wealthiest and most ill-natured residents of Maine’s Little Tall Island, dies suddenly in her home, suspicion is immediately cast on her housekeeper and caretaker, Dolores Claiborne. Dolores herself is no stranger to such mistrust, thanks to the local chatter and mysterious circumstances surrounding her abusive husband’s death twenty-nine years earlier.
But if this is truly to be the day of Dolores Claiborne’s reckoning, she has a few things of her own that she’d like to get off her chest...and begins to confess a spirited, intimate, and harrowing tale of the darkest secrets hidden within her hardscrabble existence, revealing above all one woman’s unwavering determination to weather the storm of her life with grace and protect the one she loves, no matter what the cost...
Stephen King
Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes the short story collection You Like It Darker, Holly, Fairy Tale, Billy Summers, If It Bleeds, The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works The Dark Tower, It, Pet Sematary, Doctor Sleep, and Firestarter are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Delores Claiborne was my first audiobook rented from the library 20 years ago. I listened intently to the difference in breathing and speech patterns. Delores Claiborne waved me into the world of Stephen King. I laughed, cried, remembered my pain, yet continued to move forward.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing character development; best storyteller of his generation bar none
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I love all of King's work. It's one of his non horror book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Narrator was perfect for the character and kept it amusing.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great read and story telling but I felt kinda empty with the ending and was sorta disappointed but till the end it was a 10/10
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Was good ? Reviewed reviewed reviewed reviewed reviewed reviewed reviewed reviewed reviewed reviewed
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It was recorded in a way that it sounds like someone telling a story. Even better than the Movie
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Girl boss . Good for her :) :) :) :)
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The voice acting and writing were amazing! The pace and character development are perfect!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great Book! Even Better considering the reader knew how to handle the characters differently!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Absolutely awesome!!! The host / voice was spot on Thank you
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing narrator. Couldn’t stop listening. Different in a lot of ways from what I’ve come to expect from Stephen King but a gripping tale nonetheless. Definitely worth a read
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The reader was amazing loved this one. Great book to read
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Took a while to warm up to but after that it was superb
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Short and sweet! I really enjoyed this quick listen. Most of Kings are dozens of hours, so this was a nice reprieve. The voice acting was superb.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A tremendous story made even better by the excellence of the reader. A must listen!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Even a book that is well written in all of the ways I value will lose me if the narration is not good. I can’t think of anyone who could have narrated this novel as effectively as Frances Sternhagen did. I had listened to it before, years ago, and enjoyed it so much I decided to repeat the experience.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fantastic, I enjoyed listening to it immensely. Stephen King has captured the listener and reader so many ways. This was a new experience.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Totally enjoyed this story from the first page to the last page!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Incredibly entertaining from beginning to end. Performer does an excellent job of bringing the story to life.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I liked it well enough. Good narrator. Story kept me interested
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Nobody writes friendships, in all their warty glory, like Stephen King. As the story unfolds, we see true friendship emerge.
So beautifully and seamlessly narrated, with exactly the right balance of humour and heart. Loved it. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The writing is, of course, superb. Francis Sternhagan's narration is perfect, spot-on fit for Delores' character.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The narrator really brought this story to life…I believed everything that she said…well done!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The story is captivating. You will not be able to put it down. Mr King’s best!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This story takes you through a world of emotions! It's a excellently written book! Bravo, Stephen King, bravo!!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It's one of my top 3 favorite Stephen King novels! It was just really well written, narrated, and conveyed.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pretty short fun read not King’s best work but far from the worst. Also love the Narrator she nails the role and New England accent.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very good caracteres and a amazing performance, all this laced with dark irony males a predictable hystory ver fun. Enjoy it
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The narration was absolutely perfect!!! And the book held my interest throughout the whole story!!