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daisymaytwizell's review against another edition
2.0
This has the bones of an interesting story, but oh my god the meat around them is rotting.
Dawes' average, unfulfilled but uneventful life collapses around him spectacularly, showing how fragile the veneer is around his discontent and grief. The story escalates almost outlandishly, but without too much real effort from Dawes - it could be a commentary on how easily vulnerable people can slide into an almost soap opera style kind of despair. Except it isn't that, because all of those moments are a) surrounded by nonsense details and b) explicitly stated, sometimes several times.
I'd love to cut this book down to just the interesting parts, bc the reading experience was such a slog I kept catching myself checking how much I had left to go.
Dawes' average, unfulfilled but uneventful life collapses around him spectacularly, showing how fragile the veneer is around his discontent and grief. The story escalates almost outlandishly, but without too much real effort from Dawes - it could be a commentary on how easily vulnerable people can slide into an almost soap opera style kind of despair. Except it isn't that, because all of those moments are a) surrounded by nonsense details and b) explicitly stated, sometimes several times.
I'd love to cut this book down to just the interesting parts, bc the reading experience was such a slog I kept catching myself checking how much I had left to go.
jasonlaw77's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
rmead627's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
sighclopss's review against another edition
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
liamkeith's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
mellomorissa's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
alanp's review against another edition
2.0
5/10... okay, not great - couldn't empathise with the main character.
Could have maybe been a great short story.
Could have maybe been a great short story.
midici's review against another edition
*Did not finish
I slogged through half of this before I gave up. I get that King was trying to build tension, or provide a fully fleshed out character with a good reason to start blowing up construction machines, but it was just too boring to finish.
I slogged through half of this before I gave up. I get that King was trying to build tension, or provide a fully fleshed out character with a good reason to start blowing up construction machines, but it was just too boring to finish.
colesreads2's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5