When Man's Best Friend Becomes His Worst Nightmare
There is a monster in Tad’s closet. Can he convince his
parents that those glass beady eyes that stare back at him in the dead of the
night are not the eyes of his teddy?
Donna Trenton has some monsters of her own to battle. She
never liked moving from New York to Castle Rock, Maine but her husband Vic
didn’t have any other choice and now Donna’s only comfort is their son Tad.
Cujo is a humongous but lovable St. Bernard that belongs to 10
year old Brett Camber. Brett’s father, Joe Camber, a small time mechanic is
alcoholic and an abusive husband. He
receives Cujo as a return of favor and does not bother to vaccinate the dog. So
when a rabid bat bites Cujo, the friendly dog turns into a vicious
monster. And when Donna Trenton takes
Tad with her, over to The Camber’s garage to fix her car, little does she
realise that a nightmare is waiting to happen
This psychological thriller is my first Stephen King novel.
I have watched movies made based on his books, but haven’t read one until now.
So when I picked this one up, I was looking forward to a good scare and I
wasn’t disappointed. This book does not have any supernatural elements, the
plot is very straight forward, rabid dog turns into a vicious beast, but the
narrative is so well constructed that it worked up a good suspense.
Cujo is one of Stephen King’s earlier novels and it is said
that he was an addict when he wrote. Nevertheless it is an incredible book.
