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Fairy Tale by Stephen King

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czoltak's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-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

4.0

"You'd risk your life and sanity for the dog?"

"I love her."

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A haunting and darkened version of The Wizard Of Oz. I really thought I was going to give this 5 stars. The idea of doing literally ANYTHING for a dog (even going to another world and risking your entire life on something that might not even work) is something I can completely get behind. However, the ending of this just got a little too weird and over the top even for my tastes. I recognize this is high fantasy which isn’t my usual genre, so that’s honestly probably more on me than the book. My only other complaint was the length of this; the pacing of our world vs the other was just very disjointed to me and threw me off. Despite these, this was a solid read and one of King’s that I really liked of the ones I’ve read so far. Between this, Billy Summers, Later, and Joyland, it’s safe to say I prefer Stephen King’s newer works and will continue to pick them up.

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xlipkins's review against another edition

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adventurous dark inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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anniefizzell's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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mountainstobeach's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

The book is well written as one expects from Stephen King. The book almost reads as two separate but connected stories. It is intriguing, interesting yet also dark and very disturbing at times. The creative tale brings the reader into an alternate world that has fallen under the leadership of a monster. An interesting cast of characters work together to bring the fairytale to a happy ending.

The audible version’s narrator does a fantastic job! This is an amazing book to listen to!

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hannahrose_fgc's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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bookboxbabe's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

yes it took my forever to finish this but honestly i kind of enjoyed taking my time with it. it let me sit with the conflicts and the characters much more.

the world is so rich and thought out, the characters were all lovable, and the narration (as i listened to this on audio), was one of my favorites.

also, radar deserves the best

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booklover_helen's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-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

5.0

This was my first ever Stephen King book and boy did I love it. It initially had a slow build up slowly building my curiosity of that mysterious shed before delving into the wonderful tales of another world with Charlie and his dog Radar. It entailed a great adventure and is probably one of my favourite fantasy books. So sad when it ended but I guess all good things come to an end eventually. Definitely listen to the audiobook if you can (which is what I did)!!!! Happy reading

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