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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One of my favorites. It was bittersweet, heartwarming, and hilarious at the same time.
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
medium-paced
dark
reflective
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
Okay, here's the deal: I did not like this book, but, it was a good book.
Dolores Claiborne is about a woman accused of killing a man, and is essentially about her trial, and description of the events of the murder, all of which are described in her own words.
I could not finish this book. About 100 pages in, after forcing myself to read up to that point, I stopped. Quite honestly, this book just wasn't my type. Typically, I gravitate toward articulate, well-written descriptions of each event within a novel. This book is not that. Completely narrated by the title character, who is speaking in court, this book is completely slang-filled, and at times, as anyone in a court would, drone on and on, pointlessly. However, it's not that "Dolores Claiborne" was poorly written, it is because I, as a reader, greatly dislike that particular writing style. King is a master writer, and is constantly writing slews of unique works, like this one in particular. This novel in no way should slew his great honor after reading this, but, at the end of the day, "Dolores Claiborne" is not for everyone.
Hopefully, maybe in a year or two, I can come back to her and give a better review for this novel, but for now, at least for me as a reader, I will give "Dolores Claiborne" two stars, since I really couldn't appreciate it, but understand that is very well written.
Dolores Claiborne is about a woman accused of killing a man, and is essentially about her trial, and description of the events of the murder, all of which are described in her own words.
I could not finish this book. About 100 pages in, after forcing myself to read up to that point, I stopped. Quite honestly, this book just wasn't my type. Typically, I gravitate toward articulate, well-written descriptions of each event within a novel. This book is not that. Completely narrated by the title character, who is speaking in court, this book is completely slang-filled, and at times, as anyone in a court would, drone on and on, pointlessly. However, it's not that "Dolores Claiborne" was poorly written, it is because I, as a reader, greatly dislike that particular writing style. King is a master writer, and is constantly writing slews of unique works, like this one in particular. This novel in no way should slew his great honor after reading this, but, at the end of the day, "Dolores Claiborne" is not for everyone.
Hopefully, maybe in a year or two, I can come back to her and give a better review for this novel, but for now, at least for me as a reader, I will give "Dolores Claiborne" two stars, since I really couldn't appreciate it, but understand that is very well written.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fucking awful. nothing sucks the life out of a story like the entire book being a character recounting a tale from their life in past tense regional dialect. classic stephen king dumbass side-swipes at fat/nonwhite people, and of course women, littered throughout, adding absolutely nothing. he seems like he has an incredibly easy time writing insults about women, thinly guised as "things" "characters" "say." just like in gerald's game, used incestuous child rape as a limp, back-burner motivation for revenge. how lovely to be reminded that a character in gerald's game has THE SMELL OF THEIR OWN DAD'S CUM as the nucleus and motif for her survival story. like holy jesus get a fucking grip man.
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated