We don´t need no water, let the pyrokinesis burn, burn one hotter with obsessive compulsive forced washing mysophobia, burn. The, at the time of publishing still hot, cold war spy conspiracy secret agency setting with the human free drugs experimentation background, makes it a suspenseful read, especially as it escalates towards more complexity than in other of King´s works, especially including a kind of meta level, not focusing on the local dread and terror or cosmic horror, but on the conseq...

For those of you who have never read one of his books, may I suggest Firestarter as your Stephen King starter? A bit of King kindling, if you will. Published in 1980, Firestarter’s first issue clocked in at 428 pages. It’s beefy enough not to be just a novella, yet it’s not a doorstoppin’ chunkster like many of books. It definitely fits the classification of horror without being too gory or scary (in my high-tolerant opinion). And it’s pretty darn entertaining. The story is about a young girl, C...

Buddy Read with my pal, The Jeff.I don't think the scariest thing about this book is the fact that this tiny kid has the power to potentially crack the Earth in half.Don't get me wrong...the thought of that curls my toes.The genius of this book is that your fear builds with the father's fear. And it's not the fear of simply being captured. He fears what all of this is doing to his daughter, and he fears what he has had to do to his daughter in order to keep her safe from herself.The part that re...

Heartbreaking story of a family decimated, chased and persecuted… because they have 'powers'. Bristling with memorable characters such as Cap, Rainbird, the Manders and The Shop. Some good ol' classic King. Stephen King invented the now widely used term of pyrokinesis in this book! I used to get annoyed about how little The Shop was uded in the Stephen King universe, but now accept King generally has a good idea of how much or little to use his creations - The Shop is still essentially a one-tri...

I didn’t like this one as much as some of his other stuff but it was still good 😉Buddy read with my wonderful friend, Vickie! 😊💕🌸I own this beautiful cover too!! I love it!!!Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾

“It’s gonna be all right,” he told her, not really believing it, knowing as every adult knows in his secret heart that nothing is really all right, ever. “It’s gonna be all right.” Firestarter is the story of Andrew and Charlie McGee, a father and daughter on the run from a government agency known as The Shop. During his college years, Andy participated in a Shop experiment dealing with "Lot 6", a drug with hallucinogenic effects similar to LSD. The drug gave his future wife, Victoria Tomlins

When some cash-poor college students volunteer for an experiment, they have no idea of the Pandora's Box they are about to unleash. Years later, one of them, Andy McGee, is on the run from The Shop, with his daughter, Charlie. Can Andy and Charlie evade The Shop before their world goes up in flames?First off, for years now, I cannot read the title without hearing the Prodigy song of the same name. Maybe he'll follow this one up with a book called Fuel my Fire or Smack My Bitch Up one of these da...

"You're a firestarter, honey... just one big Zippo lighter."Andy and Vicky McGee take part in a top-secret government experiment, gaining psychic powers. Then they have a daughter - Charlie. Charlie demonstrates even more power than her parents and they must keep her abilities secret, as the government wants Charlie back.Firestarter was one of the few "classic" Kings I had left to read (I had never watched the movie either), and yet I wasn't particularly excited about it, it seemed like a Carrie...

This was an audio re-read – I last read this probably 15 to 20 years ago. My original remembered review was 3 stars and it will remain the same. I always hope the second time will be better and it will move up to 4 or 5 stars, but that just doesn’t always happen.Can I confidently say why I am not going higher? I give a few examples below, but it is more of a feeling . . . a feeling that did not break as I worked my way through the book. I kept hoping for moments that would make me wonder why I o...

"𝙔𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮...𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙕𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧." 🔥This was so damn good, I was hooked from the start!Very well written as usual from the King and the characters were very likeable.The next time I read this, I'd like to take my time with it because it's such a comfort read.The adaptation of it was on-point as well and stuck to the subject matter.

I can find absolutely nothing bad to say about this book. Firestarter is up there with 'Salem's Lot, The Shining, and It. This one isn't as creep-up-on-you scary as the aforementioned novels, but Firestarter is terrifying. To image a world wherein Charlie McGee exists is a scary thought indeed. This is one of the few King books that has absolutely zero lulls in the narrative. When the pace does slow, King shows off his superhuman character development skills. He doesn't simply make his characte...

I love Stephen King, but somehow had never read Firestarter before now, probably because I saw the movie as a kid. It's got all the hallmarks of an early King novel: good, straightforward story and several well-developed characters, especially Charlie and her father.Firestarter is not as layered or nuanced as his later stories, but it's still good. If you've never read a Stephen King novel, this wouldn't be my first choice (that would be either The Shining or The Stand). But if you're a fan th...

Pushing four paperbacks across the counter of the Mission Viejo Public Library last week, all by the same author, the librarian asked me, sarcastically, "Do you like Stephen King?" My response was that I'd just returned Misery and three books by other authors, but the only one I didn't quit within 10 pages was King's. Volunteering for Elizabeth Warren since August, I've written only fitfully but experiencing Paul Sheldon duel with Annie Wilkes on the page, felt my creative pilot light click on.

Firestarter, Stephen KingFirestarter is a science fiction-horror thriller novel by Stephen King, first published in September 1980. Andy and Charlene "Charlie" McGee are a father/daughter pair on the run from a government agency known as The Shop. During his college years, Andy had participated in a Shop experiment dealing with "Lot 6", a drug with hallucinogenic effects similar to LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide). The drug gave his future wife, Victoria Tomlinson, minor telekinetic abilities an...

Needing a little King horror in my life, I turned to this classic piece by the author who never seems to run out of ideas. While he was ‘banned’ in my house growing up, I have come to find out just how masterful King can be and his varied ideas keep me coming back for more. Andy McGee and his daughter are on the run from a ruthless group of government agents, call The Shop. The McGees crept under the radar not long after Andy’s wife was killed and young Charlie was sought by The Shop for their o...

