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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
This was an enjoyable little read about acceptance and living the life you want to live
Really really bad. There were times when I used to anticipate reading the new Stephen King 📙.. I was excitr9to put aside the weekend knowing that it was going to be something great. Those days are over it seems. This was such a gratuitous publication. Hw shouldn't have even bothered. It didn't even read like him. If I hadn't known king wrote it I would never have known. His style was completely absent. It seemed like he had to put something weirdly PC out there and it wasn't even done well. I've been reading his books since I'm 10 years old, and I feel so disappointed in him. This was terrible. I'm so glad I didn't buy it.
It wasn't standard King fare but it was worth the read and provoked tears at the end. A curious little tale.
This audio book was free via my library's app, so I am eternally grateful to be able to listen to it now. This story is about a man who visits an old friend doctor (now retired) to get advice on something that's been bothering him. He keeps losing weight, 1 to 2 lbs at a time and it is becoming alarming to him. His friend recommends he visit an actual practicing doctor, but he declines, saying he doesn't want to spend his days (possibly his last) in a government testing facility (fair enough).
This story takes place within the town of Castle Rock, I love the small town vibes and the small cast of characters he chose to showcase in this book. This was not a horror story but a truly nice good feeling one (with hints of scifi or fantasy). I think this story has a decent enough ending. But I think that it's journey was way more impressive than the destination. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was well written, and with most Stephen King books, well described and I felt like I truly knew all of these people. I recommend this book to anyone who likes King's style, but maybe not horror. Or, just if you like warm hearted stories about people who find friendships and learn to accept and love each other, and understand their intentions. Don't judge a book by it's cover.
This story takes place within the town of Castle Rock, I love the small town vibes and the small cast of characters he chose to showcase in this book. This was not a horror story but a truly nice good feeling one (with hints of scifi or fantasy). I think this story has a decent enough ending. But I think that it's journey was way more impressive than the destination. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was well written, and with most Stephen King books, well described and I felt like I truly knew all of these people. I recommend this book to anyone who likes King's style, but maybe not horror. Or, just if you like warm hearted stories about people who find friendships and learn to accept and love each other, and understand their intentions. Don't judge a book by it's cover.
An interesting plot, but the writing was wacky, the characters development did not make any sense. It would make way much better book as a big one, too short and to rush. When it reached its climax it did not feel like a climax (that's what she said). And the general idea of a man making a woman change her mind and her personality overnight just because he graced her with his mere presence, is absolutely diabolically insane.
(4.5 stars)
A sweet, if at times too simple and slight, novella about love and acceptance. This is the most recent King story I’ve read and it is currently my least favorite, but it still got me choked up by the end.
Stephen has that level of pathos I love to see/read/hear/etc. in any media I consume.
A sweet, if at times too simple and slight, novella about love and acceptance. This is the most recent King story I’ve read and it is currently my least favorite, but it still got me choked up by the end.
Stephen has that level of pathos I love to see/read/hear/etc. in any media I consume.
This book (which is really a short story, read in a few hours max) is perfectly fine, but not much more than that. It seemed like King's effort to show how people can change and be good to each other even in times like this (Trump is mentioned by name). The story is an allegory, but the lack of explanation about what's happening (and even the end) left it extremely open-ended.
We learn a road was named after Sheriff Bannerman, who is referred to as an "unlucky fellow." You could say that!
Minor criticism: as a runner, his description of the race was really off, unless races are done very differently in Maine. A Turkey Trot *after* Thanksgiving? A 12K length? A requirement that your number dictates where you start? A marathon runner who can't run full out for 12K? And they charge far, far less than any other race for what's labeled as a critical fundraiser?
We learn a road was named after Sheriff Bannerman, who is referred to as an "unlucky fellow." You could say that!
Minor criticism: as a runner, his description of the race was really off, unless races are done very differently in Maine. A Turkey Trot *after* Thanksgiving? A 12K length? A requirement that your number dictates where you start? A marathon runner who can't run full out for 12K? And they charge far, far less than any other race for what's labeled as a critical fundraiser?
Super quick read. Not what you'd expect but good just the same.
Yeah, Elevation is sentimental, but in that way King does so well. It's not at all scary. Without spoiling the story, it's more in the vein of Shawshank or The Green Mile than The Dead Zone or Thinner. The story is filled with the kind of wide eyed wonder at the transformative power of human compassion in the face of the unknown that makes Kings sentimental work really shine (pun intended). Elevation is a beautiful little book and reminds me exactly why I so fiercely love his novella length work.
Magnificent! I own a lot of Stephen King books. I've read a lot of them. Never before have I felt so ... Elevated after reading one. I am pretty sure I can also say I've never cried while reading one ... until now.