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labunnywtf's review
4.0
I genuinely enjoyed reading this. There's a lot of Stephen King I've never read, including some that have come out since the last edition of this book was published. I would like to see them cover 11/22/63, for one.
This book makes me want to re-read every King book I read when I was 9, 10, 11, and pick up the ones I haven't. Like, say, the entire Dark Tower series. And because I read these so young, the big plot I remember, and maybe a few random bits, but the details have been lost to me. So to see how each story is intertwined, and the references to other stories, was just nifty.
Recommendable to King fans, that's for sure.
This book makes me want to re-read every King book I read when I was 9, 10, 11, and pick up the ones I haven't. Like, say, the entire Dark Tower series. And because I read these so young, the big plot I remember, and maybe a few random bits, but the details have been lost to me. So to see how each story is intertwined, and the references to other stories, was just nifty.
Recommendable to King fans, that's for sure.
bibliobethreads's review
3.0
I found this to be an informative re-hashing of most of Stephen kings work although I didn't find out anything I didn't already know. Good for the super fan like myself if you want a reminder of the stories.
amyl88's review
4.0
I picked this up on a whim at Half Price the other night. I really love Stephen King's writing style; the problem is I don't like some of the actual stories themselves. Well, most of the short stories I like but the crazy novels, like IT, well, they're really just not my cup of tea. But this book explores the idea that all (or most) of King's novels and stories are interconnected and all are leading up to a final big clash between good and evil. The Dark Tower series is the focal point of the book and of this final confrontation. I have not read any of this series, but I'm kind of thinking it might be worth a look. This book points out all the connections in the books and stories and essentially what each one means. Like, for example, Pop Merrill runs a store in Castle Rock that is destroyed by fire in the novella "Sun Dog". Pop is the father of Ace Merrill, the bully in the novella "The Body" (Stand by Me). The fire that destroyed Pop's store is mentioned in Needful Things. Ace is also in that book. Just interesting things like that. I am really enjoying this so far.
slapshottechnology's review against another edition
4.0
Great review of all the SK books and how they fit together. Nice read.
theneverendingtbr's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
"I am coming to understand that Roland's world actually contains all the others of my making"
The worlds and universes King has created are, in reality, one world, one universe.
This is basically a road map to this universe which examines all of Stephen King's work including novels, short stories, movies and includes in-depth story analyses, little-known facts, and how the plots, themes, characters, and conflicts intertwine.
There's a few chapters I skipped because I've read 52 of his 77 of his books and didn't want spoilers.
So my final thoughts on this book are, this is the best book of it's kind and I'll be referring back to it for quite sometime; I already knew a lot of the stuff in it but there was a lot that I learned and it was very informative and interesting.
Definitely worth the money.
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