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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
I thought this was a disappointing Stephen King book. I detested the cutesy-talk throughout the book and the story just didn't grab me. Really disappointing.
Wow… just wow. I don’t know why I waited so long to read this one, but it’s like a sucker punch to the heart. A love story only Stephen King could write. I loved every second… every word. One of the master’s best, easily.
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Read this was Stephen Kings favorite among his books. Can't really understand why...must be personal. Gratuitously violent with a truly repellant recounting of childhood trauma and abuse. Unbelievable characters and a long winded, tedious plot. Truly not his best.
Un libro muy bueno que envuelve una historia de amor en la que el lector ve a la protagonista como una mujer débil o actuando en un rol secundario al de su esposo; pero al desentrañar la historia, nos damos cuenta que es una mujer fuerte y que esa fuerza ayuda a su esposo en una forma increíble o sobrenatural, depende del punto de vista del lector.
El trasfondo de la historia va más allá y por eso me resulta un libro tam bueno y deja mucho a la reflexión.
El trasfondo de la historia va más allá y por eso me resulta un libro tam bueno y deja mucho a la reflexión.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Let me begin this review with an apology.
Dear Mr. King,
I am sorry. I am sorry that it took me so.freaking.long to pick up this book, that it took me so long to even consider opening its covers. I am guilty of listening to the headlines that came out alongside this novel; headlines touting your departure from the horror genre, your entrance into romance and honest literature. I was naive.
I finally started this a few months ago. I was hesitant. I didn't have a lot of time to dive into it, but I didn't make time for it either. And so it sat there, in my Kindle, barely at 10% completion for months. Fast forward five months and I have a 10-12 hour car ride ahead of me. Kindle in tow, I decide to dig my heels in and check this one off of my list. I was afraid of another Bag of Bones incident (I'm sorry, but that one did nothing for me and I struggled finishing every page) but I kept pressing onward.
Then a magical thing happened when I reached 55% completion. I began reading faster. The percentages climbed at a staggering rate. My heartbeat accelerated. I had to stop reading in the dark because of emotions and fear. I had to read in broad daylight. I was falling in love with this novel.
I finished the novel on the return trip of that 12 hour ride and when I turned the last digital page, I sat there, mouth slightly agape, exhausted from the tour-de-force of a story that I had just watched.
Fantastic.
One of my new favorites.
Dear Mr. King, I'm sorry I doubted you, but I'm glad that I picked this up now rather than never.
Dear Mr. King,
I am sorry. I am sorry that it took me so.freaking.long to pick up this book, that it took me so long to even consider opening its covers. I am guilty of listening to the headlines that came out alongside this novel; headlines touting your departure from the horror genre, your entrance into romance and honest literature. I was naive.
I finally started this a few months ago. I was hesitant. I didn't have a lot of time to dive into it, but I didn't make time for it either. And so it sat there, in my Kindle, barely at 10% completion for months. Fast forward five months and I have a 10-12 hour car ride ahead of me. Kindle in tow, I decide to dig my heels in and check this one off of my list. I was afraid of another Bag of Bones incident (I'm sorry, but that one did nothing for me and I struggled finishing every page) but I kept pressing onward.
Then a magical thing happened when I reached 55% completion. I began reading faster. The percentages climbed at a staggering rate. My heartbeat accelerated. I had to stop reading in the dark because of emotions and fear. I had to read in broad daylight. I was falling in love with this novel.
I finished the novel on the return trip of that 12 hour ride and when I turned the last digital page, I sat there, mouth slightly agape, exhausted from the tour-de-force of a story that I had just watched.
Fantastic.
One of my new favorites.
Dear Mr. King, I'm sorry I doubted you, but I'm glad that I picked this up now rather than never.
MEH. Couldn't even tell you what happened for 80% of this. Almost DNF'd so many times. Giving the extra star because I'm aware this could just be a reader issue rather than book. Also this is my first Stephen King so maybe I just wasn't used to his style? I'll try again at a later time but wow I'm glad I'm done with this for now.
Unrelated note (not about the content): the book under the dust jacket is gorgeous.
Unrelated note (not about the content): the book under the dust jacket is gorgeous.