Reviews

The Talisman by Peter Straub, Stephen King

tempus_edax_rerum's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

2.5

Riddiculously slow start, had to reread the first 10ish % multiple times,

once it gets to wolf it gets better

 
Read bc of the relations to the dark tower series,

it wasn't worth it lol

This book probably sent me into a reading slump but i guess that's what you get for reading 12 King books in a row 🤷🏻‍♀️😃

viviloana's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

grantmumma's review against another edition

4.0

My only complaint is this could’ve been about 2-300 pages shorter. Still an incredible story, but maybe because it’s a collaboration between King and Straub, it seemed to be a little long-winded and didn’t flow well in parts. I loved the last 1/4 of the book.

Would recommend.

halleymalley1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

trevornagy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jjk2020's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

afkitzmiller's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? No

3.75

patbfer's review against another edition

5.0

This book made me company in the past few months. It is a dense and complex story, with very detailed and strong characters and a hero, our Jack-O, that proved to be a better person than most human beings. His friendship with Wolf is breathtaking and I can’t believe this story has come to an end. It may take you a while to get over the density, but as soon as you fall in love with the story and characters you won’t stop reading. I just feel an emotional emptiness with the end of The Talisman, but I will overcome it. Just like Jack-O overcame his struggles.

jenhurst's review against another edition

4.0

I think this is one of King’s best works and it’s probably because it has Peter Straub as a coauthor. It’s more of a dark fantasy and connects to the dark towers works.

krehh5's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75