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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I'm not sure I understand the flack this book has received over the years. I first read it around the time it came out. Sure it didn't particularly wow me like some of King's more popular works, but I don't think that was the intention of the story. Yes it's not horror! Arguably some of King's best writing comes from his non-horror stories. *cough cough* Different Seasons... Many of the stories in Night Shift, Lisey's Story. Just to name a few.
Anyway this was a great psychological thriller of what could happen to anyone who takes one too many steps off of a hiking path in a park. I've been there myself and upon realizing my mistake (I had to urinate in the middle of the night), I stopped and waited for my party to find me when the woke in the morning and saw I was missing. It reminded me of much earlier and less mature novel, The Long Walk. Although I would definitely rate The Long Walk higher in King's Ouevre, but that may just be nostalgia talking.
This would be a great Young Adult/Teen read for someone of that age bracket wanting to get into King. The language and subject matter are tame when compared some of his other works. Anyway, it's a well told story of a young girl who gets lost in the woods.
Anyway this was a great psychological thriller of what could happen to anyone who takes one too many steps off of a hiking path in a park. I've been there myself and upon realizing my mistake (I had to urinate in the middle of the night), I stopped and waited for my party to find me when the woke in the morning and saw I was missing. It reminded me of much earlier and less mature novel, The Long Walk. Although I would definitely rate The Long Walk higher in King's Ouevre, but that may just be nostalgia talking.
This would be a great Young Adult/Teen read for someone of that age bracket wanting to get into King. The language and subject matter are tame when compared some of his other works. Anyway, it's a well told story of a young girl who gets lost in the woods.
adventurous
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:
N/A
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
baby’s first Stephen King novel! i didn’t find this particularly scary, but it got spooky at some parts. the deterioration of the narrator’s mental state makes you question some of what’s happening, which was cool! the vagueness of certain things was both frustrating and intriguing. now i trust that Shohei Ohtani will be there to guide me through woods if i ever get lost.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Somedays you eat the bears other days the bear eats you
adventurous
tense
fast-paced