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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Thanks for yet another mindfuck, Mr King. My head hurts and I'm blaming my future nightmares on you.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wasn’t expecting this to be eldritch. Not mad????? Wish it was hinted at earlier
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-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:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Solid narrative, where we follow the course of the main character (Jamie) from his boyhood until he is in his senior years. We meet many characters along the way and many of these return to the narrative, some more than once. The story takes some time jumps, but there is a good recalling of what happened in the interim. There are several themes that keep the story interesting and funny at times. The story of how Jamie meets and becomes a close protege of the local minister plays a big role in the story. Also Jamie's guitar playing and experience of playing in bands is a constant thread. The story could have ended about halfway through as a "happier ever after" - but takes some big twists. Toward the end, the reader thinks that he has the ending figured out, but it takes a final twist in the end. There are elements of religion, technology, music, and thoughts of the afterlife which run through the book. There is also an element of the supernatural and the thought that we are seeing true miracles or just some unexplained science at work. Just watching the characters interacting keeps the story interesting. I almost rated the book higher, but I was not satisfied how the story ended (and ended rather abruptly).
I usually rate King low. This time I give 4 stars because, for some reason I liked the atmosphere.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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:
Yes
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Starts off really gripping. You get creepy vibes right off the bat then the story took a slow turn for me. Not a lot was going on and it dragged. Then right at the 65% mark we took a weird ass turn… ANTS. Like WTF…
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
if you ever watched the supernatural episode with the tent revival/healing preacher this is probably for you ⚡️