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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
A good book for Stephen King fans. Short and sweet. A nice story, positive in many ways.
Brief, well-written but an unsatisfactory everything. Sets up a lot of questions and doesn't answer them.
Ehh.... Not what I was expecting from him. For a novella it was just okay. I could have used a little more backstory. Definitely not horror more on a little bit of sci-fi.
A short novel but worth the short read! King has a good way of making the reader question things about life. 10/10.
A delightful little gem of a novel. Quick read, and everything I love about my favorite novelist: suspenseful, weird, with lively characters. One of those that you don’t want to end. As usual, King’s ending left a little bit to be desired, but that didn’t weigh down (pun intended; you’ll see) my rating too much. Definitely worth the couple hours it takes to read!
Welcome back to Castle Rock! Scott Carey has something weird happening to his body. He is losing weight regularly and fast while not outwardly changing at all, and no matter what he brings with him on the scale - his clothes, his shoes, his dumbbells - he always weighs the same. While he tries to figure out the mystery illness with his friend and doctor Bob, he has to deal with his two new neighbours, first because their dogs keep pooping on his lawn, and then because they're lesbians and Castle Rock is a Republican town and they hate the restaurant they run and he wants to help them.
This novella was both really unlike SK (no horror, nothing terrible happening) and really on brand (if you follow him on Twitter, lol). Castle Rock of course ties it into the larger universe, but this little story was full of political snark and wit that I enjoyed very much. The ending was bittersweet, and that made it even better, in my opinion.
I think this is a great way to read SK if you're not a fan of his usual horror/supernatural genre.
This novella was both really unlike SK (no horror, nothing terrible happening) and really on brand (if you follow him on Twitter, lol). Castle Rock of course ties it into the larger universe, but this little story was full of political snark and wit that I enjoyed very much. The ending was bittersweet, and that made it even better, in my opinion.
I think this is a great way to read SK if you're not a fan of his usual horror/supernatural genre.
Probably a case of it's me, not the book, but really left a bad taste in my mouth.
Spoiler
the white man savior aspect
Great little story - Uncle Steve taught us all another lesson. :)
Narration by the author is almost always the best, too.
Narration by the author is almost always the best, too.
This is the first Stephen King book/audiobook that I've ever read and while it was a good story, I thought there would be more of a conclusion. I don't enjoy books that end with the reader not knowing for sure what happened to the main character. Good, quick listen though!