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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.52
EAN: 9781887424912
ISBN: 1887424911
Label: Underwood Books
Manufacturer: Underwood Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: September 15, 2005
Publisher: Underwood Books
Sales Rank: 792945
Studio: Underwood Books
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
King Kong remains one of the most enduring icons of American popular culture — a massively destructive but curiously sympathetic giant gorilla whose rampage through New York City suggests, on a psychological level, the re-emergence of repressed desire. This novelization captures the pathos, drama, and horror of this story of the beast who loved a human beauty. The action begins with the controversial expedition of Hollywood filmmaker Carl Denham to Skull Island as he pursues a mythical monster. Enticing Kong with beautiful starlet Ann Darrow, Denham manages to chain the beast and bring him to New York, where he escapes to terrorize an entire city while pursuing the woman he loves. Expanded from the original story by Merian Cooper and British mystery maven Edgar Wallace, this version features stunning illustrations of the ape and his adventures.
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Rating:  -
The previous reviewer was talking about another edition of this novel--one that she had checked out of the library several years back--NOT the book at hand. She's right that the story is a bit dusty, the writing clunky--but at the same time, it's a rip-snorting, page-turning adventure yarn about "the eighth wonder of the world." It's a look back at entertainment from another time (70 years back, actually), and though it may be a tad creaky (like the original SHADOW or DOC SAVAGE stories), it's still ... Read More
Rating:  -
I checked out the 1976 edition of this book about a year ago from the library. Ironic that it is coming out now because they are doing another Kong movie.
This doesn't surprize me, though, because the book is terse, slow, damn near impossible to read, and, ultimatiely, boring.
I love the original King Kong, but it seems that from the start, most of its tie-in and re-incarnations have been sup-par at best.
I recommend reading this for its historical interest - it ... Read More
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