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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
This is a collection of short stories, novellas and poems, and overall, it was just terrible. There were a few alright stories and a few good ideas, one story I really enjoyed, a sprinkling of ridiculously unnecessary sex scenes, but most of all, there was a crap tonne of absolute nonsense which resulted in a complete waste of time for the most part. And most of that time was me sitting in traffic and it still felt like a waste. I can’t believe this is the same writer as my favourite ever book
Ratings & Rankings:
1) The Jaunt - 5
2) The Raft - 5
3) The Mist - 4.5
4) Nona - 4
5) Word Processor Of The Gods - 3.5
6) Ballad Of The Flexible Bullet - 3.5
7) Beachworld - 3.5
8) Here There Be Tygers - 3.5
9) Survivor Type - 3
10) The Reach - 3
11) Cain Rose Up - 3
12) Milkman 1&2 (Morning Deliveries/Big Wheels) - 3
13) Paranoid: A Chant - 3
14) The Monkey - 2.5
15) The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands - 2.5
16) The Reapers Image - 2.5
17) Mrs.Todd's Shortcut - 2.5
18) The Wedding Gift - 2.5
19) Uncle Otto's Truck - 2
20) Gramma - 2
21) For Owen
1) The Jaunt - 5
2) The Raft - 5
3) The Mist - 4.5
4) Nona - 4
5) Word Processor Of The Gods - 3.5
6) Ballad Of The Flexible Bullet - 3.5
7) Beachworld - 3.5
8) Here There Be Tygers - 3.5
9) Survivor Type - 3
10) The Reach - 3
11) Cain Rose Up - 3
12) Milkman 1&2 (Morning Deliveries/Big Wheels) - 3
13) Paranoid: A Chant - 3
14) The Monkey - 2.5
15) The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands - 2.5
16) The Reapers Image - 2.5
17) Mrs.Todd's Shortcut - 2.5
18) The Wedding Gift - 2.5
19) Uncle Otto's Truck - 2
20) Gramma - 2
21) For Owen
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
The Mist, The Raft, Survivor Type, The Jaunt, Ms.Todd's Shortcut, Beachworld, Nona, Word Processor of Gods, Gramma, so many amazing stories, I just loved this collection. Taking away 0.5 of a star because after reading two short story collections by King in a row (Night Shift first, then this) I got over the genre a bit and didn't actually finish some stories, like Milk delivery 2, I just lost the desire to finish.
Someday I might pick up Salem's Lot or The Shinning or Misery, who knows, but I need to take a break from King for now.
Still I'd definitely recommend this book to a friend!
Someday I might pick up Salem's Lot or The Shinning or Misery, who knows, but I need to take a break from King for now.
Still I'd definitely recommend this book to a friend!
Great collection of a variety of different genres. As with all collections of this type, quality varies, but the collection is consistently good (often times, fantastic). Since it is so long with 22 different works, I won't go into detail for each one, but I will give each one individual entry a rating out of five:
The Mist - 4/5
Here There Be Tygers - 1/5
The Monkey - 4/5
Cain Rose Up - 2/5
Mrs. Todd's Shortcut - 3/5
The Jaunt - 5/5
The Wedding Gig - 2/5
Paranoid: A Chant - 2/5
The Raft - 4/5
Word Processor of the Gods - 4/5
The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands - 4/5
Beachworld - 3/5
The Reaper's Image - 2/5
Nona - 5/5
For Owen - 1/5
Survivor Type - 5/5
Uncle Otto's Truck - 3/5
Morning Deliveries (Milkman #1) - 3/5
Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman #2) - 4/5
Gramma - 5/5
The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet - 4/5
The Reach - 3/5
The Mist - 4/5
Here There Be Tygers - 1/5
The Monkey - 4/5
Cain Rose Up - 2/5
Mrs. Todd's Shortcut - 3/5
The Jaunt - 5/5
The Wedding Gig - 2/5
Paranoid: A Chant - 2/5
The Raft - 4/5
Word Processor of the Gods - 4/5
The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands - 4/5
Beachworld - 3/5
The Reaper's Image - 2/5
Nona - 5/5
For Owen - 1/5
Survivor Type - 5/5
Uncle Otto's Truck - 3/5
Morning Deliveries (Milkman #1) - 3/5
Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman #2) - 4/5
Gramma - 5/5
The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet - 4/5
The Reach - 3/5
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark