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sirensaria's review against another edition
3.0
Personally, this book could have been a LOT better. The authors really didn't go into much details in the way of science. In fact, there was very little science in the book. The authors chose too many stories to look at by King, so they really didn't have time or space to go into any depth. I think they should have chosen the most popular stories and gone into greater depth with those. Also, it was rather annoying when they added their own comments into the interviews. I really didn't care if they found something fascinating or not. I wasn't really looking for their take on anything, more on the actual science itself.
pbraue13's review against another edition
3.0
A fun little book. It did have a few mistakes that need fixing, perhaps another once over would have helped. But fun for any king fan!
dwcofer's review against another edition
5.0
“The Science of Stephen King,” by Meg Hafdahl and Kelly Florence is a wonderful, but brief, synopsis of thirty of King’s book as well as a shallow dive into the science involved in each book. As an example, clowns are discussed in the chapter on IT. Rabies in dogs is discussed in the chapter on Cujo, etc.
Many of the chapters have interviews with specialists in the scientific area under discussion in that chapter, and each chapter has numerous footnotes where the reader can go for further reading on the subject.
My only slight complaint is I wish the authors went into more detail in each chapter and had conducted longer interviews with the specialists. However, I realize if they had done that, the book would be as long as some of King’s longer works.
If you are expecting this book to be a detailed synopsis or summarization of these novels, then you will be disappointed. They go into enough detail so the reader knows the basic premise of the book under discussion, but the bulk of each chapter is the discussion of the scientific aspect of each book. If this book is of interest to you, then you have probably already read these books and do not need a detailed summary of the book.
I really enjoyed the book and thought the authors did a great job with the subject material.
Many of the chapters have interviews with specialists in the scientific area under discussion in that chapter, and each chapter has numerous footnotes where the reader can go for further reading on the subject.
My only slight complaint is I wish the authors went into more detail in each chapter and had conducted longer interviews with the specialists. However, I realize if they had done that, the book would be as long as some of King’s longer works.
If you are expecting this book to be a detailed synopsis or summarization of these novels, then you will be disappointed. They go into enough detail so the reader knows the basic premise of the book under discussion, but the bulk of each chapter is the discussion of the scientific aspect of each book. If this book is of interest to you, then you have probably already read these books and do not need a detailed summary of the book.
I really enjoyed the book and thought the authors did a great job with the subject material.
awesomelybadbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyable and informative.
This delves into various areas of science, studies, and statistics as it relates to what Stephen King has written about in his long career.
I particularly liked learning about what prompted King to write some of his stories.
I only wish it could have been longer/more in depth.
I’ll even forgive the authors for writing that Michael Myers is the one with the hockey mask!
This delves into various areas of science, studies, and statistics as it relates to what Stephen King has written about in his long career.
I particularly liked learning about what prompted King to write some of his stories.
I only wish it could have been longer/more in depth.
I’ll even forgive the authors for writing that Michael Myers is the one with the hockey mask!