While Firestarter doesn’t quite crack my top King books, it’s still a damn fine story. I don’t think it’s amongst King’s very best though, it’s missing that extra spark (pun very intended) to really make it close to my heart like so many of his other stories. While I do find the idea of pyrokinesis and telekinesis fascinating and it is no doubt a big part of what makes this book so good, that’s not what makes this book great to me. For me, what really makes this story special is the beautiful re...

Pushes and shoves can be a dangerous thing....as can Fear, Pain and Fire! FIRESTARTER had me at the get-go with a super-intense, spring-into-action run as 34 year old Andy McGee and daughter Charlie, 7 flee for their lives with no money and only the clothes on their back. The story alternates between Andy's college days bringing to light how the need for an extra $200 bucks brought him to present day terror in search for a way out....a way to survive....a way to keep his daughter safe. There is

Well, that blew my mind! Firestarter is a novel about father and daughter Andy and Charlie McKee who are on the run from a government agency known as The Shop. Why? Because Andy has the psychic power of suggestion, what he calls the push, and Charlie is a firestarter. Except Charlie’s powers far surpass her fathers in there capability. Andy’s power comes with restraints in that it only works for so long before inflicting brain damage on himself whereas Charlie’s is limitless and has no negative

FUCK THE GOVERNMENT! i loved this one, it was so fun and so sad and because i read the institute first they were really similar to each other. stephen king is really good at writing kids in his stories, like really good. i actually think i prefer him writing children. i cant wait to watch the original and the remake.

Part of February's #reviewking19 project where I revisit my Goodreads reviews of King books I've read.Firestarter. This one flies under the radar when it comes to Stephen King standouts. The popular kids: IT, Salem's Lot, The Shining, Misery steal a lot of the limelight.But it's King's lesser known titles that truly standout as favorites for me.I read this book in high school and I'm particularly fond of it.Honestly, this has more of a Science Fiction/Thriller vibe to me, rather than "horror" bu...

If you're into stuff like this, you can read the full review.Page-Turning Foofaraw: "Firestarter" by Stephen King(Original Review, 1980-09-21)The popularity of "occult" novels haunts the science fiction community. We of all people are expected to pay serious attention to stories based on semiliterate misreadings of religious apocrypha. Not based, mind you, on either testament of the Bible, but on superstitions which Catholic, Protestant and Jewish theologians can tell you are mostly transformati...

Charlie McGee and her father Andy are two people on the run from the shop a group of ruthless government mad doctors that wants to experiment on Charlie for her powerful pyrokinesis powers. Can they survive? Read on and find out for yourself.This was a pretty good read. If you enjoy Stephen King's books, definitely check this out at your local library and wherever books are sold.

Buddy Read with AnneHave you ever thought about how it would be like to possess superpowers like being able to set things on fire with the simple power of your thoughts? Surely you have, even if pyrokinesis might not precisely be what people imagine when thinking about superpowers. Just think about it for a moment: You could wander through the streets and destroy entire cities; you could burn the people who want something bad to happen to you; you have all the power necessary to climb to the ver...

What I liked most about Firestarter was the bond between a father and his daughter. The character development is solid in this Stephen King story, especially considering the relationship of Charlie and Andy McGee. Maybe I liked this element of the book because they are the victims, and I always root for the underdog. Also, because it’s clear how much Andy loves his daughter. He would give his life for her. A short afterward follows the end of the book. In it, King thanks his own daughter, who mu...

I loved this book, probably one of my favourite Stephen KING novels. The story evolves very gracefully while keeping you on your toes. Well done to Stephen for creating such world's and characters with supernatural powers!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en1uwI...Damn hippy musicians!This was a buddy read with my bestest pal, Firestar.Stephen King sure as hell likes his characters with a heaping helping of psy-abilities. At the time of this writing, Carrie, ‘Salem’s Lot, The Shining, The Stand and The Dead Zone had been published (needless to say, this is one hell of a run) and three out of five employed characters with some sort of psychic ability. Here, Andy and Vicky were part of an experiment that left them wit...

Firestarter was my second book by Stephen King. Somehow it managed to be a lot worse than Carrie, which was my first. I'll be bluntly honest with you, reading this almost felt like flipping through 520 pages of nothing. I guess it's easy to forgive this disappointment because this book is early King, and regardless of the fact that I'm not an expert in the King field, it seems that this lacked a certain va-va-voom factor which his books are known for. And besides, Fabian is a King expert and he

Next up on my Stephen King quest is Firestarter, again it’s not a review as such but a collection of my thoughts on the book. So there most definitely will be spoilers.Firestarter was originally released in 1980 and was the Kings 6th release not including The Star Invaders.This story is a page turning masterpiece that flows effortlessly with literally no break in the pace whatsoever, from the initial chase and capture, to John Rainbird ruthlessly planning and playing with a young girl’s emotions...

More enjoyable than I anticipated. I say this because I saw a dramatization of this book years ago, and it totally tainted my perception of this story and kept me from picking this up. Now that I’ve finished it, I can say that though I recognized certain kinds of characters that repeatedly crop up in King's stories, I still liked the way the characters in this story worked together. The verbal patter between characters is dense and colourful (as expected with any King story), the stakes are high...

For some reason Firestarter always seems to get overlooked in various King lists, but it’s got all the hallmarks that makes he’s stories so popular.Andy and Daughter Charlie are on the run from a government agency known as The Shop.Andy had participated in experiments during the 1960’s that gave him the ability to auto-hypnotic, whilst meting he’s future wife Victoria, she also gained minor telekinetic abilities.But it was their child Charlene McGee who gained frightening powers.Kings not advers...