The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
by Stephen King
★ Top 25 book of 2015 · #12 on Best Books of 2015
Stephen King gathers recent short stories, some brand new, each introduced with his own notes on how it came to be. Recurring themes include morality, the afterlife, guilt and supernatural powers.
Best for: Horror fans who enjoy short fiction and hearing an author discuss his craft
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams is #12 on BookWard's Best Books of 2015, out of 56 2015 books that cleared our data bar.
What The Bazaar of Bad Dreams is about
Stephen King's sixth collection of short stories gathers tales about guilt, mortality and the strange intruding on ordinary lives. Many of the characters are near the end of life and find themselves looking back at old crimes and small wrongs. One man, dead of colon cancer, keeps living the same life again and repeating his mistakes. In another story, a newspaper columnist discovers that writing someone's obituary can kill them.
Some of the stories are new, and King opens each with a short note on where it came from or why he wrote it, which gives the book a conversational, reflective tone alongside the eerie material. It won the Shirley Jackson Award for best collection, and 'Obits' took an Edgar Award. Readers who like King's shorter work, or who want a way into it, will find plenty of variety here.
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams on the Best Books of 2015
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams came out in 2015. Of the 56 books first published in 2015 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #12 on our Best Books of 2015 list.
Why it made the list: 632 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (32 ratings); 26 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 2015 list
- Tales from a Not-So-Perfect Pet Sitter Rachel Renée Russell, #10
- Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Becky Albertalli, #11
- Children of Time Adrian Tchaikovsky, #13
- Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Lindsay C. Gibson, #14
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 553 want to read it, 26 are reading it now and 53 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 32 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 80 | 55% |
| Reader love | 38 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 75 | 20% |
Questions about The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
When was The Bazaar of Bad Dreams published?
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King was first published in 2015.
Was The Bazaar of Bad Dreams one of the best books of 2015?
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams is #12 on BookWard's Best Books of 2015, out of 56 2015 books that cleared our data bar. 632 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (32 ratings); 26 are reading it right now.
Why is The Bazaar of Bad Dreams on the Best Books of 2015 list?
632 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (32 ratings); 26 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2015
- Six of Crows Leigh Bardugo, #1
- The Hired Girl Laura Amy Schlitz, #2
- Queen of Shadows Sarah J. Maas, #3
- November 9 Colleen Hoover, #4
- The Sword of Summer Rick Riordan, #5
- Red Queen Victoria Aveyard, #6
See the full Best Books of 2015, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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