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Conte de fées by Stephen King

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sammyem's review against another edition

A dumb man recommended this dumb book to me and then dumped me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Seriously don’t bother with this book, there’s a character who was cursed and has no mouth, and the main guy talks about how he would still make out with her not-mouth HELP

henne's review against another edition

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adventurous dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

collinmk's review against another edition

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2.0

First couple hundred pages had great buildup to a big reveal. After the reveal, the rest of the book is boring and somehow both unnecessarily absurd and predictable. I would still do anything for Radar though.

Favourite Quote:

"I think all worlds are magic. We just get used to it."

mgordon21's review against another edition

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4.0

Maybe one of the longest books I’ve read page-wise. Quite an adventure. The whole first half seemed to be build up but it was worth it for the relationships that were built and the way that those elements came back later at the end of the story. Considering I was looking for a book to really get lost in, I did not mind the slow build up as others have. Nah, nah, I quite enjoyed it.

avocadoo7's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

lexiesophocli's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

should’ve been two books .

you can tell stephen king is really churning them out - all of his books are longer yet don’t have the same substance as his earlier - better - works. this one was a miss from me,, 2.5 stars is even a bit generous,, it lacked depth and felt like a mishmash of narratives rolled into one undercooked “story”. also i hate hate HATEd the way charlie kept saying things along the lines of “that’s not what he said, i translated it from empirisan” .. like, we get it becky.. you’ve acclimated, you’ve done what no other american has - you learned the language of the place you visited… anyway, rant over. this book was a waste of 95% of the pages it was written on. job done. hope he retires soon before he churns out more half-done story-mill books that only appease his publisher.