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kreuz's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
itsgoodtobea's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
urlphantomhive's review against another edition
3.0
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I hadn't heard of this story before, but it came with Secret Window, Secret Garden and therefore I just had to read this one as well.
I won't say what's happening, because the confusion that especially plays a very important role in the first part of the book is the best part. Believe me when I say it's confusing, but interesting nevertheless.
It was an enjoyable read, but I wasn't blown away by it. There are some creepy moments, but I thought the ending wasn't really satisfying.
I hadn't heard of this story before, but it came with Secret Window, Secret Garden and therefore I just had to read this one as well.
I won't say what's happening, because the confusion that especially plays a very important role in the first part of the book is the best part. Believe me when I say it's confusing, but interesting nevertheless.
It was an enjoyable read, but I wasn't blown away by it. There are some creepy moments, but I thought the ending wasn't really satisfying.
villyidol's review against another edition
4.0
2021 re-read:
Heh, I'm an idiot. You see, I read this book back in 2016 when I was young (*cough*) and stupid. Not only did I not enjoy it, I have even gone so far as to mention it frequently as an example of SK books that are crap. Well, it is not. Oops?
We are reading King's collection [b: Four Past Midnight|133266|Four Past Midnight|Stephen King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1321023197l/133266._SY75_.jpg|1733095] in one of my groups right now. And I've been in the mood for something that takes place on an airplane or at an airport for quite some time now, so I thought, let's give it another try. Thank God my idiocy is not permanent. Apparently. Because this was fun.
A couple of people wake up during a commercial flight from LA to Boston and realize that while they were sleeping the crew and the other passengers have disappeared. What has happened? Well, that's the question, and as long as the answer isn't clear this story is super intriguing. To speculate about this was a lot of fun. Because I'm not only an idiot, I have also the ability to completely wipe any story from my memory.
It's true that when we are getting the answers, leave the land of sanity behind for a while and the whole thing is less and less grounded in reality the book isn't great. Or maybe it is just less enjoyable to me because of personal preferences. But when the characters are trying to find a way out of their situation and the story is nearing its conclusion I was again enjoying myself quite a bit. And the ending is actually rather cool.
So, yeah, I've changed my mind about this one.
3.5 stars. And I'm even rounding it up.
Now I'm curious to see what I'll be thinking about the other story that I've already read/rated/reviewed and if that will end up being less embarrassing.
Old idiotic review:
I once owned the paperback edition of this one but gave it away.
What the blurb doesn’t mention is that this is a collection of two stories. In addition to Langoliers it also contains Secret Window, Secret Garden (King’s collection [b: Four Past Midnight|133266|Four Past Midnight|Stephen King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1321023197l/133266._SY75_.jpg|1733095], in which both stories are included along with The Sun Dog and The Library Police wasn’t available in German until 2016 – a mere 26 years after its original publication).
My rating is only for Langoliers (322 pages), which has been a huge letdown for me at the time. Back in 2016 this was only the second Stephen King novel I had ever read - the first one being [b: Needful Things|107291|Needful Things|Stephen King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1315767817l/107291._SY75_.jpg|1812101]. Well, I love Needful Things and thought that Langoliers was crap. A sign of things to come for my relationship with this author.
Of course I very much enjoyed Secret Window, Secret Garden then and couldn’t make up my mind how to rate the book as a whole. So, I didn’t. Like I said, the blurb doesn’t even mention the second story and I guess it isn’t included in the original language edition either.
So, all this to say that I think that Langoliers sucked. And that my rating for the other story is to be found somewhere else.
Sorry.
Heh, I'm an idiot. You see, I read this book back in 2016 when I was young (*cough*) and stupid. Not only did I not enjoy it, I have even gone so far as to mention it frequently as an example of SK books that are crap. Well, it is not. Oops?
We are reading King's collection [b: Four Past Midnight|133266|Four Past Midnight|Stephen King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1321023197l/133266._SY75_.jpg|1733095] in one of my groups right now. And I've been in the mood for something that takes place on an airplane or at an airport for quite some time now, so I thought, let's give it another try. Thank God my idiocy is not permanent. Apparently. Because this was fun.
A couple of people wake up during a commercial flight from LA to Boston and realize that while they were sleeping the crew and the other passengers have disappeared. What has happened? Well, that's the question, and as long as the answer isn't clear this story is super intriguing. To speculate about this was a lot of fun. Because I'm not only an idiot, I have also the ability to completely wipe any story from my memory.
It's true that when we are getting the answers, leave the land of sanity behind for a while and the whole thing is less and less grounded in reality the book isn't great. Or maybe it is just less enjoyable to me because of personal preferences. But when the characters are trying to find a way out of their situation and the story is nearing its conclusion I was again enjoying myself quite a bit. And the ending is actually rather cool.
So, yeah, I've changed my mind about this one.
3.5 stars. And I'm even rounding it up.
Now I'm curious to see what I'll be thinking about the other story that I've already read/rated/reviewed and if that will end up being less embarrassing.
Old idiotic review:
I once owned the paperback edition of this one but gave it away.
What the blurb doesn’t mention is that this is a collection of two stories. In addition to Langoliers it also contains Secret Window, Secret Garden (King’s collection [b: Four Past Midnight|133266|Four Past Midnight|Stephen King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1321023197l/133266._SY75_.jpg|1733095], in which both stories are included along with The Sun Dog and The Library Police wasn’t available in German until 2016 – a mere 26 years after its original publication).
My rating is only for Langoliers (322 pages), which has been a huge letdown for me at the time. Back in 2016 this was only the second Stephen King novel I had ever read - the first one being [b: Needful Things|107291|Needful Things|Stephen King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1315767817l/107291._SY75_.jpg|1812101]. Well, I love Needful Things and thought that Langoliers was crap. A sign of things to come for my relationship with this author.
Of course I very much enjoyed Secret Window, Secret Garden then and couldn’t make up my mind how to rate the book as a whole. So, I didn’t. Like I said, the blurb doesn’t even mention the second story and I guess it isn’t included in the original language edition either.
So, all this to say that I think that Langoliers sucked. And that my rating for the other story is to be found somewhere else.
Sorry.
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