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4.42 AVERAGE
4.42 AVERAGE
Surprisingly this is was my first ever Stephen King novel, and I can now see why he's just such a popular author.
I'm in love with the film by the same name, and the book has made me enjoy the story even more.
A fantastic, absorbing read from the mind of a talented man.
I'm in love with the film by the same name, and the book has made me enjoy the story even more.
A fantastic, absorbing read from the mind of a talented man.
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
The book, different from the usual cultural expectation of Stephen King, is not scary. It is not attempting to be scary. It is a rumination more on prejudiced people in a corrupted system of justice wrestling with the consequences of that. There is no great escape, no fantasy of getting John out and letting him roam, the horror of it comes from that there is no way to stop what has been put in place. They know he didn't do it, they know he is a good person but they still have to roll on two and fry him until he is dead.
Everyone who reads the book knows, I imagine, that he dies. They've watched the movie or simply heard "boss, I don't like the dark" and know that, at the end, John will die. It's knowing that Jekyll is Hyde. The book then becomes all that surrounds that; the fact that John is innocent, the journey to discover that, and what that means for the people whose job it is to execute John.
Everyone who reads the book knows, I imagine, that he dies. They've watched the movie or simply heard "boss, I don't like the dark" and know that, at the end, John will die. It's knowing that Jekyll is Hyde. The book then becomes all that surrounds that; the fact that John is innocent, the journey to discover that, and what that means for the people whose job it is to execute John.
So much disturbing & unsettling imagery. This had me on my toes for so much of it, it’s quite the page turner. Now I have to sit with my unease & wait for someone to watch the movie with me.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Oh. My. Goodness.
I read these in the original form, the six small books. The storytelling here is captivating. Part crime drama, part supernatural something. I laughed. I cried. This is one of King's finest pieces of work.
The movie was also great too.
I read these in the original form, the six small books. The storytelling here is captivating. Part crime drama, part supernatural something. I laughed. I cried. This is one of King's finest pieces of work.
The movie was also great too.
Feel like Mr Jingles should have bit Percy and gave him rabies or something
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix