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sarahl13's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
brittbat's review against another edition
4.0
While some King books are plot books, this one is a character book through and through, and I’ve always thought that King excels with character… especially when writing scrappy little kids who like to try out new cuss words.
I am not sporty, and I think that the baseball element is what made me put off reading this for so long, but you don’t have to know anything about baseball for this book to work.
There are some moments when King gets slightly mystical, which I think is what some people would call “out there.” I, however, love this stuff. I love when a character starts having a transcendental experience and it feels like the fabric of the story has ripped to let you glimpse something bigger and older and scarier underneath. It elicits a very nostalgic kind of fear in me, the original childhood fear of dark gaps in the world and what’s inside them.
Good stuff.
I am not sporty, and I think that the baseball element is what made me put off reading this for so long, but you don’t have to know anything about baseball for this book to work.
There are some moments when King gets slightly mystical, which I think is what some people would call “out there.” I, however, love this stuff. I love when a character starts having a transcendental experience and it feels like the fabric of the story has ripped to let you glimpse something bigger and older and scarier underneath. It elicits a very nostalgic kind of fear in me, the original childhood fear of dark gaps in the world and what’s inside them.
Good stuff.
hazlilley's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Whole lot of forest
lindzt18's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
georgia_brown's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
gb50's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
baimeeker's review against another edition
5.0
My favorite quote from this book:
"I don't believe in any actual thinking God that marks the fall of every bird in Australia or every bug in India, a God that records all of our sins in a big golden book and judges us when we die--I don't want to believe in a God who would deliberately create bad people and then deliberately send them to roast in a hell He created--but I believe there has to be something.
Yeah, something. Some kind of insensate force for the good.
I think there's a force that keeps drunken teenagers--most drunken teenagers--from crashing their cars when they're coming home from the senior prom or their first big rock concert. That keeps most planes from crashing even when something goes wrong. Not all, just most. Hey, the fact that no one's used a nuclear weapon on actual living people since 1945 suggests there has to be something on our side."
The Subaudible is a wonderful concept of god. I don't believe in god, but I kind of believe in this.
"I don't believe in any actual thinking God that marks the fall of every bird in Australia or every bug in India, a God that records all of our sins in a big golden book and judges us when we die--I don't want to believe in a God who would deliberately create bad people and then deliberately send them to roast in a hell He created--but I believe there has to be something.
Yeah, something. Some kind of insensate force for the good.
I think there's a force that keeps drunken teenagers--most drunken teenagers--from crashing their cars when they're coming home from the senior prom or their first big rock concert. That keeps most planes from crashing even when something goes wrong. Not all, just most. Hey, the fact that no one's used a nuclear weapon on actual living people since 1945 suggests there has to be something on our side."
The Subaudible is a wonderful concept of god. I don't believe in god, but I kind of believe in this.
amanda_lee's review against another edition
4.0
3.5ish stars. It's an interesting story about a 9 years old girl who gets lost in the woods. She's being stalked by *something* and it's so eerie. She imagines baseball player Tom Gordon is with her to keep her safe. I really enjoyed Trisha's POV, her being a child aided in making the situation scarier. I'm not a baseball person so I couldn't really relate to the references.
The story felt very realistic and ominous. I like how she used her favourite baseball player to help keep her fear in check while she tried to make it back to her family.
I found myself waiting for something to happen that never did. I feel like it was missing something. Overall, it's a good enjoyable read.
The story felt very realistic and ominous. I like how she used her favourite baseball player to help keep her fear in check while she tried to make it back to her family.
I found myself waiting for something to happen that never did. I feel like it was missing something. Overall, it's a good enjoyable read.
lilycrozier13's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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? No
4.25