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emotional
mysterious
tense
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Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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Yet another one I loved when I was a kid and it's just not good :( I liked the first half, and the ending was just as screwed up as I remembered, but the second half was quite absurd at times. One of those things that requires a complete absence of disbelief rather than a mere suspension. Very disappointing.
EDIT: I forgot to mention the extremely frustrating typos in the Kindle version.
EDIT: I forgot to mention the extremely frustrating typos in the Kindle version.
The beginning was interesting, then it got boring for some time. But then it picked up pace and I couldn't put the book down and had to stay up until 3a.m to finish it.
Despite all of that, I couldn't see where the story was going or how it was going to end.
It was easy to connect with the characters. I liked Billy in spite of his flaws. I felt bad for Heidi, though I understood the reason for Bill's hatred towards her.
The ending left me in awe, it was perfect in my opinion.
Despite all of that, I couldn't see where the story was going or how it was going to end.
It was easy to connect with the characters. I liked Billy in spite of his flaws. I felt bad for Heidi, though I understood the reason for Bill's hatred towards her.
The ending left me in awe, it was perfect in my opinion.
Nie miałam dość wygórowanych oczekiwań co do tej lektury, jednak po przeczytaniu kilku początkowych stron nabrałam podejrzeń, że będzie to niezwykle ciekawa i pełna napięć historia głównego bohatera, który w wyniku nieszczęśliwego splotu wydarzeń podejmuje próbę zdjęcia z siebie klątwy rzuconej przez starego Cygana, będącą główną przyczyną szybkiej utraty kilogramów.
Zamysł historii sam w sobie ciekawy jednak zabrakło tutaj głębszego wejścia w świat kultury Romów, nie mamy też okazji poznać bliżej postaci innych bohaterów tej jednowątkowej powieści, ponieważ od samego początku ma się styczność tylko z tym głównym, Billym Halleckiem, i właściwie przez całą tą powieściową narrację jesteśmy "przyklejeni" tylko do niego. Reszta postaci mało wyrazista i właściwe "uszła w tłoku" z wyjątkiem Ginelliego, będącą tutaj jedyną i chyba najciekawszą postacią "z pazurem".
Mimo przewidywalności tej stricte 'kingowskiej" fabuły, zakończenie zaskakuje choć po końcowych "sennych majakach" Billy'ego można było wysnuć przypuszczenie o zakończeniu historii w taki sposób. Ja nie wysnułam - za bardzo skupiłam się na fabule do momentu, dopóki nie poznałam zakończenia, a te nie dość, że pozostawia czytelnikowi pole do wyobraźni, to jeszcze "smakuje" jak finałowy, cygański placek z truskawkami czyli- wybornie!
Zamysł historii sam w sobie ciekawy jednak zabrakło tutaj głębszego wejścia w świat kultury Romów, nie mamy też okazji poznać bliżej postaci innych bohaterów tej jednowątkowej powieści, ponieważ od samego początku ma się styczność tylko z tym głównym, Billym Halleckiem, i właściwie przez całą tą powieściową narrację jesteśmy "przyklejeni" tylko do niego. Reszta postaci mało wyrazista i właściwe "uszła w tłoku" z wyjątkiem Ginelliego, będącą tutaj jedyną i chyba najciekawszą postacią "z pazurem".
Mimo przewidywalności tej stricte 'kingowskiej" fabuły, zakończenie zaskakuje choć po końcowych "sennych majakach" Billy'ego można było wysnuć przypuszczenie o zakończeniu historii w taki sposób. Ja nie wysnułam - za bardzo skupiłam się na fabule do momentu, dopóki nie poznałam zakończenia, a te nie dość, że pozostawia czytelnikowi pole do wyobraźni, to jeszcze "smakuje" jak finałowy, cygański placek z truskawkami czyli- wybornie!
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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1.0⭐ Didn't Age Well
There's some validity to the fact that some of the statements coming out in this book, though ugly, still need to be exercised from their author. I've written some books I'm not proud of, but that still served my mind and soul.
I was lucky enough not to have to have a deadline on all those early works.
King monetized and sold some of his worst thoughts to the entire world. Maybe it's because I'm fat, maybe it's the slurs, maybe it's that the ending punished the bad characters but still somehow didn't correct its own cruelty. Maybe writing under Bachman left him feeling free to reveal some uglier sides to his worldview...this just doesn't work for me.
We're very lucky to have Stephen King, and a lot of us are a world or two better for growing up on his work. Thinner just didn't work for me. If it's your favorite, I am so sorry. I could see where this story could work with some modernization, but as is, it just came off cruel.
I still love King. I even like parts of this story, but my rating is for my overall experience. There's plenty more on the shelf that have much better things to say.
There's some validity to the fact that some of the statements coming out in this book, though ugly, still need to be exercised from their author. I've written some books I'm not proud of, but that still served my mind and soul.
I was lucky enough not to have to have a deadline on all those early works.
King monetized and sold some of his worst thoughts to the entire world. Maybe it's because I'm fat, maybe it's the slurs, maybe it's that the ending punished the bad characters but still somehow didn't correct its own cruelty. Maybe writing under Bachman left him feeling free to reveal some uglier sides to his worldview...this just doesn't work for me.
We're very lucky to have Stephen King, and a lot of us are a world or two better for growing up on his work. Thinner just didn't work for me. If it's your favorite, I am so sorry. I could see where this story could work with some modernization, but as is, it just came off cruel.
I still love King. I even like parts of this story, but my rating is for my overall experience. There's plenty more on the shelf that have much better things to say.
dark
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:
Yes
That was a disappointment. Probably my least favorite SK book to date. I had seen the movie adaptation and thought it wasn’t good but was hopeful the source material was better. It was not. I found it to be very dull and meandering. I didn’t care about any of the characters. Such a shame because the concept had real promise.
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated