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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
Was reading this for my book club, barely made it to the halfway point on a 3x speed audiobook. Hated this, hate Stephen King, will only remember bad things about this book. The antithesis to War and Peace (and how DARE u reference Tolstoy Stephen King) in which one white man is the most important and influential person in the universe, who is tasked with saving another white man who is supposedly also the most important being in the universe, and their roles are so important that nothing will function without them. Oh, coincidence that the protagonist is also a middle-aged writer from Maine? Yeah no.
What will really stick with me is when the main character grabs the "bazongas" of his love interest upon their first meeting, a woman whose most interesting traits are that she's clumsy and also tall. Screw Stephen King.
What will really stick with me is when the main character grabs the "bazongas" of his love interest upon their first meeting, a woman whose most interesting traits are that she's clumsy and also tall. Screw Stephen King.
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-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
Interesting premise and it's refreshing to read a book written by someone with a command of language and and appreciation for sentence structure. But still.....Too Damn Long. And ultimately not very satisfying.
I am a fast reader so I didn't spend a lot of time on this book but I can't say I'd recommend it to anyone else.
I am a fast reader so I didn't spend a lot of time on this book but I can't say I'd recommend it to anyone else.
Definitely a page-turner; after the first 100 pages, I couldn't put it down. That said, there were things that bothered me about the plot set-up, and I really didn't like the ending. Too hurried. An interesting premise, but I had the feeling that King didn't know how this book was going to end either, and what he came up with is unsatisfying. Almost gave it two stars, but upped to three because it really did captivate me all week.
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
why am I so sad after reading this book? life is so unfair :( I got bittersweet feelings, I guess like life itself. It always amazes me how Stephen King keeps writing stories like this, with all the research and details and it shows how much of a great writer he is, this book is amazing, there's no way you'll convince me this didn't actually happen, it's just so real ..