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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
ZOMG!!!1!!!@!!
I don't know what more I can say about this series. King knows exactly what he's doing and how to lead you along his story (so softly and gently at first) and then it hits the fan and you're crazy and you're so worried and exalted and I held my breath so much for these characters I almost passed out.
Several things (no spoilers) in this novel made me think, Hmm, that sounds familiar, but surely not. Then later, during the denouement, I thought, Whaaa? ZOMG, no way!? What's happening? Am I real?
Any writer that can make you doubt your reality (I'm looking at you, too, Mark Danielewski) is one not to be reckoned with. Read their novels, marvel at their skill and cunning, and enjoy being part of something spectacular.
I don't know what more I can say about this series. King knows exactly what he's doing and how to lead you along his story (so softly and gently at first) and then it hits the fan and you're crazy and you're so worried and exalted and I held my breath so much for these characters I almost passed out.
Several things (no spoilers) in this novel made me think, Hmm, that sounds familiar, but surely not. Then later, during the denouement, I thought, Whaaa? ZOMG, no way!? What's happening? Am I real?
Any writer that can make you doubt your reality (I'm looking at you, too, Mark Danielewski) is one not to be reckoned with. Read their novels, marvel at their skill and cunning, and enjoy being part of something spectacular.
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Blood
Minor: Abortion
19 ve 99'un gizemi...
Kitabı bitireli 1 saat kadar oldu ama hala yapılan göndermeler ve son bölümdeki "ilginç" bağlantıları düşünüyorum. Kafamdaki sorular uzun süre zihnimi meşgul edecek gibi görünüyor. Her zamanki gibi sürükleyici, bir nefeste okunan bir eser olmuş. Yazarın eseri tamamlama sürecinde kitabı bekleyenler iyi sabretmişler dedikten sonra BURADAN SONRASI SPOİLER diyerek devam edeyim.
SPOİLER BAŞLANGICI
19 ve doksan dokuz, sayıların kurguyu getirdiği yer King'in kral değil imparator olduğunu düşündürdü. Nasıl bir zekadır ki bu kadar detayı tek aksama olmaksızın bir araya getirip oya misali işleyebilmiş.
O kapı nasıl açılacak sorusu serinin yeni kitabına başlayana kadar kafamı kurcalar da kurcalar. Ama elimdeki kitabı bitirmeden yeni esere geçmek yok, kendime söz verdim. Ya bitecek, ya bitecek. Millet serinin yeni kitaplarını beklerken yıllarca perişan olmuş ben de azıcık sabredivereyim. :)
Kitabın sonunda her zamanki gibi yazarın notu bölümü var. Esinlendiği insanlar; Kurosawa (yedi samuray), Sergio Leone, Peckinpah, Howard Hawkes ve John Sturgis gibi bambaşka dünyaları bir araya getirmesi de memnuniyet verici. "Muhtemelen Leone olmasaydı yazılamazdı. Ama diğerleri olmasa Leone'nin olup olmayacağı da tartışılır." cümlenin derinliğine bakar mısınız.
Ahh bir de bu kitapta Harry Potter'e snitch aracılığıyla selam çalışması harika bir detaydı. Çok sevdim velhasıl.
SPOİLER SONU
Kitabı bitireli 1 saat kadar oldu ama hala yapılan göndermeler ve son bölümdeki "ilginç" bağlantıları düşünüyorum. Kafamdaki sorular uzun süre zihnimi meşgul edecek gibi görünüyor. Her zamanki gibi sürükleyici, bir nefeste okunan bir eser olmuş. Yazarın eseri tamamlama sürecinde kitabı bekleyenler iyi sabretmişler dedikten sonra BURADAN SONRASI SPOİLER diyerek devam edeyim.
SPOİLER BAŞLANGICI
Spoiler
Son ana kadar Callahan'ın hikayesinin eksiğini sorguladım, şimdi bu adam gerçek mi yoksa kurgunun kurgusu mu? Kurgunun kurgusu kıvamındaki [b:Korku Ağı|18005933|Korku Ağı|Stephen King|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1433312960l/18005933._SX50_.jpg|3048937]'nı okumak şart oldu. Eyy Callahan sen kimsin ya hu? :)19 ve doksan dokuz, sayıların kurguyu getirdiği yer King'in kral değil imparator olduğunu düşündürdü. Nasıl bir zekadır ki bu kadar detayı tek aksama olmaksızın bir araya getirip oya misali işleyebilmiş.
O kapı nasıl açılacak sorusu serinin yeni kitabına başlayana kadar kafamı kurcalar da kurcalar. Ama elimdeki kitabı bitirmeden yeni esere geçmek yok, kendime söz verdim. Ya bitecek, ya bitecek. Millet serinin yeni kitaplarını beklerken yıllarca perişan olmuş ben de azıcık sabredivereyim. :)
Kitabın sonunda her zamanki gibi yazarın notu bölümü var. Esinlendiği insanlar; Kurosawa (yedi samuray), Sergio Leone, Peckinpah, Howard Hawkes ve John Sturgis gibi bambaşka dünyaları bir araya getirmesi de memnuniyet verici. "Muhtemelen Leone olmasaydı yazılamazdı. Ama diğerleri olmasa Leone'nin olup olmayacağı da tartışılır." cümlenin derinliğine bakar mısınız.
