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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-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
Really loved this book. Very moving made me think about my own life
a very different way.
a very different way.
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
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:
N/A
Short story.. Sad that Chuck Krantz died at such a young age (39). The story is done is 3 parts. The world ending as Chuck dies. Then middle age as he is lured into dancing by the beat of a drummer. Finally Chuck's childhood with the mysterious cupola (attic) in his grandparents' Victorian home. Chuck lived his life fully. "I will live my life until my life runs out. I am wonderful. I deserve to be wonderful, and I contain multitudes."
âThe human brain is finiteâno more than a sponge of tissue inside a cage of boneâbut the mind within the brain is infinite. Its storage capacity is colossal, its imaginative reach beyond our ability to comprehend. I think when a man or woman dies, a whole world falls to ruinâthe world that person knew and believed in. Think of that, kiddoâbillions of people on earth, and each one of those billions with a world inside. The earth their minds conceived.â
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-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
I really liked this. It as a beautiful slice of life story with a hint of paranormal and the way it's told through three Acts working its way backwards was pretty powerful.
It really does make you consider how special each individual is and that when someone passes away, so much more than the physical body is lost with them.
Quite a heartbreaking sentiment but one that strangely delivers a lot of warmth and wonder.
This book made me smile one moment and then slapped the smile clean off my face the next. It was quite emotional but beautifully so. I find myself grieving not only for Chuck, but for Marty, Felicia, and others too.
For such a short story, it really hand me emotionally invested in our characters lives.
I can't wait for the movie (staring Tom Hiddleston) to come out this year!
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Quick, fun read. Interesting story. I’m going to have to see what others take aways are. I have a theory.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Act 3 is just people (mainly Marty) getting terrorized by build boards and advertisements of some dude’s (Chuck’s) retirement announcement /lol
Read it b/c I've recently been seeing a bunch of trailers for movie adaptations of King's work again and remembered there was one made for this book last year w/ Tom Hiddleston as Chuck. Was solid writing as always, somewhat interesting premise. Fun & easy to get through basically. Oddly enough, I didn't enjoy how heartwarming it was. Actually made me cringe in a few parts, like the dance scene with Felicia. Which is interesting, because it's obvious that King has darker, more gritter books that I could've picked from.
That said, for those feeling similar, would suggest Don Delilo's White Noise. Or if you were wanting more of the dystopian aspect from Act 3 in the beginning.