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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
A really solid collection of stories. Langoliers and Sun Dog are the stand outs and if it wasn’t for a scene in Library Police, Four Past Midnight could be a classic.
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual violence
update Fev. 2017
[b:One Past Midnight: The Langoliers|102733|One Past Midnight The Langoliers|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1429051428s/102733.jpg|1733092] - 4*
This was a gripping roller-coaster of emotions and actions!
I couldn't put the book down, I really need to find out what would happen to the characters.
[b:Two Past Midnight: Secret Window, Secret Garden|133268|Two Past Midnight Secret Window, Secret Garden|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1360858824s/133268.jpg|54037478] - 4*
This one was the novel I was more excited to read. I was expecting to like more than I did. I'm not sure if it was the end, or something else.
[b:Three Past Midnight: The Library Policeman|133267|Three Past Midnight The Library Policeman|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1374049244s/133267.jpg|3025406] - 5*
Can a Stephen King story have a happy ending? Seems to be possible.
The premise of the story is quite interesting, specially if has a kid you used to go to the library. In my case I use to go to school libraries. My local library was quite far away, and it was BIG!, and I was afraid to miss the delivery date of the book and be shamed in front of everyone, I was even afraid that something happened to the book...
Fear lodges himself in the weirdest places.
And fear is something Stephen King likes to play with. The existence of The Library Policemen is a very interesting premise.
And besides I'm only mentioning childhood fears, the characters of the book are grownups.
The main character is Sam Peebles and through the story he will have to rediscover his fear for libraries, and before the end he will have to face one of his childhood fears (and everything he did do forget about it) in order to survive The Library Policeman.
[b:Four Past Midnight: The Sun Dog|3365119|Four Past Midnight The Sun Dog|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1404580022s/3365119.jpg|46822015] 5*
It's a prequel to [b:Needful Things|107291|Needful Things|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1315767817s/107291.jpg|1812101] and also related with [b:The Dark Half|13603217|The Dark Half|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1334507640s/13603217.jpg|1316297]
A true horror story, specially recommended if you're a fan of old Polaroids and are not afraid of dogs. Read at your own will.
[b:One Past Midnight: The Langoliers|102733|One Past Midnight The Langoliers|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1429051428s/102733.jpg|1733092] - 4*
This was a gripping roller-coaster of emotions and actions!
I couldn't put the book down, I really need to find out what would happen to the characters.
[b:Two Past Midnight: Secret Window, Secret Garden|133268|Two Past Midnight Secret Window, Secret Garden|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1360858824s/133268.jpg|54037478] - 4*
This one was the novel I was more excited to read. I was expecting to like more than I did. I'm not sure if it was the end, or something else.
[b:Three Past Midnight: The Library Policeman|133267|Three Past Midnight The Library Policeman|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1374049244s/133267.jpg|3025406] - 5*
Can a Stephen King story have a happy ending? Seems to be possible.
The premise of the story is quite interesting, specially if has a kid you used to go to the library. In my case I use to go to school libraries. My local library was quite far away, and it was BIG!, and I was afraid to miss the delivery date of the book and be shamed in front of everyone, I was even afraid that something happened to the book...
Fear lodges himself in the weirdest places.
And fear is something Stephen King likes to play with. The existence of The Library Policemen is a very interesting premise.
And besides I'm only mentioning childhood fears, the characters of the book are grownups.
The main character is Sam Peebles and through the story he will have to rediscover his fear for libraries, and before the end he will have to face one of his childhood fears (and everything he did do forget about it) in order to survive The Library Policeman.
[b:Four Past Midnight: The Sun Dog|3365119|Four Past Midnight The Sun Dog|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1404580022s/3365119.jpg|46822015] 5*
It's a prequel to [b:Needful Things|107291|Needful Things|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1315767817s/107291.jpg|1812101] and also related with [b:The Dark Half|13603217|The Dark Half|Stephen King|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1334507640s/13603217.jpg|1316297]
A true horror story, specially recommended if you're a fan of old Polaroids and are not afraid of dogs. Read at your own will.
LOVE this compilation. I'm especially a fan of "The Langoliers." DO NOT pre-judge this short story based on the B Movie of the same title. The short story is really interesting and creepy!
dark
mysterious
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
How one writer can make me feel so attached to a character in such a short amount of time amazes me 🥺 Absolutely loved this novella! Creepy with a well-spiced mix of suspense.
"These tales concerned themselves, for the most part, with a race of monstrous beings called the langoliers"
3 stars averaged out.
