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abbym08's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.75
mmoshier's review
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
kaebirdie's review against another edition
3.0
Sticking with three stars. Some elements I love, and some I just can't deal with. If you consider that this book is a little like a Rose Madder/Bag of Bones/Secret Window mashup, you'll get the jist.
simmyzee's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
invalid_username's review against another edition
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
I- what? It just wasn't good. That's it. That's the review. Not awful, but not good.
christa_amnell's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
jimbowen0306's review against another edition
3.0
"Lisey's Story" by Stephen King today and I can't stress strongly enough how much I didn't like this book. I've attempted to post four times now, so who knows, maybe big business has control over the internet after all.
The book is about Lisey Landon (it's pronounced LeeSee) and her husband Scot, a wildly successful sometime horror book author who lives in Maine (sound like anyone we know?). Unlike King, however, Scot Landon is critically acclaimed, dead and able, it seems, to send messages to Lisey from the "other side."
The book irritated me for a few reasons. On a personal note, it irritated me was the name Lisey. You give that sort of nickname to a 7 or 8 year old kid. Not a fully grown 50 year old. It's an irrational reason I know, but a reason all the same.
The second reason why it irritated me is because of the relationship between the couple. I like "relationships of equals" and this relationship wasn't one of them. All the power lay in the guys hands, and that makes me uncomfortable.
Finally, the book reminded me of three previous King books, The Black House, The Talisman, and Bag of Bones. For those of you who are big King fans (or haven't read those books), this might not be a problem, but for the rest of us it was a little frustrating.
The book is about Lisey Landon (it's pronounced LeeSee) and her husband Scot, a wildly successful sometime horror book author who lives in Maine (sound like anyone we know?). Unlike King, however, Scot Landon is critically acclaimed, dead and able, it seems, to send messages to Lisey from the "other side."
The book irritated me for a few reasons. On a personal note, it irritated me was the name Lisey. You give that sort of nickname to a 7 or 8 year old kid. Not a fully grown 50 year old. It's an irrational reason I know, but a reason all the same.
The second reason why it irritated me is because of the relationship between the couple. I like "relationships of equals" and this relationship wasn't one of them. All the power lay in the guys hands, and that makes me uncomfortable.
Finally, the book reminded me of three previous King books, The Black House, The Talisman, and Bag of Bones. For those of you who are big King fans (or haven't read those books), this might not be a problem, but for the rest of us it was a little frustrating.
jimbowen0306's review against another edition
3.0
I reread this book recently, and I still couldn't get into this book. It occurs over a few days, two years after Lisey's husband dies(fyi, it's pronounced Leesee) . He was a mystical person, who could jump between worlds (sound like another King book anyone?), had a screwed up childhood, but became a successful author all the same.
Lisey hasn't done much with her husband's old papers since is death (he's sufficiently significant to warrant interest by universities and the crazies who see the mystical in his work), and this book focuses on Lisey having to deal with someone who has taken an overly personal interest in those papers, telling us about Scott's past, and a sister who has her own issues. The denouement of part of this reminds me of another King book by the way.
It isn't a bad book, I just found myself finding the inequality of the relationship... challenging (the power lies with the guy), and the fact that I was thinking "Oh that reminds me of...." irksome, on occasions.
Lisey hasn't done much with her husband's old papers since is death (he's sufficiently significant to warrant interest by universities and the crazies who see the mystical in his work), and this book focuses on Lisey having to deal with someone who has taken an overly personal interest in those papers, telling us about Scott's past, and a sister who has her own issues. The denouement of part of this reminds me of another King book by the way.
It isn't a bad book, I just found myself finding the inequality of the relationship... challenging (the power lies with the guy), and the fact that I was thinking "Oh that reminds me of...." irksome, on occasions.
annmariematzker's review against another edition
4.0
This is a tough one. I fully admit that a lot of themes in SK’s books don’t settle well with me and its not my genre or style of book. I can fully appreciate the depth of character development and the imagery. The story itself is carefully crafted. I would classify this more on the thriller end versus horror end of things. It was a little slow to start but picked up at the end. Trigger warnings for violence against women and grief.