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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
My favourites were Popsy and Sneakers! I also liked the moving finger!
slow-paced
Reading challenge 2015: #20 Un libro del final de tu lista de pendientes.
El libro reúne varios relatos del autor. De los que leí once, de los cuáles más o menos disfruté dos. Horrible perspectiva eh.
Todas las historias me parecieron demasiado cortas, sí ya sé que son historias cortas, pero con la maña del autor de tirarte miles de datos todas se sintieron confusas, sin argumento, con finales demasido apresurados. Personajes tontos, vacíos, irritantes. Sexismo, misoginia, racismo, homofobia, fatphobia. Uno más agradable que el otro.
Miren, yo tenía muchas ganas de leer al autor. Los tres libros que leí de él me gustaron, me gustaron mucho. Así que no sabría decirles, ¿es una cosa que tengo con el autor? ¿O es este libro, estas historias en concreto? No sé, tampoco me quiero arriesgar probarlo ahora.
*El cadillac de Dolan (1/5)
*El final del desastre (1/5)
*Hay que aguantar a los niños (1.5/5)
*Piloto nocturno (1/5)
*Es algo que llega a gustarte (1/5)
*Popsy (1/5)
*La boca saltarina (1/5)
*Crouch end (3/5)
*El quinto cuarto (1/5)
*Cabeza abajo (Abandonado)
*El dedo móvil (2/5)
Gracias King por seguir alimentando la rape culture.
El libro reúne varios relatos del autor. De los que leí once, de los cuáles más o menos disfruté dos. Horrible perspectiva eh.
Todas las historias me parecieron demasiado cortas, sí ya sé que son historias cortas, pero con la maña del autor de tirarte miles de datos todas se sintieron confusas, sin argumento, con finales demasido apresurados. Personajes tontos, vacíos, irritantes. Sexismo, misoginia, racismo, homofobia, fatphobia. Uno más agradable que el otro.
Miren, yo tenía muchas ganas de leer al autor. Los tres libros que leí de él me gustaron, me gustaron mucho. Así que no sabría decirles, ¿es una cosa que tengo con el autor? ¿O es este libro, estas historias en concreto? No sé, tampoco me quiero arriesgar probarlo ahora.
*El cadillac de Dolan (1/5)
*El final del desastre (1/5)
*Hay que aguantar a los niños (1.5/5)
*Piloto nocturno (1/5)
*Es algo que llega a gustarte (1/5)
*Popsy (1/5)
*La boca saltarina (1/5)
*Crouch end (3/5)
*El quinto cuarto (1/5)
*Cabeza abajo (Abandonado)
*El dedo móvil (2/5)
Gracias King por seguir alimentando la rape culture.
dark
mysterious
reflective
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Content Warnings
Minor: Homophobia, Sexism
Every short story collection I read by King, they all just keep getting better and better!
I loved this not-so-little bind up - probably not as much as Night Shift or Different Seasons, but it's still freaking amazing.
My favourite stories were probably It Grows On You, Suffer The Little Children, The House on Maple Street and Sorry, Right Number (which, if you have the opportunity to listen to this screen play on audiobook, I highly suggest it!)
I loved this not-so-little bind up - probably not as much as Night Shift or Different Seasons, but it's still freaking amazing.
My favourite stories were probably It Grows On You, Suffer The Little Children, The House on Maple Street and Sorry, Right Number (which, if you have the opportunity to listen to this screen play on audiobook, I highly suggest it!)
Extremely short story, finished it in fifteen minutes, re-read it immediately :)
Reminded me a bit of Gaiman's Feeders & Eaters
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Reminded me a bit of Gaiman's Feeders & Eaters
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This collection was pretty disappointing. Most stories were 2 - 3 stars. Here are a few standouts that got 4 - 4.5 stars:
Dolan’s Cadillac
Sorry, Right Number
Suffer the Little Children
Popsy
Rainy Season
& Head Down
If I’m being honest though, I have to say my favorite parts of the book were the introduction and notes.
Even though I didn’t love this collection, the audiobook was fantastic. Here are just a few well know names that read stories: Stephen & Tabitha King, Whoopi Goldberg, Tim Curry, Rob Lowe, Kathy Bates, Matthew Broderick, Gary Sinise (surely I’m not the only one that always associates him with Stu from The Stand), and Joe Mantegna. As great as those narrators were, my two favorites were Yeardley Smith reading Rainy Season and the full cast with sound effects that did Sorry, Right Number.
Stories - 3.3 stars
Narrators - 5 stars
Dolan’s Cadillac
Sorry, Right Number
Suffer the Little Children
Popsy
Rainy Season
& Head Down
If I’m being honest though, I have to say my favorite parts of the book were the introduction and notes.
Even though I didn’t love this collection, the audiobook was fantastic. Here are just a few well know names that read stories: Stephen & Tabitha King, Whoopi Goldberg, Tim Curry, Rob Lowe, Kathy Bates, Matthew Broderick, Gary Sinise (surely I’m not the only one that always associates him with Stu from The Stand), and Joe Mantegna. As great as those narrators were, my two favorites were Yeardley Smith reading Rainy Season and the full cast with sound effects that did Sorry, Right Number.
Stories - 3.3 stars
Narrators - 5 stars
