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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ultimately too strange for me to really get into. And it’s not like King books are ever really normal. This one was just not my flavor. But as always, King’s ability to write about meaningful friendships is something that really pulls the reader in. I would say this is probably an objectively good book that just wasn’t for me.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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:
Yes
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can definitely see why King doesn’t like this too much. Not only is it bloated and desperately in need of an edit, it moves at a glacial pace through past and present in a way that bogs down any momentum. All the while I’m thinking of all the elements on the page - psychic children, childhood and the friends we make - that are but pale imitation of King’s previous work. Kind of like how there’s always a writer - but here it’s one half IT / one half The Tommyknockers.
I feel like DREAMCATCHER is something that needed to be written by Stephen King FOR Stephen King, as a way to process the horrifying experience he went through — threads of which are worked into the character of Jonesy - but it just doesn’t work as a novel for me. It’s simply too long and too meandering and too silly. My 14 year old self would’ve loved it but as an adult I just can’t.
There’s glimpses of his amazing ability to capture characters in a way that touches the heart - but it’s outweighed by horrible pacing, absurd villains boarding on parody and a thin story that barely generates suspense or intrigue.
I feel like DREAMCATCHER is something that needed to be written by Stephen King FOR Stephen King, as a way to process the horrifying experience he went through — threads of which are worked into the character of Jonesy - but it just doesn’t work as a novel for me. It’s simply too long and too meandering and too silly. My 14 year old self would’ve loved it but as an adult I just can’t.
There’s glimpses of his amazing ability to capture characters in a way that touches the heart - but it’s outweighed by horrible pacing, absurd villains boarding on parody and a thin story that barely generates suspense or intrigue.
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
La mia seconda impressione è sovrapponibile alla prima del lontano 2001. A me il libro è piaciuto e credo sia uno dei più sottovalutati dello zio. Duddits è semplicemente adorabile, ogni scena in cui c'è lui è commovente e divertente e . La Torre Nera non viene nominata nemmeno una volta, ma non vi sembra che ...com'è possibile essere fan del Re e non amare questo libro??? Ok, la storia è ingenua e gli alieni non sono così credibili ma .
Vabbè, insomma m'è piaciuto e 4 stelle sono un po' esagerate ma a natale siamo tutti più buoni!!!
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le sue ultime parole sono devastanti ma sono parole d'amoreSpoiler
tutto gridi lei? Dall'acchiappasogni e i suoi fili che sono come i livelli della torre, a Duddits che mi ricorda troppo Sheemie e infatti mi dà le stesse sensazioni di purezza e dolcezza e mi commuove, a loro cinque che sono praticamente un ka-tet indissolubileSpoiler
la battaglia di Jonesy nella sua mente contro Mr Gray è poco meno che epicaVabbè, insomma m'è piaciuto e 4 stelle sono un po' esagerate ma a natale siamo tutti più buoni!!!