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sleepygirlreads_'s review against another edition
2.0
What did I just read??? Like, no explanation what so ever. It was so random that it's so hard to focus on the story.
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A car that eats people appears out of nowhere and gets defeated by a kid and his magnifying glass??? WTF?? And it isn't that that makes me give this short story a poor rating. It's the point of view from the 10-year-pld and the 6-year-old. Their thoughts were portrayed as if they were adults and they were both swearing, the former more then the latter but still. Kids shouldn't know those words and it made their characters seem confused.prismsquare's review against another edition
5.0
“She had grown up knowing you cared for the one who had fallen and couldn’t get up. She had also grown up knowing you ate no shit—not about your hosses, your size, your line of work, or your sexual preferences. Once you started eating shit, it had a way of becoming your regular diet.”
― Stephen King, Mile 81
Really enjoyed this short story. It was definitely one of his better ones, incorporating a lot of different characters without feeling like he was getting too off track.
Something I've noticed king doing a lot in his book is like throwing in movie or tv show names and references when he's too lazy to describe a situation. Saying it's like 'Fringe' or The X Files Not a huge fan of that shit. I'd rather read a description of a scene that just read 'Oh it was like the walking dead' feels lazy to me.
But I did enjoy this one. It was an easy, quick read.
― Stephen King, Mile 81
Really enjoyed this short story. It was definitely one of his better ones, incorporating a lot of different characters without feeling like he was getting too off track.
Something I've noticed king doing a lot in his book is like throwing in movie or tv show names and references when he's too lazy to describe a situation. Saying it's like 'Fringe' or The X Files Not a huge fan of that shit. I'd rather read a description of a scene that just read 'Oh it was like the walking dead' feels lazy to me.
But I did enjoy this one. It was an easy, quick read.
csavering's review against another edition
2.0
Solid and compelling, BUT...
What an annoyingly abrupt ending. What was the point to that? Argh. My kindle said I was only at 78% too, but then I realized I forgot about the stupid preview at the end. Disappointing only because it was going so well, then BOOM, Mr. King decides to pack it in! For someone who wrote so vividly in "Misery" about being able to write yourself out of a corner, he sure didn't live up to his own expectations. Oh well... on to Mr. Mercedes.
What an annoyingly abrupt ending. What was the point to that? Argh. My kindle said I was only at 78% too, but then I realized I forgot about the stupid preview at the end. Disappointing only because it was going so well, then BOOM, Mr. King decides to pack it in! For someone who wrote so vividly in "Misery" about being able to write yourself out of a corner, he sure didn't live up to his own expectations. Oh well... on to Mr. Mercedes.
joangittel's review against another edition
3.0
Can't beat Stephen King for originality and terror. This story was good, but the end wasn't quite satisfying although maybe that was his point. A good quick read.
beentsy's review against another edition
4.0
Mr. King can still make me shudder. And that is a very good thing.
Also, I loved the little not to Christine in this story.
destinyrayburn's review against another edition
3.0
I was very into the book and all of a sudden it ended! It was anti climatic and didn't give much of an ending. I did enjoy it until the end so I gave it 3 stars but I was mad I paid $2.99 for it. If it was paperback I'd say it was worth the money but it's only in e-book form so it will always just float around in the intricate web of technology.
mishafoo's review against another edition
5.0
Just the right level of creepy. This story gives x-files combined with IT vibes. Love it.
merrysociopath's review against another edition
4.0
Io l'ho sempre detto che King riesce a prendere un qualsiasi oggetto quotidiano e a costruirci su una storia horror. Qui è una macchina, che non è di per sé una novità (prima c'erano state la Buick 8 e Christine dei romanzi omonimi), l'elemento gustoso e sorprendente è come l'elemento horror viene introdotto.
Altro punto di forza è certamente l'insieme composito e variopinto di personaggi, sui quali spiccano per vividezza e caratterizzazione, a mio parere e come spesso accade nelle storie di King, i giovanissimi Pete, Rachel e Blake.
Forse non vale i 2.99$ del prezzo (e soprattutto gli oltre 5 chiesti da quei pazzi di Amazon), ma se riuscite a procurarvelo per vie traverse, una cinquantina di pagine divertenti e piacevoli non ve le leva nessuno.
Altro punto di forza è certamente l'insieme composito e variopinto di personaggi, sui quali spiccano per vividezza e caratterizzazione, a mio parere e come spesso accade nelle storie di King, i giovanissimi Pete, Rachel e Blake.
Forse non vale i 2.99$ del prezzo (e soprattutto gli oltre 5 chiesti da quei pazzi di Amazon), ma se riuscite a procurarvelo per vie traverse, una cinquantina di pagine divertenti e piacevoli non ve le leva nessuno.