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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
3.5 really.
The second half was great... it just took far too long to get going.
I still enjoyed it purely because I’ve not read a King in ages.
The second half was great... it just took far too long to get going.
I still enjoyed it purely because I’ve not read a King in ages.
Why is it that King's older work is so much better than his newer stuff (in my opinion)? Perhaps it is because even though the thought of something like a possessed car seems far fetched, it seems much more plausible than a mist that is a living entity or a car that harbors a trans-dimensional warp to an alien planet. Christine really plays on the basic fear most people have about inanimate objects and/or ghosts.
The way he wrote the characters in this story is just so much more believable than his later novels and it makes me sad to read the differences. I suppose all authors and artists alike evolve, but I feel that he left something behind over the years that was kind of vital to his writing style. Not that the works he writes now aren't enjoyable, it's just they don't seem to play with your emotions or get you as worked up as some of his older writings.
In any event, Christine is the story of a car possessed by a dead man's rage and anger (as well as all the souls the car has crushed under its tires or in its cavernous spaces over the years). But I really think on a deeper level, the story is more about the coming of age of the three main characters (they are all seniors in high school). It's about the lives past and the lives that are yet to come and how the individual characters deal with the change.
Christine is a good book, however, like a lot of King's work, there are some loose ends left untied. It doesn't really ever explain how the car became the way it was in the first place. You are just left to assume that the car just 'became' this way off the showroom floor, which really makes no sense. I could go into more detail about this, but that would be spoiling the book for those that want to read it, so I will leave it there.
The way he wrote the characters in this story is just so much more believable than his later novels and it makes me sad to read the differences. I suppose all authors and artists alike evolve, but I feel that he left something behind over the years that was kind of vital to his writing style. Not that the works he writes now aren't enjoyable, it's just they don't seem to play with your emotions or get you as worked up as some of his older writings.
In any event, Christine is the story of a car possessed by a dead man's rage and anger (as well as all the souls the car has crushed under its tires or in its cavernous spaces over the years). But I really think on a deeper level, the story is more about the coming of age of the three main characters (they are all seniors in high school). It's about the lives past and the lives that are yet to come and how the individual characters deal with the change.
Christine is a good book, however, like a lot of King's work, there are some loose ends left untied. It doesn't really ever explain how the car became the way it was in the first place. You are just left to assume that the car just 'became' this way off the showroom floor, which really makes no sense. I could go into more detail about this, but that would be spoiling the book for those that want to read it, so I will leave it there.
Well this was definitely a ride, and a major step up from Pet Semetary- which I did not like on account of it being overwhelmingly slow. Christine was a fascinating concept and an engrossing read and I found that for the most part, King's long winded style of writing aside- which may just be a by product of genre, nothing says horror better than the creeping anticipation of something terrible- I couldn't put it down for too long. The need to know was too great.
I found myself satisfied in a bitter sweet manner at the end. Definitely intriguing.
I found myself satisfied in a bitter sweet manner at the end. Definitely intriguing.
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
dark
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was a thrill! I read it in the hospital while recovering from an automobile accident, so that actually added to the excitement for me. I really like the movie, too, which is weird.