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Skeleton Crew

Stephen King

3.82 AVERAGE

p_1987's review against another edition

4.0

I think King is at his best when his stories are either really long or really short. These were great, particularly The Mist. I may have to watch the movie after all. Now, to choose my next book...

yanikg's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mcguffbf's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sweetcookiecake's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

liketheboxer's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

katuoo7's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

"The Mist", "The Monkey", "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut", "The Raft", "Beachworld", "Survivor Type", and "The Reach" were great, exactly the mind-bending nonsense or world-tilting spookiness I like from Stephen King.

"The Jaunt", "Word Processor of the Gods", "Uncle Otto's Truck", "Gramma", and "The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet" were intriguing but missed the mark for me in one way or the other. Jaunt, Uncle Otto's Truck, and the Flexible Bullet were all a titch too long, whereas Gramma and Word Processor of the God's weren't quite detailed enough.

Overall, if I don't walk away from a Stephen King book wondering if he's okay -and by extension if I'm okay for enjoying the read- did I really read a Stephen King book?

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