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1 About this book
In the summer of 1980, in the small town of Castle Rock, Maine, a big, good-natured Saint Bernard named Cujo contracts rabies. He belongs to the family of Joe Camber, a mechanic who works from a place outside town. Meanwhile the Trentons, who moved to Castle Rock from New York, are in difficulty: Vic's advertising agency is failing and his marriage to Donna is under strain. When Vic has to leave on a business trip, Donna and their four-year-old son, Tad, are left on their own. Stephen King's novel was published in 1981.
- Thrillers
- Dogs
- Horror
- Politics and government
- Media tie-in
- Maine
- Perros
2 What to expect
A horror novel with no supernatural monster: a friendly Saint Bernard catches rabies and turns on the people around him, and a mother and her small son find themselves in his path. Around that confrontation King builds two troubled marriages and the ordinary failings of a small town. It is tense, cruel and realistic, and it is counted among his bleakest books.
Good for readers who want: realistic horror, a tense siege, and a dark Stephen King novel.
3 About Stephen King
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
4 More by Stephen King
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