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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
It's well written (nothing else would have been expected from Mr. King) and the characters are well developed.
The story itself is interesting too, but it was very predictable and the group of friends was split up too quickly for my taste.
It wasn't as much suspense for me as I had expected or wanted to feel. Worth reading nevertheless!
The story itself is interesting too, but it was very predictable and the group of friends was split up too quickly for my taste.
It wasn't as much suspense for me as I had expected or wanted to feel. Worth reading nevertheless!
One of King's sillier stories, especially in the final few hundred pages, but I was surprised by how much I really enjoyed the set-up to this story. Everything leading up to the cabin, before the first big reveal, was page-turning in that classic Stephen King fashion. What comes after is another story, but for those first 100 to 150 pages, I was really hooked.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s not great, but it’s sporadically interesting. As with most Stephen King novels, this is overlong and filled with repeated phrases that King must have just liked the sound of (if I have to read the phrase “No bounce, no play” again, I’ll scream). The opening hundred pages or so where it seemed like this was going to be a fart-centric take on “The Thing” were interesting, but once the military shows up and King goes into his “evil government conspiracy thriller” mode, I started losing interest. The magic Down’s syndrome guy is a really bizarre plot point as well, and is every bit as awkwardly written as you would expect. Anyway, Stephen King is an interesting author even though I don’t like most of his work, so I still had a good time reading this for the most part
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
I really enjoy King's books, although some of them are just soooo much things going on, and this one had lots of military vocabulary I wasn't that familiar with.
Nevertheless, I really enjoyed this story and the little easter eggs (very clear references, actually) to his other stories. Reading a book by Stephen King's always an interesting ride.
Nevertheless, I really enjoyed this story and the little easter eggs (very clear references, actually) to his other stories. Reading a book by Stephen King's always an interesting ride.
Horrific, visceral, complicated, compelling. The narrative did seem to go on for a long time at parts, but those parts ended up being important later.
Very gross.
Very gross.
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes