Audio CD
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio; Abridged edition (August 1, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 074352005X
ISBN-13: 978-0743520058
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 5.5 x 7 inches
Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
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This is an unabridged audio version of a short story by Stephen King, available on CD and as audio download. It features Stephen King himself reading the story to a live audience.This story is also available in print in "Everything's Eventual", a collection of 14 short stories by Stephen King.The total length of the audio program is 56 minutes, and 5 minutes of this is the introduction, so the story itself is around 50 minutes. The introduction is a bit funny, with Stephen King happily reminding the audience that they are all going to die, and suggesting that they should check the back seats of their cars before getting in, just in case, you know...The story itself is about LT and Lulubelle, a young couple who have broken up after three years of marriage. There are two pets involved, a dog and a cat, with the dog loving Lulubelle and hating LT, and the cat loving LT and hating Lulubelle. On the surface it looks like the friction between LT and Lulubelle about the pets is the cause of the breakup, but this is presumably only a symptom of deeper problems.Stephen King has an amazing ability to create characters we can recognize as real people. LT and Lulubelle come across as very real people, and we can laugh at them and identify with them and understand that their marriage is doomed.The story starts out funny, and then it turns tragic, and then it ends in a somewhat unsatisfying way.In the story, the narrator (a good friend of LT's) at one point is talking about LT's so-called "theory of pets". He describes the reaction of people to being told this theory, and says, "They would always end up feeling let down. A story that good deserved a better punch line.
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