Language: English
Horror Library - Science Fiction and Fantasy Nomination of 1982 Balrog Award for Novel Novel Win of 1982 BFA Award for August Derleth Fantasy Award (Best Novel) _isfdb into-movie
Publisher: The Viking Press
Published: Aug 2, 1981
Description:
### Amazon.com Review *Cujo* is so well-paced and scary that people tend to read it quickly, so they mostly remember the scene of the mother and son trapped in the hot Pinto and threatened by the rabid Cujo, forgetting the multifaceted story in which that scene is embedded. This is definitely a novel that rewards re-reading. When you read it again, you can pay more attention to the theme of country folk vs. city folk; the parallel marriage conflicts of the Cambers vs. the Trentons; the poignancy of the amiable St. Bernard (yes, the breed choice is just right) infected by a brain-destroying virus that makes it into a monster; and the way the "daylight burial" of the failed ad campaign is reflected in the sunlit Pinto that becomes a coffin. And how significant it is that this horror tale is *not* supernatural: it's as real as junk food, a failing marriage, a broken-down car, or a fatal virus. ### Review "Just when your blood pressure is back to normal, Stephen King is at it again." -*Kansas City Star*