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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Mgła to bez wątpliwości mojej ulubione opowiadanie. Tutaj nie miałam żadnego zdziwienia, bo bardzo lubię ekranizację. Na drugim miejscu ląduje Jaunting - to było świetne opowiadanie. Straszne w bardzo psychologiczny sposób. Myślałam o tym dłużej niż myślisz XD
Reszta - było ich bardzo dużo, jedne podobały mi się mniej, inne bardziej.
Reszta - było ich bardzo dużo, jedne podobały mi się mniej, inne bardziej.
dark
sad
tense
medium-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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Book 55 of 2025
The Skeleton Crew
By Stephen King
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I branched out with these short stories, and I really enjoyed them.
Side note: there are racism comments throughout that will make you uncomfortable.
Here are my thoughts on each story. I love that I finished this book on Friday, the 13th. I find it wildly appropriate!
The Mist - the movie has a more Stephen King ending than the story—which surprised me.
Here be Tygers - reminded me of having an activity imagination as a child.
The Monkey - prototypical King.
Cain Rose Up - more terrifying these days when this is a real issue in America.
Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut - a delightfully Stephen King short story. It was so him, but delightful. If that even makes sense. 🤣
The Jaunt - very well done, and I’m stupid for not predicting the end. 🤣🤣
The Wedding Gig - not his style. Insensitive fat shaming and nothing supernatural. Not great.
Paranoid: A Chant - creepy and animal death. 👎
The Raft - @ told me about it, and it’s very creepy with a terrifyingly ambiguous ending.
Word Processor of the gods - I feel like I shouldn’t like it, but I kind of loved it.
The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands - predictable, but entertaining.
Beachworld - meh.
The Reaper’s Image - it was all right. Not my fave.
Nona - gory and creepy.
For Owen - another poem.
Survivor Type - so disturbing and disgusting. And racism.
Uncle Otto’s Truck - It reminded me of a tamer version of Christine.
Morning Deliveries (Milkman #1) - so disturbing.
Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman #2) - I don’t get it.
Gramma - a really good, suspenseful build up and creepy ending.
The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet - this one was too long. Funny enough, it had an editor who told a writer their story was too long and to cut some words…
The Reach - an appropriate way to end the collection.
Some of the stories were spectacular, some didn't really hold my interest. Surprisingly hit-or-miss!
There are some phenomenal stories and a few that just drug. Overall a really solid collection. Although it's a Novella not a short story, The Mist is the crown jewel of this collection and being printed first was a disservice to everything that came after.