Cujo

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Title: Cujo

Author: Stephen King

Cujo was an average 200 pound St. Bernard that belonged to Joe Camber and his family. The enormous dog was friendly and quiet, and was best friends with Joe's son. More than a good companion, Cujo was safe, even though he had an affinity for chasing rabbits. On one of these chases, the rabbit dove down into a large hole and Cujo tried to follow it. However, Cujo was much too big to make it all the way in and got stuck halfway through. Panicked, he started barking, which riled a bunch of bats into flight inside the hidden cave. The bats, also panicked and finding that the entrance was blocked by a barking beast, attacked Cujo, biting him many times in his tender face and on his ears. Cujo managed to pull himself free of the hole and went galloping back to his home, whining in pain. No much later, Cujo became infected with rabies from the bat bites. Rabies, a painful, rage inducing sickness, turned Cujo from a lovable pet dog into a very large monster. In his fogged and red mind, Cujo wandered about in the unbearable heat of the day until he came to the neighbor's house. Gary Pervier, the homes owner, was the first to be mauled and killed by the angry mad dog. Then when Cujo's owner Joe returned to check on his friend, who was late to an event, Joe discovered Gary's body. Alarmed, he made to flee, only to have Cujo, who was still in the home, attack and kill him. For the rest of the book, Cujo continues on his killing rampage and seemingly nothing is able to stop him. Stephen King is a master in tying in different characters, telling their perspectives, and ending things on a shocking conclusion. The author even wrote from the side of poor, diseased Cujo, making it hard for the readers to be angry at the dog even though it killed all those people, which is an amazing feat in itself. Animal lovers, beware, things could get ugly in this book.

I picked this book up because I read practically anything and everything by Stephen King.

I finished this books because I really wanted to know what happened to Cujo at the end.

I'd give this book to any Stephen king fan and anyone who likes a good thrill.

Rating ****