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3.32 AVERAGE
3.32 AVERAGE
In the author’s note, King says, "first drafts are only about story; if there is meaning, it should come later, and arise naturally from the tale itself.” Yet the bulk of this book seems less like a tale than like a mere series of anecdotes for illustrating a single message. There’s nothing wrong with that, but when the message is , one wonders if a shorter book might have sufficed.
I also wish the novel would have done more to help you empathize with the feelings of horror and revulsion that it asserts the characters are experiencing - they seem to constantly be in the thrall of existential dread merely for having encountered something weird and smelly. However, there is one very effective scene.
King’s writing style makes this enjoyable to read, despite some significant weaknesses.
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”you can’t expect things to make sense”I also wish the novel would have done more to help you empathize with the feelings of horror and revulsion that it asserts the characters are experiencing - they seem to constantly be in the thrall of existential dread merely for having encountered something weird and smelly. However, there is one very effective scene
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in which the characters murder an alien in their unthinking frenzy, directing our horror at them and the awful possibilities latent in human natureKing’s writing style makes this enjoyable to read, despite some significant weaknesses.
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Would have been better suited as an inclusion in a short story compilation rather than a full length work of fiction.
2.5
Leí este durante 3 meses, aproximadamente, mientras iba en el colectivo para ir a la universidad. Disfruté muchisimo la lectura, me sentí acompañada y conecté con los personajes. Sin embargo sentí que no me dejaron respuestas. Puede ser tal vez por la forma de escribir que tiene SK, que aun no logro descifrarla o por otras circunstancias que dejé pasar por alto en la lectura.
Sentí que el enigma quedó inconcluso, muchisimas cosas por resolver. Las desapariciones. El querer saber qué había, con mas desarrollo, del otro lado.
Leí este durante 3 meses, aproximadamente, mientras iba en el colectivo para ir a la universidad. Disfruté muchisimo la lectura, me sentí acompañada y conecté con los personajes. Sin embargo sentí que no me dejaron respuestas. Puede ser tal vez por la forma de escribir que tiene SK, que aun no logro descifrarla o por otras circunstancias que dejé pasar por alto en la lectura.
Sentí que el enigma quedó inconcluso, muchisimas cosas por resolver. Las desapariciones. El querer saber qué había, con mas desarrollo, del otro lado.
It's better than Dreamcatcher and Tommyknocker's, but that doesn't mean it's a good book. Overall I just like the way this story was handled, because it took I'll far too seriously given how the plot went. It's had an interesting beginning, but it lacked the proper execution. In the end, it was pretty forgettable.