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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
Stephen King brilliantly takes us on a tour of the horror genre. A great nonfiction read!
challenging
informative
slow-paced
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
I'm glad I decided to give the King another chance but this time outside of horror and strictly in non fiction. It payed off, danse macabre is great and I'm glad someone convinced him to write it.
Not for me. Another attempt to venture into non-fiction and and I'm just so bored.
I'm not sure if it's because the book is now so outdated, or just because King has nothing interesting to say here. He rambles and it's all so incredibly dry. Where has his conversational tone gone? This is more like him reading the terms and conditions small print to you. The writing is so circular and there were entire chapters where I wasn't sure what he was actually talking about.
The lack of personality here, something which King is usually a master of, absolutely astounded me.
I'm not sure if it's because the book is now so outdated, or just because King has nothing interesting to say here. He rambles and it's all so incredibly dry. Where has his conversational tone gone? This is more like him reading the terms and conditions small print to you. The writing is so circular and there were entire chapters where I wasn't sure what he was actually talking about.
The lack of personality here, something which King is usually a master of, absolutely astounded me.
I had mixed reactions to this non-fiction book. As with all Stephen King books, I liked the writing style (King does an excellent job in making it feel like he's talking to you, rather than talking down to you). I also learned quite a lot about the horror genre from the period that King covers (1950-1980), a period that I had very limited knowledge.
However, I couldn't help but feel disappointed that there isn't an updated version, covering the last 3 decades. Everything here feels mostly outdated, though I now have a few more "must see" movies and books to add to my list. I also think King gets a bit too long-winded in a couple of sections, which made them tough to get through (I skimmed, more than read, the last chapter because of this).
Overall I was left wanting to read an updated version of the book, rather than the book itself.
However, I couldn't help but feel disappointed that there isn't an updated version, covering the last 3 decades. Everything here feels mostly outdated, though I now have a few more "must see" movies and books to add to my list. I also think King gets a bit too long-winded in a couple of sections, which made them tough to get through (I skimmed, more than read, the last chapter because of this).
Overall I was left wanting to read an updated version of the book, rather than the book itself.
Que se puede decir que ya no se sepa, he visto muchas de sus entrevistas y siempre me ha agradado el lado personal que le da en cada ocacion, asi que este libro es basicamente una exploracion de esto.
Sin duda se puede apreciar todo el conocimiento que tiene respecto a la fantasia, terror y ciencia ficcion y el notorio amor por el cine clase B, pienso que eso es lo mejor de esto, te permite conocer a Stephen king, es una conversacion, o como lo dice el un baile.
El unico contra es que no quede satisfecho, me hubiera gustado que profundizara mas sobre el terror en la historia, origenes o dierentes corrientes, que enfocarse es en su "actualidad" este libro salio a finales de los 70 o los 80, no estoy seguro, aunque me gustaria saber que opina sobre lo actual, aunque creo que es muy parcial sobre todo lo que sea terror, adoro straanger things pero yo no e encontre nada novedoso.
Me encantaria tener este libro en papel, lo tendria todo rayado y escrito, lo leeria de nuevo, pero solo despues de leerme los libros que me interesaron y asi por fin ver esas partes que me salte por que me spoilearian.
aaaa, y la despedia del libro jaja:
"Y creo que éste es, de verdad, el final. Gracias de nuevo por haber venido y que descansen. Pero, siendo quien soy y lo que soy, no me veo con ánimos de desearles felices sueños…"
Sin duda se puede apreciar todo el conocimiento que tiene respecto a la fantasia, terror y ciencia ficcion y el notorio amor por el cine clase B, pienso que eso es lo mejor de esto, te permite conocer a Stephen king, es una conversacion, o como lo dice el un baile.
El unico contra es que no quede satisfecho, me hubiera gustado que profundizara mas sobre el terror en la historia, origenes o dierentes corrientes, que enfocarse es en su "actualidad" este libro salio a finales de los 70 o los 80, no estoy seguro, aunque me gustaria saber que opina sobre lo actual, aunque creo que es muy parcial sobre todo lo que sea terror, adoro straanger things pero yo no e encontre nada novedoso.
Me encantaria tener este libro en papel, lo tendria todo rayado y escrito, lo leeria de nuevo, pero solo despues de leerme los libros que me interesaron y asi por fin ver esas partes que me salte por que me spoilearian.
aaaa, y la despedia del libro jaja:
"Y creo que éste es, de verdad, el final. Gracias de nuevo por haber venido y que descansen. Pero, siendo quien soy y lo que soy, no me veo con ánimos de desearles felices sueños…"