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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
dark
medium-paced
This is an interesting format for King. Somewhere between a picture book and a graphic novel lies Cycle of the Werewolf. Though I sometimes take issue with King’s tendency to write bloated books, I found myself wanting more from this short work. I suppose you can’t always have it both ways.
The book’s chapters are the months of one year in (you guessed it) a small town in Maine. Each chapter/month is a vignette detailing an encounter with the werewolf terrorizing the town, complete with illustrations interspersed throughout. The illustrations are great, I must say, and overall it’s a fun little book, but it’s not major King.
The book’s chapters are the months of one year in (you guessed it) a small town in Maine. Each chapter/month is a vignette detailing an encounter with the werewolf terrorizing the town, complete with illustrations interspersed throughout. The illustrations are great, I must say, and overall it’s a fun little book, but it’s not major King.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
You can read this in a couple of hours which I what I did. I thought it was new when I purchased it, but it’s more like they’ve given an old short story a fancy graphic novel treatment. The story is ok. It cycles through a year with a town dealing with a werewolf. One victim per month and one full colour drawing of the death. The illustrations are excellent. This was written in 1985 but this edition is pretty recent. I love Stephen king so he really can’t do much wrong by me. The story is formulaic but If you like his formula you’ll probably enjoy this.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Standard '80s King, with the trademark monster this time being a werewolf, as opposed to clown, or vampire. Well-written, if a tad repetitive when you know his other fiction; again, a small town shredded, and, again, a kid in the center. - Still, even so, an entertaining story, especially if you look for modern renditions of the motif.
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No