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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Meh. Lots of grass. Maybe when I read it again I'll like it more. The Netflix movie, also meh.
..This book was disturbing af.
It started off really creepy and interesting. It kind of reminded me of a weird mixture of Jeepers Creepers and Children of the Corn. But then things got real dark real quick. I was disturbed and disgusted at most of the latter half of the book.
Other than it being so gruesome I was cringing, I think it had a really freaky concept.
I believe the length of the story helped increase it's terror. So much happens so quickly.
The ending was both surprising and horrifying, but I suppose I liked it overall.
Very good conceptually, but pretty gruesome.
It started off really creepy and interesting. It kind of reminded me of a weird mixture of Jeepers Creepers and Children of the Corn. But then things got real dark real quick. I was disturbed and disgusted at most of the latter half of the book.
Other than it being so gruesome I was cringing, I think it had a really freaky concept.
I believe the length of the story helped increase it's terror. So much happens so quickly.
The ending was both surprising and horrifying, but I suppose I liked it overall.
Very good conceptually, but pretty gruesome.
REVIEW IN ENGLISH
Stephen King is one of my favorite writers and I still have a lot of novels to read, so I take my time between each of his works This time I'll talk about a short story he published in 2012 with his son Joe. For those who do not know, Joe uses a pen name because he did not want to rely on his father's fame. Still, eventually it became known that Joe is Joseph Hillstrom, King's eldest son.
This has been quite an experience. Becky and Cal are twins. They have done everything together and their parents think they will be connected for the rest of their lives. But one day, Becky reveals to her brother that she is pregnant but she does not tell who's the father. So the twins decide to move to live with their uncles until the child is born. When they are on the road they hear the voice of a child, who seems to be lost and is asking for help. The voice seems to come from the side of the road. The twins decide to get off the car and help the child, in the middle of the tall grass.
What could I expect from father and son writing an horror story together? I have not read anything from Joe Hill, but I will do it soon. What I got is one of the most disturbing and asphyxiating short stories I've read in a long time. I mean, it's a story that catches you and maintains a constant tension. It is narrated in two voices and divided into small chapters. I have the impression that Cal's voice is Joe and Becky's is Stephen, but I am not entirely sure. I expected suspense and horrifying stuff and I got it. I could not ask for less.
Becky and Cal got into the tall grass to help a lost child. What else is hidden in this desolate landscape? How a story begins in apparent normality to become strange and horrifying is one of the things I like most about King's works. It's capable of turning something normal into an horrible and hard to forget experience. And that's why it's worth reading. I loved to discover Joe Hill's work too. I totally recommend.
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RESEÑA EN ESPAÑOL
Hace bastante tiempo que no leía nada de Stephen King, y ya se sabe que es de mis escritores predilectos y aún me queda una larga cantidad de novelas suyas por leer. En esta ocasión hablaré de un relato corto que publicó en 2012 con su hijo Joe. Para quienes no lo sepan, en un inicio nadie sabía quien era Joe, ya que el prefería usar un seudónimo que no lo vinculara con la fama de su padre. Tiempo después y luego de tener novelas publicadas, se reveló públicamente que Joe Hill era nada más ni nada menos que Joseph Hillstrom King, el hijo mayor del escritor de Maine.
Stephen King y Joe Hill. Padre e hijo. Crédito de la imagen
De esta historia había escuchado opiniones buenas en blogs y canales de terror, pero ha sido una experiencia leerlo. Becky y Cal son hermanos gemelos, han hecho todo juntos y sus padres opinan que estarán conectados el resto de sus vidas. Pero un día Becky revela a su hermano que está embarazada pero no le dice de quién y eso hace que los gemelos decidan irse a vivir con sus tíos hasta que el niño nazca. Cuando viajan juntos por la carretera con las ventanillas abajo escuchan una voz de un niño que pide ayuda desesperadamente. La voz parece provenir de una zona despoblada a un costado del camino. Los gemelos deciden bajar del auto y ayudar al niño, en medio de la hierba alta.
¿Qué podíamos esperar de un tándem padre e hijo escribiendo juntos una historia de terror? En mi caso no he leído nada de Joe en solitario, pero espero hacerlo pronto. Lo que me encontrado es una de las historias cortas más perturbadoras y asfixiantes que he leído en mucho tiempo. Es decir, es un texto que te atrapa y mantiene una tensión constante. Está narrado a dos voces y dividido en pequeños capítulos. Tengo la impresión que la voz de Cal es Joe y la de Becky es Stephen, pero no podría afirmarlo con toda seguridad. Lo que he sentido ha sido un suspenso y un horror escalofriante. Y no podía pedir menos.
Becky y Cal se meten en la hierba para ayudar a un niño extraviado. Pero, ¿qué otra cosa se esconde en este paraje desolado? Sin duda descubrir como una historia inicia en aparente normalidad para transformarse en un relato escalofriante es una de las cosas que más me gusta de King. Es capaz de convertir una situación cotidiana en una experiencia horrible y díficil de olvidar. Y por eso vale la pena leer esta historia corta y así también descubrir el trabajo de Joe Hill, que espero leer pronto. Recomendada.
Stephen King is one of my favorite writers and I still have a lot of novels to read, so I take my time between each of his works This time I'll talk about a short story he published in 2012 with his son Joe. For those who do not know, Joe uses a pen name because he did not want to rely on his father's fame. Still, eventually it became known that Joe is Joseph Hillstrom, King's eldest son.
