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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
3.75*
The first 200 pages is reeeeeeaally slow, but I still understand why Stephen King loves this book. It's intimate, beautiful and actually made me feel disgusted in certain parts.
The first 200 pages is reeeeeeaally slow, but I still understand why Stephen King loves this book. It's intimate, beautiful and actually made me feel disgusted in certain parts.
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Liked the beginning, before Jim Dooley was introduced into the story, and I liked the end, after he'd been gotten rid of. Could have done without the middle section where another Stephen King character outwits a crazy, scary killer/monster/whatever. They say Raymond Chandler introduced a gun into his stories whenever he couldn't figure out where they should go next; I guess Stephen King throws in psychopaths.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
More of a two and half star read, I really didn't enjoy this one much. The style of writing didn't draw me in - I don't know why, I normally find Stephen King really accessible. Didn't like the story much either, but I guess you can't please everyone all the time. This one just wasn't for me.
Dnf @pg 100
Usually I love Stephen king books or enjoy them but this was boring and dragging on. I knew when I didn’t care about the main characters that it was time to move on.
Sorry king, but I will continue to read your work.
Usually I love Stephen king books or enjoy them but this was boring and dragging on. I knew when I didn’t care about the main characters that it was time to move on.
Sorry king, but I will continue to read your work.
dark
emotional
medium-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:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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 story totally got under my skin.
Long Boy was excellent.
Blood Bool *shudder*.
Long Boy was excellent.
Blood Bool *shudder*.
I might come back to this later, but for now I don't have the brain power for this writing style. It's written in a way that you, as the reader, remember details of memories at the same time as the main character and it skips around and repeats a lot. Not ideal if you're trying to relax after working on your thesis all day.
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced