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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
The first 200 pages of this book were incredible and I read it all in about a day. There’s a really unexpected twist for me that happens about halfway.
After that the book was still great but it took a more police detective twist than I was expecting and it wasn’t quite as good for me as the first half but still very good!
After that the book was still great but it took a more police detective twist than I was expecting and it wasn’t quite as good for me as the first half but still very good!
The Outsider, is part mystery and part supernatural horror. This novel draws you in and from the beginning, the middle is a little over explanation that slows it down a bit, but is still pretty interesting, and it ends with a great tense finale.
The plot is: Terry Maitland is a patriarch in the community a little league baseball coach and english teacher, accused of committing a horrendous crime against Frank Peterson an eleven year-old boy. Eyewitnesses place Terry with the boy earlier and later with blood splattered on him, the only problem in the case is Terry has an airtight alibi with him over an hour later. How can one person be seemingly in two places at the same time.
What I liked: The mystery is set up really well, Ralph Anderson is a fantastic character, I really like his moral code. The ending was written very well, filled with tense scenes and shocking moments. I like the nods to events that happened to the Bill Hodges Trilogy (Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, and End of the Watch).
What I disliked: The middle over explains, and ends up having to put new information with a lot of characters that have bits but not the whole picture, which leads to information that the reader already know repeated. The twist was okay, but I wanted a little bit more, I think it is explained well and I really liked the history to further the mystery of the supernatural, but I saw it coming a little too early.
I will say this story under anyone other than King would be laughable of feel like a fan fiction version of Supernatural, but with the way the subject is taken so seriously and creepy makes it worth while, it's not great Stephen King, but it's good Stephen King, and I will take that a lot over other works.
I recommend This one for fans of Stephen King, fans of mystery, and horror. If you are a fan of King's Bill Hodges Trilogy, two character's from that story are in this one, and other's are mentioned, and I will offer a warning you should read that trilogy before this one, because events that happen in that trilogy are discussed, the ending for Mr. Mercedes will be spoiled. I rate this 3.8 out of five stars.
The plot is: Terry Maitland is a patriarch in the community a little league baseball coach and english teacher, accused of committing a horrendous crime against Frank Peterson an eleven year-old boy. Eyewitnesses place Terry with the boy earlier and later with blood splattered on him, the only problem in the case is Terry has an airtight alibi with him over an hour later. How can one person be seemingly in two places at the same time.
What I liked: The mystery is set up really well, Ralph Anderson is a fantastic character, I really like his moral code. The ending was written very well, filled with tense scenes and shocking moments. I like the nods to events that happened to the Bill Hodges Trilogy (Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, and End of the Watch).
What I disliked: The middle over explains, and ends up having to put new information with a lot of characters that have bits but not the whole picture, which leads to information that the reader already know repeated. The twist was okay, but I wanted a little bit more, I think it is explained well and I really liked the history to further the mystery of the supernatural, but I saw it coming a little too early.
I will say this story under anyone other than King would be laughable of feel like a fan fiction version of Supernatural, but with the way the subject is taken so seriously and creepy makes it worth while, it's not great Stephen King, but it's good Stephen King, and I will take that a lot over other works.
I recommend This one for fans of Stephen King, fans of mystery, and horror. If you are a fan of King's Bill Hodges Trilogy, two character's from that story are in this one, and other's are mentioned, and I will offer a warning you should read that trilogy before this one, because events that happen in that trilogy are discussed, the ending for Mr. Mercedes will be spoiled. I rate this 3.8 out of five stars.
Really enjoyed this as with all of King’s books. Not sure if I loved the supernatural element tbh. Felt at times like the monster was IT- not sure if this was intentional or not.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
An okay read. It kept me interested throughout but the ending felt rushed / anticlimactic. I also don’t think the book needed to be as long as it was.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
He’s so good at blending supernatural horror elements with reality. I absolutely loved this one.
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book fell so flat for me. I was anticipating a person being revealed since the entire time the sheriff was saying “I don’t believe in the supernatural,” and how it’s a disguise of real horrible people. Did we reveal any of that? No. It’s some maggot invested alien that gets beaten by a butter sock? Like okay iCarly??? Very disappointing. Doesn’t explain anything and yeah would not recommend. The only reason I gave it 3 stars is because I was hooked until the end. #trustissues