Full Dark, No Stars
by Stephen King
★ Top 25 book of 2010 · #13 on Best Books of 2010
Stephen King's Full Dark, No Stars gathers four novellas, all built around the theme of retribution. The collection won the 2011 Bram Stoker Award and British Fantasy Award for Best Collection, and includes 1922, A Good Marriage, Big Driver and Fair Execution.
Best for: Stephen King fans who like novellas about retribution
Full Dark, No Stars is #13 on BookWard's Best Books of 2010, out of 43 2010 books that cleared our data bar.
What Full Dark, No Stars is about
Four novellas, one shared preoccupation: what people do when they feel wronged, and what it costs them. Stephen King's collection takes retribution as its common thread and follows it into four very different situations, under the titles 1922, A Good Marriage, Big Driver and Fair Extension. The first is set in Hemingford Home, Nebraska, a town King readers may recall from The Stand and It.
The mood is grim and unsettling, built around secrets, trauma and the consequences of choices that cannot be taken back. These are shorter, tighter stories than a typical King novel, so the collection suits readers who like their dread concentrated. It won the 2011 Bram Stoker Award and the 2011 British Fantasy Award, both for Best Collection.
Full Dark, No Stars on the Best Books of 2010
Full Dark, No Stars came out in 2010. Of the 43 books first published in 2010 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #13 on our Best Books of 2010 list.
Why it made the list: 623 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4 out of 5 (46 ratings); 25 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2010 list
- Attached Amir Levine, #11
- A Long Walk to Water( Linda Sue Park) Linda Sue Park, #12
- A Dog's Purpose W. Bruce Cameron, #14
- No Excuses! Brian Tracy, #15
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 524 want to read it, 25 are reading it now and 74 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4 out of 5 from 46 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 72 | 55% |
| Reader love | 56 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 67 | 20% |
Questions about Full Dark, No Stars
When was Full Dark, No Stars published?
Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King was first published in 2010.
Was Full Dark, No Stars one of the best books of 2010?
Full Dark, No Stars is #13 on BookWard's Best Books of 2010, out of 43 2010 books that cleared our data bar. 623 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4 out of 5 (46 ratings); 25 are reading it right now.
Why is Full Dark, No Stars on the Best Books of 2010 list?
623 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4 out of 5 (46 ratings); 25 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2010
- The Lost Hero Rick Riordan, #1
- The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, #2
- Divergent Veronica Roth, #3
- The Personal MBA Josh Kaufman, #4
- The Red Pyramid Rick Riordan, #5
- It's Not Summer Without You Jenny Han, #6
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