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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
True to form, Stephen King all the way. I really enjoyed getting to know the little town of Castle Rock and it's inhabitants.
If I were to start my journey through King's over I would definitely read in order of books published. There were a few references to It, Different Seasons[The Body], Cujo, The Dark Half and The Dead Zone(sorry if I missed any) which I have only read It.
If I were to start my journey through King's over I would definitely read in order of books published. There were a few references to It, Different Seasons[The Body], Cujo, The Dark Half and The Dead Zone(sorry if I missed any) which I have only read It.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Yay, book 1 of 2022!!
I really enjoyed the concept of this books: typical small town and a new shop opens up—a where the thing you want most (but maybe you don’t know you want it) is for sale. But the cost is not in money, but in little tricks you play on seemingly random people throughout the small town.
I guess the reason keeping me from giving this 5 stars is the length of this book. It seemed to drag forever. King is a great writer, obvi, but I thought this book didn’t need to be 802 pages long. We don’t need to follow every waking second with these characters.
The ending also fell flat for me. Nothing is really solved. Alan Pangborn just randomly gets these god-like powers to scare Gaunt away??? Seems convenient.
Bummed by the execution, but the concept and the characters kept me invested enough to finish.
I really enjoyed the concept of this books: typical small town and a new shop opens up—a where the thing you want most (but maybe you don’t know you want it) is for sale. But the cost is not in money, but in little tricks you play on seemingly random people throughout the small town.
I guess the reason keeping me from giving this 5 stars is the length of this book. It seemed to drag forever. King is a great writer, obvi, but I thought this book didn’t need to be 802 pages long. We don’t need to follow every waking second with these characters.
The ending also fell flat for me. Nothing is really solved. Alan Pangborn just randomly gets these god-like powers to scare Gaunt away??? Seems convenient.
Bummed by the execution, but the concept and the characters kept me invested enough to finish.
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I had to finish this one in several instalments as it takes a long time to set up.. but well worth it to see King pull all the threads together at the end and paint such a horrifying picture. A lot of triggers in this one as you may expect.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Suicide, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Car accident
Minor: Animal death, Pedophilia, Excrement, Vomit
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes