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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
It took me forever to read because it was so heavy (literally).
As with many famous authors, their words become gold. I love the early Stephen King. It was very tightly edited. This book had a great story that rambled waaay too much.
As with many famous authors, their words become gold. I love the early Stephen King. It was very tightly edited. This book had a great story that rambled waaay too much.
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Better than I expected, but could've been shorter. And a few too many characters to keep track of.
2⭐: This is the lowest I've rated a Stephen King book thus far. Am I upset by it? Yes, yes I am.
In this story, we follow along many, many characters during a time when women are falling asleep and not waking up, except for one special woman named Evie Black.
This story had such a powerful message on how there is normally no "hero," and discusses important topics within feminism. I loved this aspect of the book. However, the rest falls pretty flat.
People complain about the amount of characters, and I agree that there are a lot, but I didn't have much of a problem with this. I enjoyed the third person omniscient point of view. Being able to see the thoughts of so many different characters, including a lovely fox, was great. Alas, this is where my compliments end.
There were just too many pages. This story probably could've fit into 300 pages, but instead it was over 700. I listened to this as an audiobook, and it still was too long. I probably would've given up if I was reading the physical copy. I could definitely tell that Stephen King was in this story, but there was something off, which is where Owen King comes in. Don't get me wrong, being able to read a book written by my favorite author and his son is great, but I wish it was executed well.
Originally, this novel was written as a script for a TV, and you can definitely tell. This story would've worked much better and been more entertaining as a series. The story just drags on too much for only a few parts that are relevant to the story at hand, and the story in question is, well... questionable. The last third of the book didn't feel well executed, and I think the ending could've been more impactful, but it fell flat like most of the book.
The Kings make it seem like a world where there is only women is perfect, but, as I'm sure most of you know, this wouldn't happen. Women can also be criminals and mean people. I will admit that I would prefer a world with all women any day to just men, but they aren't immune to being bad and causing problems.
Also, there were some political opinions within the book that I felt were unnecessary. When I'm reading, I pretend we are in a different United States, so it kind of breaks the mood when authors start talking about political figures. Thanks Stevie, but we didn't need it. Then again, it could've been Owen. Who knows.
Overall, I enjoyed the message, but the long, long story was lacking.
The audiobook for this book was great, and the narrator was fantastic. Her voice was great, and I loved how she had a different voice for each character. I could tell who was speaking just based on her voice. I need to listen to more books she narrates ASAP. She was better than the book. She gets five stars.
In this story, we follow along many, many characters during a time when women are falling asleep and not waking up, except for one special woman named Evie Black.
This story had such a powerful message on how there is normally no "hero," and discusses important topics within feminism. I loved this aspect of the book. However, the rest falls pretty flat.
People complain about the amount of characters, and I agree that there are a lot, but I didn't have much of a problem with this. I enjoyed the third person omniscient point of view. Being able to see the thoughts of so many different characters, including a lovely fox, was great. Alas, this is where my compliments end.
There were just too many pages. This story probably could've fit into 300 pages, but instead it was over 700. I listened to this as an audiobook, and it still was too long. I probably would've given up if I was reading the physical copy. I could definitely tell that Stephen King was in this story, but there was something off, which is where Owen King comes in. Don't get me wrong, being able to read a book written by my favorite author and his son is great, but I wish it was executed well.
Originally, this novel was written as a script for a TV, and you can definitely tell. This story would've worked much better and been more entertaining as a series. The story just drags on too much for only a few parts that are relevant to the story at hand, and the story in question is, well... questionable. The last third of the book didn't feel well executed, and I think the ending could've been more impactful, but it fell flat like most of the book.
The Kings make it seem like a world where there is only women is perfect, but, as I'm sure most of you know, this wouldn't happen. Women can also be criminals and mean people. I will admit that I would prefer a world with all women any day to just men, but they aren't immune to being bad and causing problems.
Also, there were some political opinions within the book that I felt were unnecessary. When I'm reading, I pretend we are in a different United States, so it kind of breaks the mood when authors start talking about political figures. Thanks Stevie, but we didn't need it. Then again, it could've been Owen. Who knows.
Overall, I enjoyed the message, but the long, long story was lacking.
The audiobook for this book was great, and the narrator was fantastic. Her voice was great, and I loved how she had a different voice for each character. I could tell who was speaking just based on her voice. I need to listen to more books she narrates ASAP. She was better than the book. She gets five stars.
Interesting theme and characters..... mostly. But did it really need to be 700+ pages?!?
I didn't like anything in this book, except for the single use of the word 'evermore' on page 630, briefly reminding me that I'd rather spend my time listening to Taylor Swift.
interesting plot, great characters, it seems like there is too much or not enough of fantasy elements.
And I would say the ending is tiny bit idealistic =)
And I would say the ending is tiny bit idealistic =)
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
While there are far too many characters in this book, the symbolism is at times shoved down your throat and it was overall a tad too long, it was still an enjoyable ride that tackled some big (and important) themes and issues; not perfectly in every way; but pretty well.
I thought the concept was really cool but this book was unnecessarily long. There were also way too many characters and I struggled to remember who's who. Maybe this would have been easier to consume as a TV show or movie...