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    Rose Madder
    Rose Madder
    Rose Madder
    Audiobook17 hours

    Rose Madder

    Written by Stephen King

    Narrated by Blair Brown

    4.5/5

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    The #1 national bestseller about a woman who escapes an abusive marriage is “one of Stephen King’s most engrossing horror novels. Relentlessly paced and brilliantly orchestrated...fueled by an air of danger immediate and overwhelming” (Publishers Weekly).

    "What woke her up was a single drop of blood, no larger than a dime."

    After surviving fourteen years of hell in a violently abusive marriage, Rosie Daniels finally summons the courage to flee for her life. But leaving her husband, Norman, for a new city and a new start is a very daunting prospect. It's hard for Rosie not to keep looking over her shoulder, and with good reason—Norman's a police officer with the instincts of a predator, a force of relentless terror and savagery…a man almost mythic in his monstrosity. He's very good at finding people, even if he is losing his mind. Rosie’s only hope for salvation may lie in a far more dangerous place, where she must become her own myth and the woman she never knew she could be....
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateJan 1, 2016
    ISBN9781508217206
    Author

    Stephen King

    Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes Never Flinch, the short story collection You Like It Darker, Holly (a New York Times Notable Book of 2023), 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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    Reviews for Rose Madder

    4.5/5

    589 ratings36 reviews

    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a great story with excellent narration. While some reviewers didn't like the supernatural aspect or the ending, overall, the book is highly enjoyable. The Greek imagery and the growth of the protagonist are particularly praised. Although there are a few negative comments about the music in the audiobook, it doesn't detract from the overall positive experience. Rose Madder is a suspenseful and engaging book, worth a read for fans of Stephen King.

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    • 5/5
      Loved both narrators! Always a treat to hear Mr. King. Fabulous story as always and loved the Greek imagery.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      A little slow to start but definitely an amazing book and although different than typical Stephen King horror stories, nonetheless an incredible book.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Great story and would still have been if King left the supernatural aspect out. Great narration on the womans part and OK with King doing the Males voice.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 3/5
      One of my least favorite Stephen King books...but had to give it another try. It’s still bad.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 3/5
      The story was very interesting. It wasn't something I expected. Still a good read.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Eu não gostei muito do desenrolar da história a partir da metade para o final, no começo parece parece uma história tão real e logo depois entra uns elementos sobrenaturais que eu pessoalmente não gostei muito.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Very suspenseful but definitely not what I had expected.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I felt as if this is one of Stephen kings more unnoticed stories.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      An engaging and satisfying story, with a few token Dark Tower references, worth a read but not his best work. Wonderful narration by the female reader but, honestly, Mr. King should stick to writing.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Not my favorite of his nor did I like the narrators or the beard music they played at the beginning of each chapter.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      The audio was a bit outdated. But it was good book

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      I always enjoyed the descriptive writing, and stories of Stephen King. That part is without question worth the listen. However the unusually loud music at odd intervals throughout this book cheapens the entire experience. It says if an old time radio soap opera has played, and not played all that well. To me the background music and sound effects take away from the story

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Beautifully narrated between Blair and king himself. Love the tiny references to the Dark tower, and Paul Sheldon.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Great story but didn't like the ending. It became supernatural seemingly randomly.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      I love the majority of this book. King never fails in providing an intense, intriguing, and often wonder-inducing experience. Rose Madder is is worth a read!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Took a strange but expected turn considering it is SK. I don’t get the weird and kind of cruddy/creepy music/voices that played throughout. I didn’t like it but it didn’t ruin the book. It was a good read for sure.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Book had really good parts, and really bizarre parts that didn’t fully fit into the narrative. I didn’t quite get the point of the book overall.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      The book is great. The reading is fantastic. The music is weird and out of place and distracted from the reading.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This book was powerful. It pulls no punches. And it left me emotional in its wake.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I believe a movie or t.v. series is in development, can't wait.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Very good book. I just wish there wasn’t that terrible music as introductions to some of the chapters. Great book though.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Rose Madder is my absolute favorite book by Stephen King! The depth of the story and how much his writing allows your mind to get pulled into it is brilliant. I read this for the 1st time in 2001 and have reread it several times since. Definitely a book to keep in rotation every few yeara.
    • 5/5
      This is maybe my 3rd read /listen in the past 20 years and I always forget how slow the book starts out. However, Norman's descent into madness totally makes sticking with it worth it. One of my faves!
    • 5/5
      Incredible book, definitely recommend giving it a read! You won’t be disappointed!
    • 5/5
      The narration by Blair Brown is immaculate. Have read the book before, but audiobook tied it for me.
    • 5/5
      Great book! Love the king of horror! Nice job! Excellent
    • 4/5
      A page turner, Stephen King is super creative. Norman in this story is one sick fuck, I think he should have been arrested or dealt with differently to pay for all those ppl he murdered. I thought the paintings' role in the story was confusing and took away from the story
    • 5/5
      This is the first time I have been able to listen to this book though I have read it before. I connect with Rosie. This book taught me to feel all that happens within the mystery of things. It was inspiring to know that good things to happen in the end.
    • 3/5
      Should have stuck with the battered wife story and not the confusing falling into the picture story. Disappointed and I am a big King fan.
    • 5/5
      One of the best audiobooks I’ve ever heard! The master as work!