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Title: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

Synopsis
Part ghost story, part memoir, this book was written to supply the back-story to the television mini-series, ROSE RED, penned by Stephen King. The fictional diary chronicles the ongoing construction and goings on of a Seattle mansion--named Rose Red--built on a Native American burial ground early in the 20th century. The diarist, Ellen, has married oil tycoon, John Rimbauer, a philandering and cold man who believes none of his wife's comments that strange things are happening in Rose Red. Explanatory notes written by the supposed editor and professor of paranormal studies, Joyce Reardon, accompany the diary entries.

Details
Language:        English

Size
Length:        288 Pages
Weight:        1 Pounds
Height:         8.5 Inches
Width:          6 Inches
Thickness:    0.8 Inches



Publisher Notes
At the turn of the century, young bride Ellen Rimbauer begins to keep a journal that describes her marriage to Seattle industrialist John Rimbauer, her confusions and fear over her new life and emerging sexuality, and the nightmare living in the Rimbauer mansion, Rose Red, a site that would become the scene of many horrific and inexplicable tragedies.



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   irritated,   February 17, 2005
Reviewer: A reader from Fort Lewis, Washington, United States
Mind you i dont have a problem with how it was written though I have to admit I was disappointed the movie didnt follow the book. What I am irritated about is it offers up excerpts for the diary on the site for "bueamont university" but not the ones mentioned in the book... I was kind of curious as to what exactly it was that happened during the time between Sukeena, Ellen and John... call me strange but if you promise the reader something like that is available on the web then follow through with it. Shame on Stephan King for not following up. If he didn't want to write those entries then Ellen should have merely mentioned it happened and moved on, rather then making the reader think they could find out more about it and then it isn't there. Sigh... go figure.

   AWESOME!!!!!,   April 23, 2003
Reviewer: Jessica Brown from Keithsburg, Illinois, United States
This is the best book I have ever read! I can never stay into a book as long as I did this one. I am glad it is not at all like the movie. This way it provides historical background to better understand Rose Red. I seriously could not put this down. The only thing is that Ellen did seem to ramble a bit, but it made me feel a sort of understanding, in that I too can ramble.... Anyway, if you're in the least bit interested in the supernatural and the paranormal, you will totally dig this book. You'll be left wanting more.

   Aggervation and Joy,   March 18, 2003
Reviewer: A reader from Impiriel, Missouri, United States
I read this book thouroughly I have it memorized but I do wish that the book did follow along with the movie. I also feel that there should be more to it. I myself keep an account of my life and this story seems almost as though it is real. I have and will continue to recommend it to others. This book is one of the best I have ever read and I spend the majority of my time renting and buying books.

   Wish it was written better,   October 14, 2002
Reviewer: A reader from Boardman, Ohio, United States
Even though I knew it was ficton before buying the book, I found it to be wriiten too much in "story telling" form. The details that Ellen puts into her pages are done to the extreme. The conversations are too extensive. The details she gives are exaggerated and far too detailed. The use of the same expressions got to me also. Everything was refered to as "my dear this" and "my dear that". Even when she was so angry that she wanted to kill herself she still refers to her diary as "my dear diary". It could have been covered in less then the six tapes it was recorded on. I also wish that the diary would have stayed on the same story the movie did. Some of the things at the end of the book were different then the movie.



Industry Reviews
"A small gem has been crafted here, primarily due to the author's apparent familiarity with a woman's innermost thoughts, as well as writing a tale relating century-old mores."
(02/16/2002)


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer and it was written by Stephen King (Editor), Joyce Reardon (Editor). This edition of The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is January 2002 and it has a suggested retail price of $22.95. There are 288 pages in the book and it was published by Hyperion Books. The 10 digit ISBN is 0786868015 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780786868018. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.