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dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
An ok collection. Stephen King should NOT read his own stuff though. He has quite a monotonous reading voice.
Another delightful collection of stories that range from creepy to just plain weird. I absolutely enjoyed this book and I highly recommend it to both old fans of Mr. King and new ones as well. I really liked how each story had a little anecdote at the beginning that explains the authors inspiration for the story that follows, or even just allows the reader a brief glimpse into the mindset he was in when the story was written.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
- Mile 81 | Crazy, Whimsical but still a spooky. | 3.5/5
- Premium Harmony | Short, sweet creepy | 3/5
- Batman And Robin Have An Altercation | Dark, depressing but also heartfelt | 4/5
- The Dune | A really cool scary tale. | 4.5/5
- A Death | Genuinely an incredible read.| 5/5
- Morality | A really cool concept | 3.5/5
- The Bone Church | Really cool and eerie | 3.5/5
- Afterlife | Fucked in the best way | 4.5/5
- UR | Really enjoyed this crazy one | 4/5
- Herman Wouk Is Still Alive | A real down but great | 4/5
- Blockade Billy | Completely up my alley, great | 5/5
- Tommy | Seems fine, not very memorable | 2.5/5
- Little Green God Of Agony | Pretty alright not too bad | 3/5
- That Bus In Another World | Really Really Good | 4/5
- Drunken Fireworks | A wild but enjoyable time | 3.5/5
- Bad Little Kid | Really Scary and Good Story | 4.5/5
- Mister Yummy | A pretty nice story | 4/5
- Obits | Pretty Fucked, Loved it | 4/5
- Summer Thunder | Not as memorable but nice | 3/5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder
another stephen king book that never failed to hold my interest. quite literally the king of short stories. such a versatile writer who continually defies genres in his work. really enjoyed reading about his writing process and creative mind in the excerpts before each story about his inspiration.
This is King being King. It's not his best collection to-date, but it's still a solid read. This one was slow going for me as I wanted to savor it -- collections of short stories from him don't come along often enough.
slow-paced
Many short stories. Some were great, some were meh (IMO).