Cover of Joyland

Joyland

  • 2011 first published
  • 318 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (18 ratings)
  • 25 editions

Stephen King and Michael Kelly.'s Joyland (2011) is a ghost story and horror novel. Key subjects include city and town life, murder, college students and carnivals.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 18 ratings, and 123 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 25 editions across 5 languages. It appeared on the New York Times Combined Print And E-Book Fiction bestseller list in 2013.

At about 318 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About Joyland

Verano de 1973. Carolina del Norte. El joven universitario Devin Jones consigue trabajo en un pequeño parque de atracciones llamado Joyland. Allí se encarga de las tareas de mantenimiento, se disfraza de la mascota del parque o entretiene a los niños. Y allí descubre también la historia de un cruento crimen que tuvo lugar en la Casa Embrujada y que nunca fue resuelto. Pero Devin no es el único fascinado por el parque y su leyenda negra. Cerca de su pensión vive Mike, un chico enfermizo con el que pronto traba una peculiar amistad. El chaval no ha visitado nunca Joyland y le encantaría hacerlo antes de morir. Es entonces cuando Devin planea una visita privada para el final de temporada. El día transcurre entre montañas rusas e historias de terror sobre lo que pudo haberle pasado a la joven asesinada. Sin embargo, las visitas indeseadas y las preguntas indiscretas pueden provocar reacciones imprevisibles. Sin saberlo, Devin se ha metido en un peligroso juego del que tal vez no saldrá nunca.
Description from Open Library

Awards & lists

  • ✦Locus Awards 2014 — Best Fantasy Novel (nominee)
  • 📰New York Times bestseller list — Combined Print And E-Book Fiction, 2013
  • 📰New York Times bestseller list — Mass Market Paperback, 2014

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • City and town life
  • Murder
  • College students
  • Cold cases, Criminal investigation
  • Carnivals
  • Life change events
  • Investigation
  • Amusement parks
  • Nineteen seventies
  • Ghost stories
  • Amerikanisches Englisch
  • Criminal investigation
  • Life-change events
  • Stress, Psychology
  • North carolina
  • Historical mystery & detective

Quick answers

Who wrote Joyland?

Joyland was written by Stephen King and Michael Kelly. and first published in 2011.

What genre is Joyland?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories, Horror and Circus & Carnival.

How long is Joyland?

The median edition has 318 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Joyland?

Readers who like it often enjoy Trolls Don't Ride Roller Coasters, Goosebumps - One Day at Horrorland and Something Wicked This Way Comes.

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