The Langoliers:
5 stars. Mostly for nostalgia. Has some faults, particularly with the female characters and their lack of motivation outside of hooking with a male characters.
Secret Window, Secret Garden:
4 stars. Has some problematic tropes surrounding mental health, but is a creepy romp through the eyes of a deeply flawed man.
The Library Policeman:
1 star. Two stories jammed together with minimal stitching, plus there was no need for "that" scene to not be a cut to black moment.
The Sun Dog:
3 stars. Fun, creepy, starts to drag by the end. The ending also did nothing for me. Just felt tacked on to increase the dread.
The Langoliers:
5 stars. Mostly for nostalgia. Has some faults, particularly with the female characters and their lack of motivation outside of hooking with a male characters.
Secret Window, Secret Garden:
4 stars. Has some problematic tropes surrounding mental health, but is a creepy romp through the eyes of a deeply flawed man.
The Library Policeman:
1 star. Two stories jammed together with minimal stitching, plus there was no need for "that" scene to not be a cut to black moment.
The Sun Dog:
3 stars. Fun, creepy, starts to drag by the end. The ending also did nothing for me. Just felt tacked on to increase the dread.
3.5/5
So, this book contains 4 “short” stories. Not my favorite one from the Master King, but id a readable one for me.
The Langoliers is a story with some cosmical horror and some characters that are trapped in an airplane trying to figure out why some people is missing and why they aren’t landing to their destination. A little bit boring for me.
Secret window, secret garden is my favorite out of the four, I really like the concept of a person going nuts without realizing a bit that it’s their own fault, all the mystery behind Mort gets bigger and bigger every page.
The Library Policeman started good for me, once again, it makes the reader think of how the hell there’s a woman that nobody knows, and the fact that she is weird makes it better, but as time passes, it starts ti make no sense and even it gets kinda ridiculous.
The Sun Dog is the worst one for me, do not even have the words to give a review out of it.
So, this book contains 4 “short” stories. Not my favorite one from the Master King, but id a readable one for me.
The Langoliers is a story with some cosmical horror and some characters that are trapped in an airplane trying to figure out why some people is missing and why they aren’t landing to their destination. A little bit boring for me.
Secret window, secret garden is my favorite out of the four, I really like the concept of a person going nuts without realizing a bit that it’s their own fault, all the mystery behind Mort gets bigger and bigger every page.
The Library Policeman started good for me, once again, it makes the reader think of how the hell there’s a woman that nobody knows, and the fact that she is weird makes it better, but as time passes, it starts ti make no sense and even it gets kinda ridiculous.
The Sun Dog is the worst one for me, do not even have the words to give a review out of it.
In my head I like the idea of short stories, but more often than not I always feel a bit disappointed. This was a different matter, maybe something to do with the fact that none of the stories are particularly short.
The Langoliers - I will fly, but I am a bit of a nervous flyer so seeing this was about a plane journey put me a bit on edge. In actual fact there was nothing in this that would make more nervous about getting on a plane, it was more about the destination, rather than anything happening to plane.it was an interesting read, although slight strange.
Secret Window, Secret Garden - I saw the Johnny Depp film some time ago so the story line felt very familiar, but even so it kept me engaged and I could really feel that I understood that downward spiral.
The Library Policemen - I can’t sat I had ever come across the term the library policeman before, despite visiting the library regularly when I was a child, maybe it’s more of an American thing? I did enjoy this book, despite the graphic look into the past, which made for uncomfortable reading. And although this is a Stephen King take on it, I liked the idea of confronting fears from the past.
The Sun Dog - a very regular object takes on a sinister role, in this case a Polaroid camera. Possibly my least favourite of the four stories, but still kept me reading to see what was going to happen.
The Langoliers - I will fly, but I am a bit of a nervous flyer so seeing this was about a plane journey put me a bit on edge. In actual fact there was nothing in this that would make more nervous about getting on a plane, it was more about the destination, rather than anything happening to plane.it was an interesting read, although slight strange.
Secret Window, Secret Garden - I saw the Johnny Depp film some time ago so the story line felt very familiar, but even so it kept me engaged and I could really feel that I understood that downward spiral.
The Library Policemen - I can’t sat I had ever come across the term the library policeman before, despite visiting the library regularly when I was a child, maybe it’s more of an American thing? I did enjoy this book, despite the graphic look into the past, which made for uncomfortable reading. And although this is a Stephen King take on it, I liked the idea of confronting fears from the past.
The Sun Dog - a very regular object takes on a sinister role, in this case a Polaroid camera. Possibly my least favourite of the four stories, but still kept me reading to see what was going to happen.