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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
I enjoyed Sleeping Beauties. I’ve read where people have complained that the ending is another Stephen King mess (see Under the Dome), but I disagree. Yes, it wrapped up quickly, and certain plot points could have used some additional explanation, but what I like about it is that there is no clear-cut “Oh, that’s why all this happened” moment. Was it aliens? Maybe. Was it angels? Possibly. Does it have to be all wrapped up in a neat little bow with no questions unanswered? Not at all.
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’m going to DNF the book at 547, it’s SO SLOW OMGG. Through the whole book King really pushes this man hating narrative and I found myself tabbing so many spots where the characters are being blatantly sexist. Another issue I have is how many damn POV their are jeez, calm down I don’t need to know about a fox ??? I didn’t connect with or even like ANY of the characters, partially because you could never really sit and get to know anyone. MMMM I WOULDA LET THAT STUFF SLIDE IF NOT LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE MALE CHARACTER IN THIS BOOK HAD ANGER ISSUES AND/OR WAS A COMPLETE PIG!! This book was soooo political it’s not even funny, if you aren’t a hardcore feminist you will be continuously rolling your eyes about how absolutely ridiculous it is. Ugh I’m done talking about this stupid book 1 star 180%.
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol
Minor: Confinement, Suicide, Terminal illness
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I hated most of the characters in this book but they were well written and very nuanced, most of them were just terrible people or they were terrible in the way most people are. All of them flawed all of them interesting a good book over all.
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
What would happen if all the women fell asleep and got transported to an alternate universe leaving all the men behind with no one to make their sandwiches and or iron their shirts (seriously do people still iron)? This book asks a lot of interesting questions but takes way too long to come to the conclusion. The gender representation feels a bit dated and stereotyped which is probably why it was set in Appalachia (don't hate, I am from there) and not in a more urban location where both sides would likely have fared better at figuring stuff out rather than resorting to all out warfare. The gore felt gratuitous but was probably necessary for the old school King fans but the story would have been fine (better in my opinion) with out it. Do not read the list of characters in the beginning only about 1/3 of them are important and a bunch of them do not matter at all. I might have given the story 4 stars if it had been shorter.
The concept is very interesting, but it kind of drags on and it feels like nothing happens. Also suffers from Stephen King can't write an ending syndrome. It's okay.