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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
Everything was really great up until about halfway, then things got too military and kinda boring. I just kept sitting there like “ok where tf is this story going” and then I just wouldn’t pick it up off the table for 2 weeks. It shouldn’t take me 2 weeks to finish any book really, so I’ll try again later.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
- Despite the general consensus I actually quite enjoyed this one. Now definitely not perfect and that Title isn’t great, but it was nevertheless a great read
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Murder
Minor: Cultural appropriation
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
This one was a King roller coaster. It started off AWESOME - incredible characters that I was really beginning to love - including some excellent child flashback stuff (a little bit of a King staple, there. Vintage King, if you will). But then the story definitely veered away from that core - not completely, but enough where it became LESS interesting, at least to me. Once the military came into it - without giving away too many plot points - I was just less engrossed in the story. Ok, from here - I'm definitely going to be mentioning at least one key spoiler - SO - if you want to be completely in the dark about the book, please stop here. If you have read it or don't care, on you go, but don't say I didn't warn you. Where was I - oh yes, a little less interesting. But then we get to Derry and we have a brief, but absolutely phenomenal IT reference. And if you love King or you love that book in particular, that was simply an incredible couple of pages. It's such a phenomenal throwback. And this one isn't even subtle - even casual fans won't miss it. I absolutely love these details - it is what makes the King universe so grand and so fulfilling as a fan. So simple, but oh so effective. I gave it an extra star just for that. And then from there until the end, I actually thought it got a lot better. Not quite as good as the beginning of the book, but definitely satisfactory. This one was actually a challenging book to read. While King does a phenomenal job explaining all the ins and outs of this crazy story to the reader, it does take a little bit of stopping and re-reading here and there to figure out, wait what just happened there? All in all, I would have loved a book just about the core group of 5 people - I really would have. So, in some ways, I felt cheated and disappointed with how it turned out. It was kind of a big character tease and kind of a waste of great characters, to me. But, by the end, it definitely came together and it was fulfilling, even though it probably wouldn't be considered one of my all time fav King books. Lastly, if you have an upset stomach, you might want to skip this one until you feel better. Chitter chitter. lol. And always follow the line. If you can see the line, always follow the line. SSDD.
Torned with this one...for the last 15 years I owned it I tried to read it pretty mutch every year, and every time it was the same. I read the first 100 padges and was into the book then it just got so confusing. Odly enough this time I tried it again and I read the entire thing...and it was not so confusing after all XD
Dreamcatcher by Stephen King get 7.4/10 stars.
Dreamcatcher by Stephen King get 7.4/10 stars.
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I read this book for the first time probably 6 years ago, after I was already obsessed with the movie since childhood. After giving it another reread, I still love it.
Did some parts drag? Sure, but given King's style, I expect it. That doesn't take away from the rest of the amazing story
Did some parts drag? Sure, but given King's style, I expect it. That doesn't take away from the rest of the amazing story
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not as bad as the internet at large wanted me to believe