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The Tommyknockers by Stephen King

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Yeah... not one of King's best, even in his own opinion. It's long-winded, and messy, sometimes lapsing into dead zones (lol) of endless digging (literally) and wheel-spinning. Some bizarre body horror ranging from the goopy (translucent skin) to the icky (teeth falling out) to the... perhaps unnecessary (uncontrollable menstruation). Not really satisfied with the ending either.

The parts I loved? Gard's struggle with alcoholism--you can tell this was part of King's struggle years, and you can feel the depths of his spiraling dysfunction and frustration on the page, cutting like a knife. Also, even in his subpar work, he continues to master the art of portraying a small town degrading, cultifying, utterly losing its mind. And the large-scale, campy craziness--it's nuts. It's memorable. It's like Trucks dialed up to 11. Very messy, very demented. In all, not great, but I'm glad I read it. 

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Flaws of characters a main focus: No

  • A crazy story all around. A bit hard to follow at times but I really great idea and execution


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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I like the idea of it, and some moments really work, but looking at the book as a whole, it's messy.

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