Ahh bir de bu kitapta Harry Potter'e snitch aracılığıyla selam çalışması harika bir detaydı. Çok sevdim velhasıl.
SPOİLER SONU
I know I’ve given each book in this series so far 5 stars, but to me they were captivating enough to warrant the rating. What a ride this has been so far, and I was so happy to see a familiar face from the Stephen King universe pop up.
Every time I read a Stephen King's book I remember how fast I can read a book. With all his weirdness this was (yet again) such a nice book to read!
Feels a lot quicker than 931 pages. It's basically a really long re-telling of Seven Samurai (which King acknowledges in his notes) along with a spaghetti western where the town bands together to defeat villains (name escapes me).
3 stars last time, 3 stars upon re-reading. Fun, but nothing very deep, and actually a bit of a departure from the earlier novels, a story in itself (although it does progress, slightly, the story of the Tower and the Beam).
3 stars last time, 3 stars upon re-reading. Fun, but nothing very deep, and actually a bit of a departure from the earlier novels, a story in itself (although it does progress, slightly, the story of the Tower and the Beam).
Initially, I thought this book warranted a three or three and a half star rating. But I think that's just because it felt like this book took forever to read and that's only because I've been distracted by a video game lately and haven't been reading as much. Every time I did take the time to read this book I enjoyed it thoroughly and therefore give it four stars.
I am beyond excited to hear that this series will finally be adapted to the big screen and I can only hope they don't ruin it. This is one of my all time favorite series and hopefully the movies will do it justice.
I am beyond excited to hear that this series will finally be adapted to the big screen and I can only hope they don't ruin it. This is one of my all time favorite series and hopefully the movies will do it justice.
3/5 stars, "liked it" (am I just too nice to give it two stars "it was ok"??)
Kind of feel like 2.5 stars is more appropriate.
This book, more than any of the previous in the series, made me very READY for a break from this saga when I was finished.
In the end, I kind of felt like I spent 600 pages reading slow build up to a final 20 page climax. Which is fine if that's what you want. It just takes a loooong time to get there. And, this story doesn't really feel (of course, I haven't read the future books, so I could be wrong about this) like it was necessary at all to move the larger plot along. It felt like one giant diversion that could be been avoided, or at the very lease, greatly abbreviated.
King's writing is still fun, detailed, and creative. I just felt like there was no way this book needed to be anywhere near as long as it was, and as such, I was tired of it by the end. My least favorite book in the series so far. There were about 30 pages near the end that were gripping, but the rest of the book did not feel that way.
Kind of feel like 2.5 stars is more appropriate.
This book, more than any of the previous in the series, made me very READY for a break from this saga when I was finished.
In the end, I kind of felt like I spent 600 pages reading slow build up to a final 20 page climax. Which is fine if that's what you want. It just takes a loooong time to get there. And, this story doesn't really feel (of course, I haven't read the future books, so I could be wrong about this) like it was necessary at all to move the larger plot along. It felt like one giant diversion that could be been avoided, or at the very lease, greatly abbreviated.
King's writing is still fun, detailed, and creative. I just felt like there was no way this book needed to be anywhere near as long as it was, and as such, I was tired of it by the end. My least favorite book in the series so far. There were about 30 pages near the end that were gripping, but the rest of the book did not feel that way.
I'm new to Stephen King, so the meta stuff so far has been mostly over my head. I've noticed a few homages and more than a few outright references, but if King was calling back to some of his other books I didn't notice. By the end of this one the level of meta-ness in the universe is way too hard to ignore. Coincidences or Ka? For the first half of the book I tried to think it was all coincidences, but that doesn't really add up. So I'll bite, I'll believe that this universe is an amalgamation of whatever Mr. King likes most about his work and others.
One thing that these last two books has impressed me with is the language and the slang that is so effectively introduced. It took a quarter of the book for the characters to start using the local figures of speech. It took me until three quarters, but still, internally I'm saying these weird things. I keep on almost saying "say thank you" instead of "thank you". I want to end sentences with "for the sake of your father", or "remember the face of your father". I'm still thinking "so it is", and that book was a month ago. I honestly want to use words like "sy", "palaver", "cousin" (the verb) and ka. They just feel so right. That's good writing.
One thing that these last two books has impressed me with is the language and the slang that is so effectively introduced. It took a quarter of the book for the characters to start using the local figures of speech. It took me until three quarters, but still, internally I'm saying these weird things. I keep on almost saying "say thank you" instead of "thank you". I want to end sentences with "for the sake of your father", or "remember the face of your father". I'm still thinking "so it is", and that book was a month ago. I honestly want to use words like "sy", "palaver", "cousin" (the verb) and ka. They just feel so right. That's good writing.