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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
dark
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
Just a decent spooky book… was gonna rate it 3 stars but the ending was really good and surprising!
dark
mysterious
fast-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
Not wonderful but at least it wasn't as bloated as some of his later works. Several of his later works should have been much thinner.
I had a surprisingly hard time putting this down. Someone described it to me as a "lesser" Stephen King work, which is true, and I noticed it was written as a 'Richard Bachman' book. (Oh, if only I knew someone that has read almost every Stephen King book and could tell me why he wrote under a pseudonym after becoming an established author.)
The book is slowly paced but still someone captivating. Sadly the end seemed very rushed -- it was a good enough ending, but fast and anticlimactic.
The book is slowly paced but still someone captivating. Sadly the end seemed very rushed -- it was a good enough ending, but fast and anticlimactic.
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It was gripping and points and i really enjoyed the third quarter of the story but ultimately not the ending i hoped for
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oof, not only is this not my favorite Stephen King book but it’s not my favorite Richard Bachman book. I don’t think I would’ve finished it if it weren’t for the podcast I want to listen to covering the story and knowing that they’re going to dislike it as much as I did.
My least favorite of King's Richard Bachman experiment, but I still found it a little better than its reputation. It's no surprise at all that this is the one that led to the pseudonym being revealed — it's so obviously his voice and his favorite settings and character types.