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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think the reason Stephen King resonates so well with me is that
most of his stories, in one way or another, link childhood and growing up with the adults they, and we, become.
I guess this shouldn't be that much of a revelation that I've unearthed,
given that he's a strong character builder, and what more logical way
is there to fleshing out a character than growing with them through formative years?
King is obviously still in touch with what it was to be a child, and
I'm sure his most ardent fans are those whose childhoods are still near to their hearts. I know mine is. He can draw such fine tenderness with the simplest prose describing, for example, a boy's first kiss.
Hearts in Atlantis is, as critics say, "mature" King. It is five short (two are not so short) stories spanning four decades from the Sixies on, linking the Vietnam war and some of the same characters through them.
His writing is from the heart, as it has been in a lot of the later things I've read by him lately, and I think this book is just magnificent. Not only does he explore the human condition warmly, but he just nails the feeling of the Sixties (as best as my young self can remember, anyways). His pacing of story is as good as it ever was, and as always, he's so easily readable.
Steve, take care walking those roads. Better yet, stick to the woods and parks. I want you to keep writing for decades to come.
most of his stories, in one way or another, link childhood and growing up with the adults they, and we, become.
I guess this shouldn't be that much of a revelation that I've unearthed,
given that he's a strong character builder, and what more logical way
is there to fleshing out a character than growing with them through formative years?
King is obviously still in touch with what it was to be a child, and
I'm sure his most ardent fans are those whose childhoods are still near to their hearts. I know mine is. He can draw such fine tenderness with the simplest prose describing, for example, a boy's first kiss.
Hearts in Atlantis is, as critics say, "mature" King. It is five short (two are not so short) stories spanning four decades from the Sixies on, linking the Vietnam war and some of the same characters through them.
His writing is from the heart, as it has been in a lot of the later things I've read by him lately, and I think this book is just magnificent. Not only does he explore the human condition warmly, but he just nails the feeling of the Sixties (as best as my young self can remember, anyways). His pacing of story is as good as it ever was, and as always, he's so easily readable.
Steve, take care walking those roads. Better yet, stick to the woods and parks. I want you to keep writing for decades to come.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes