04532cam a2200817 4500 2316926696 TxAuBib 20250608120000.0 ||||||s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781668208793 1668208792 B0F1M4NYD5 Amazon d11078d7-665b-47b5-90d2-5b606bc3ff2c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 11725993 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib King, Stephen. The Life of Chuck [Bridges eBook]. Scribner, 2025. contemplative speculative fiction. story told in reverse chronology. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. character-driven horror fiction. narrative structure experiment. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. people's choice award winner. apocalyptic literary fiction. non-linear storytelling book. king-style existential dread. multiverse character study. end of the world fiction. grief and memory fiction. thought-provoking horror. modern horror literature. emotional horror novella. existential horror story. speculative short story. stephen king standalone. short story about death. surreal fiction novella. eerie emotional fiction. Time-bending narrative. american gothic modern. Toronto Film Festival. philosophical fiction. metaphysical fiction. short horror fiction. supernatural realism. Surreal storytelling. life of chuck movie. life of chuck film. tragic cosmic tale. horror with heart. Postmodern Horror. Chiwetel Ejiofor. welcome to derry. slow burn horror. literary horror. tom hiddleston. nick offerman. mike flanagan. karen gillan. chuck krantz. mark hamill. NEON. HTML:<b>Stephen King's "The Life of Chuck,"</b> <b>is a "phenomenal" (<i>USA TODAY</i>) tale of life and legacy—now a feature film directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Tom Hiddleston, Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Karen Gillan—available for the first time in a beautiful stand-alone</b> <b>edition with a new introduction by Stephen King and a design surprise</b><b>.</b><br /> Originally featured in the acclaimed story collection <i>If It Bleeds</i>, <i>this</i> unforgettable, mind-bending tale unfolds in reverse, taking readers through the extraordinary life of Charles "Chuck" Krantz.<br /> <br /> In a crumbling world plagued by natural disasters, collapsing infrastructure, and mass panic, bizarre billboards and advertisements appear throughout town: "Charles Krantz. Thirty-nine great years. Thanks, Chuck!" Marty Anderson, a schoolteacher, becomes obsessed with these messages as the world, inexplicably linked to Chuck's life, seems to be approaching its end.<br /> <br /> Told in three acts, presented in reverse order, <i>The Life of Chuck</i> explores one man's past. We see him in middle age on a business trip in Boston as he is seduced by a busker into spinning a gorgeous sidewalk dance. And we see him as a child, in a house haunted by a terrible secret, learning to dance with his grandmother. In these pages King reminds us that life's quotidian pleasures are even more glorious because they are fleeting: the outrageous good fortune of a beautiful blue day after a string of gray ones; the delight of dancing when every move feels perfect; a serendipitous meeting. King's ability to describe pure joy rivals his ability to terrify us.<br /> <br /> Now a major motion picture and winner of the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award, <i>The Life of Chuck</i> is a glorious story about community and about humanity at its best, a celebration of joy, mystery, existential wonder, and the multitudes contained in all of us. Literature. Suspense. Thriller. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-06-06 20:00:03.