Reviews

Everything's Eventual by Stephen King

dj68's review against another edition

2.0

The last King book I read before this, was 'Bag of Bones', which I absolutely loved. But this...the opening story, 'Autopsy Room Four', was quite funny; the next one, 'The Man in the Black Suit', could have been so much more, but still delivered a few chills. The title story was somewhat interesting, and 'That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is In French' had an interesting idea...but none of them quite delivered *the punch*. I didn't read 'The Little Sisters of Eluria', since I never gave a hoot about King's Dark Tower-series, and I read 'Riding the Bullet' a couple of yeas ago, and couldn't bear going through it again...it's utter crap! Mr King has written a good deal of great books, but if you wanna read his short stories, go for 'Night Shift' or 'Skeleton Crew'. This one doesn't do him - or the readers - any justice.

mssunnyskies's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

travelingtvi's review against another edition

3.5

Some of the short stories were better than others

frogcostume's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

brownbagbargainbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious

3.0

robswell's review against another edition

2.0

Some of these stories were really great and held my interest. Some of them were so hard to stick with and not entertaining in the slightest. The bad outweighed the good for me. I WANTED to love this. But I just didn’t. 

_shayshay's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

mxmaxreads's review against another edition

Will finish eventually, but my brain is hopelessly resistant to short stories (I crave novels because I like living inside those worlds longer with a more fleshed-out plot and character development). 

kirsteen_mcc's review against another edition

5.0

I love Stephen King's short story books, and this one is no different. My favourites have to be The Man In The Black Suit, The Road Virus Heads North, 1408 and That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is In French. For me, these are the most unnerving and creepiest stories in the book. It always amazed me the way King can make you feel what the main character is feeling, and he does it brilliantly, for me, in these stories. It's definitely a must read.

anxietyberry's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

4.0