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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
is book is literally so good, I had an amazing time reading it as anyway the plot is amazing, even if I was a bit annoyed about the love, but I understand bit of love is never bad but romantic was not what I was going for entirely, and the end made me so sad because I thought he would have stayed in the other word instead but he went home, also I can't stop seeing him now that's he's older exactly like I saw the grandpa
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
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:
No
I don’t like reading Stephen King :(
Ok I’m still confused on why everyone was insisting he had to be quiet in the city and specifically told him not to use the gun even coming near the city and yet he was airing that bitch out. Like hello? Was it just a rumor bc the flight killer didn’t like noise bccccc it was never that serious.
Anyway, far too much pissing, shitting, and farting for any grown adult to be subjected to while reading a book. On par for Stephen king, though, so
Ok I’m still confused on why everyone was insisting he had to be quiet in the city and specifically told him not to use the gun even coming near the city and yet he was airing that bitch out. Like hello? Was it just a rumor bc the flight killer didn’t like noise bccccc it was never that serious.
Anyway, far too much pissing, shitting, and farting for any grown adult to be subjected to while reading a book. On par for Stephen king, though, so
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-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:
No
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I'm gonna get a little emotional with you here. This book hit me in the feels a lot. I grew up in a house full of Stephen King books. My parents love him. My dad usually enjoys anything he writes. The Shining is his favorite movie. I'm 30 years old, and this is the first book of Stephen King's that I've managed to read all the way through. Parts of this book are super dear to me, and it feels like this came at a very serendipitous time. Last November, we lost our family dog to cancer and it was super hard for me and my dad cuz he was our guy, our buddy. My dad is actually the one who recommended this book to me too.
While this book doesn't really do anything special or unique as far as typical fantasy stories, it hit the spot for me for personal reasons. I really enjoyed the beginning portion about Charlie kind of befriending this old man purely because he falls in love with his dog but then also growing to love the thorny old man too. I also enjoyed all the world-building of Empis though I didn't exactly love the ableist undertones of how the degenerative disease is discussed. I don't think that was the intention but I feel like it needs to be mentioned. I do think this book is a fun read if you like quest-based fantasy adventure-type books. Just be aware of that before you go in. There is also an instance of Charlie calling the only Asian character in the book Yellow Peril though Andy(the character) does call him out for being racist the second time he says this. There's also the m-slur mentioned super casually.
Also, question. I'm kind of confused about why the disease doesn't affect Charlie or didn't seem to affect Mr. Bowditch. From what the prisoners in Deep Maleen said, those who are immune to the degenerative curse making everyone gray and melty have royal blood. And while Charlie does become the promised prince that was foretold, does he actually have royal blood? Or are people from our world immune to the disease? I feel like that's the only thing that wasn't super clear to me.
While this book doesn't really do anything special or unique as far as typical fantasy stories, it hit the spot for me for personal reasons. I really enjoyed the beginning portion about Charlie kind of befriending this old man purely because he falls in love with his dog but then also growing to love the thorny old man too. I also enjoyed all the world-building of Empis though I didn't exactly love the ableist undertones of how the degenerative disease is discussed. I don't think that was the intention but I feel like it needs to be mentioned. I do think this book is a fun read if you like quest-based fantasy adventure-type books. Just be aware of that before you go in. There is also an instance of Charlie calling the only Asian character in the book Yellow Peril though Andy(the character) does call him out for being racist the second time he says this. There's also the m-slur mentioned super casually.
Also, question. I'm kind of confused about why the disease doesn't affect Charlie or didn't seem to affect Mr. Bowditch. From what the prisoners in Deep Maleen said, those who are immune to the degenerative curse making everyone gray and melty have royal blood. And while Charlie does become the promised prince that was foretold, does he actually have royal blood? Or are people from our world immune to the disease? I feel like that's the only thing that wasn't super clear to me.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
slow-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:
No