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jasmiinaf's review
4.0
King is one my favorite authors and I've read most of his books. I knew that he writes great short stories, but Just after Sunset was even better than what I expected. My favorite stories were The Gingerbread Girl, N. and The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates, but I enjoyed all the stories. N. was something that freaked out me the most, because the OCD symptoms were told in such a detail. Awesome book and awesome stories.
mirable's review against another edition
5.0
My favorite King short story collection since Night Shift.
thatjengirl76's review against another edition
5.0
An amazing collection of short stories by one of my favorite authors. I loved it! Even though, I bundled under the blankets a little tighter some nights, and double checked the locks.
merskishells's review against another edition
2.0
There were a couple stories in here I really liked. There were some I thought were alright. And like so many others have already said, some that I just didn't understand/like AT ALL. Honestly, if I hadn't been listening to the audiobook, I don't think I ever would have finished this. I love King's work, but this is one book I will probably pass on ever rereading.
spookybookz's review against another edition
3.0
My last read of June was Stephen Kings Just after sunset, a collection of 13 short story’s. Maybe I went in with high expectations as the last short story collection I read was Bentley Littles Collection with over 30 stories and they where frickin amazing…however don’t hate on me but I was slightly bored through out this collection
geve_'s review against another edition
3.0
I read a couple of Stephen King short story collections when I was quite young, and I can still remember a handful of those stories because they were so great (at least they were to tween me, haven't reread to confirm). King lost his luster to me when I read IT, although I have still given him a chance several more times, which has been a mistake. Some of his stuff is pretty good but most of it is not to my taste. Something I'll say about him, he is a pretty good writer. He is good at writing normal guy characters, and getting at the interior of every-man rural men. And he can format a story well and make it feel pretty real, in that it feels like real places and real people. And he's much better at writing short stories than novels. So since it's October, and my library always has King audio books available, I figured I'd borrow this and give it a shot.
It was a mistake. These were honestly very meh. Several were straight up bad. The stationary bike one was so long and not at all interesting or scary. one or two were kinda touching, which I hate. Some of these stories needed to get ot the point sooner, they dragged and gave a lot of unnecessary buildup. What's with king stories about fat people and/or people losing weight? Seems like this is a theme. In general, I didn't like these stories, although i didn't exactly hate them either, they're just generally meh. There's really not a single one that sticks out as good to me at all.
Unfortunately, the file I borrowed was slightly corrupted and there were a few stories I couldn't listen to and it looks like they might have been the good ones: The cat from hell and N. There were a couple others, but these two stuck out. One of my friends has told me about N, and based on that rec, I was pretty disappointed that it was one that I wasn't able to hear.
So based on that, this is a 2.5. Nothing particularly good here, but nothing egregiously bad either I suppose.
It was a mistake. These were honestly very meh. Several were straight up bad. The stationary bike one was so long and not at all interesting or scary. one or two were kinda touching, which I hate. Some of these stories needed to get ot the point sooner, they dragged and gave a lot of unnecessary buildup. What's with king stories about fat people and/or people losing weight? Seems like this is a theme. In general, I didn't like these stories, although i didn't exactly hate them either, they're just generally meh. There's really not a single one that sticks out as good to me at all.
Unfortunately, the file I borrowed was slightly corrupted and there were a few stories I couldn't listen to and it looks like they might have been the good ones: The cat from hell and N. There were a couple others, but these two stuck out. One of my friends has told me about N, and based on that rec, I was pretty disappointed that it was one that I wasn't able to hear.
So based on that, this is a 2.5. Nothing particularly good here, but nothing egregiously bad either I suppose.
thegoodmariner's review against another edition
3.0
It's hard to rate a collection of short stories. I think maybe 3.5 stars. Some of them are exceptional (N. is the best in the book). Some of them were a snooze.
shadowrocks8's review against another edition
3.0
First Stephen King read. Can see why he's considered a great writer. The stories were hit and miss but the hits were chilling. Will read more stephen king in the future.
defaultnamespace's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
amloth's review against another edition
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
some of the stories were really good and some were skips