This has been quite an experience. Becky and Cal are twins. They have done everything together and their parents think they will be connected for the rest of their lives. But one day, Becky reveals to her brother that she is pregnant but she does not tell who's the father. So the twins decide to move to live with their uncles until the child is born. When they are on the road they hear the voice of a child, who seems to be lost and is asking for help. The voice seems to come from the side of the road. The twins decide to get off the car and help the child, in the middle of the tall grass.
What could I expect from father and son writing an horror story together? I have not read anything from Joe Hill, but I will do it soon. What I got is one of the most disturbing and asphyxiating short stories I've read in a long time. I mean, it's a story that catches you and maintains a constant tension. It is narrated in two voices and divided into small chapters. I have the impression that Cal's voice is Joe and Becky's is Stephen, but I am not entirely sure. I expected suspense and horrifying stuff and I got it. I could not ask for less.
Becky and Cal got into the tall grass to help a lost child. What else is hidden in this desolate landscape? How a story begins in apparent normality to become strange and horrifying is one of the things I like most about King's works. It's capable of turning something normal into an horrible and hard to forget experience. And that's why it's worth reading. I loved to discover Joe Hill's work too. I totally recommend.
*********************************
RESEÑA EN ESPAÑOL
Hace bastante tiempo que no leía nada de Stephen King, y ya se sabe que es de mis escritores predilectos y aún me queda una larga cantidad de novelas suyas por leer. En esta ocasión hablaré de un relato corto que publicó en 2012 con su hijo Joe. Para quienes no lo sepan, en un inicio nadie sabía quien era Joe, ya que el prefería usar un seudónimo que no lo vinculara con la fama de su padre. Tiempo después y luego de tener novelas publicadas, se reveló públicamente que Joe Hill era nada más ni nada menos que Joseph Hillstrom King, el hijo mayor del escritor de Maine.
Stephen King y Joe Hill. Padre e hijo. Crédito de la imagen
De esta historia había escuchado opiniones buenas en blogs y canales de terror, pero ha sido una experiencia leerlo. Becky y Cal son hermanos gemelos, han hecho todo juntos y sus padres opinan que estarán conectados el resto de sus vidas. Pero un día Becky revela a su hermano que está embarazada pero no le dice de quién y eso hace que los gemelos decidan irse a vivir con sus tíos hasta que el niño nazca. Cuando viajan juntos por la carretera con las ventanillas abajo escuchan una voz de un niño que pide ayuda desesperadamente. La voz parece provenir de una zona despoblada a un costado del camino. Los gemelos deciden bajar del auto y ayudar al niño, en medio de la hierba alta.
¿Qué podíamos esperar de un tándem padre e hijo escribiendo juntos una historia de terror? En mi caso no he leído nada de Joe en solitario, pero espero hacerlo pronto. Lo que me encontrado es una de las historias cortas más perturbadoras y asfixiantes que he leído en mucho tiempo. Es decir, es un texto que te atrapa y mantiene una tensión constante. Está narrado a dos voces y dividido en pequeños capítulos. Tengo la impresión que la voz de Cal es Joe y la de Becky es Stephen, pero no podría afirmarlo con toda seguridad. Lo que he sentido ha sido un suspenso y un horror escalofriante. Y no podía pedir menos.
Becky y Cal se meten en la hierba para ayudar a un niño extraviado. Pero, ¿qué otra cosa se esconde en este paraje desolado? Sin duda descubrir como una historia inicia en aparente normalidad para transformarse en un relato escalofriante es una de las cosas que más me gusta de King. Es capaz de convertir una situación cotidiana en una experiencia horrible y díficil de olvidar. Y por eso vale la pena leer esta historia corta y así también descubrir el trabajo de Joe Hill, que espero leer pronto. Recomendada.
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I will read everything King has to offer. It's my addiction now!
No, but honestly, I wanted to read this since I watched the movie. I loved the movie and even though they expanded a lot, particularly with the boyfriend/baby daddy and the ending, I still liked this.
I may have enjoyed it more if I hadn't watched the movie because of the expansion and honestly, the kind of happy ending for the two mains; Becky and Cal get out in the end if I'm remembering correctly and the boyfriend sacrifices himself in order for that to happen.
This short story is kinda morbid and miserable and more King from my experience if I'm telling the truth because although the mains generally have a "happy" ending, they're always left with something similar or exactly PTSD.
And I've only read Locke and Key and some of Horns from his son Joe Hill, so I don't know if he adds to the morbidity.
Eating your own baby and falling into the same shit everyone else has - that is sad.
No, but honestly, I wanted to read this since I watched the movie. I loved the movie and even though they expanded a lot, particularly with the boyfriend/baby daddy and the ending, I still liked this.
This short story is kinda morbid and miserable and more King from my experience if I'm telling the truth because although the mains generally have a "happy" ending, they're always left with something similar or exactly PTSD.
And I've only read Locke and Key and some of Horns from his son Joe Hill, so I don't know if he adds to the morbidity.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Great creepy story from two of my favorites!
Stephen King’s “N” was one of the stories that stuck with me lonnnng after reading it.. and I love the way this one made me feel like this *SPOILER* standing stone was maybe a sister stone to the one in “N”... great quick read!
Stephen King’s “N” was one of the stories that stuck with me lonnnng after reading it.. and I love the way this one made me feel like this *SPOILER* standing stone was maybe a sister stone to the one in “N”... great quick read!
I watched the movie adaptation of this novella and wanted to read this since then
The movie was much more hopeful...
But yeah the book was pretty realistic
Moral of this story...
Do not help people of they are trapped in tall grass
The movie was much more hopeful...
But yeah the book was pretty realistic
Moral of this story...
Do not help people of they are trapped in tall grass