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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
What did I just read...?! Very surface level, enjoyable easy read with zero depth to the characters. I just didn’t really care what happened to anyone...
Short, sweet, rather enjoyable considering I don’t usually like his books.
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Dit boekje was mijn eerste Stephen King verhaal en het heeft me niet teleurgesteld. Het las erg vlot weg en ik bleef geboeid tot het einde. Misschien kwam dit mede doordat het verhaal relatief kort was. Hoewel ik normaal niet zo ben van de fictieve verhalen en fantasieën, stoorde ik me er bij dit boek juist helemaal niet aan. Het fenomeen waaraan de hoofdpersoon leed was zo absurd dat ik me bleef afvragen hoe het zou eindigen. De verhaallijn van de buurvrouwen had wat mij betreft wat langer en beter uitgewerkt mogen worden, iets meer diepgang was daar gewenst geweest wat mij betref. Misschien een goede aanknoping voor een vervolg. Het slot voelde wel wat raar en afgeraffeld, vandaar 3 sterren in plaats van 4.
I loved this. The story moves along at a quick pace. Elevation is a novella and so there is not nearly as much development of character and plot intricacies and you would find in a longer King story but Elevation doesn't suffer for it. If anything, the short length helps make it the success it is. What we learn of the four main characters is just enough to believably move the story along. Elevation is nothing if not uplifting!
I really liked the idea but I'm not too sure about the execution. It missed the mark for me with those pics that solved homophobia...
I’m glad this is a short book because I just can’t deal with the crap Stephen King comes up with sometimes.
Don’t get me wrong I’m a fan, there’s a good few books of his that are my absolute favourite books ever, but his stories are definitely hit or miss.
The story gets two stars because King knows how to write characters, I connected with them, and there were a couple of pages where I smiled and thought how cute they were.
Other than that, I could have lived without reading this book.
THERE MAY BE SPOILERS HERE:
The story is about a guy who isn’t visibly losing weight, but every time he weighs himself, he is losing weight, and the weight starts dropping off him quite quickly.
We never find out why he’s losing weight but looks exactly the same. The only thing that really happens is that he feels like he’s losing out on time in his life, so he makes friends with his neighbours. Like I said , cute. But was it really worth my time? No. And King is just sitting there rolling in his money from this book
Don’t get me wrong I’m a fan, there’s a good few books of his that are my absolute favourite books ever, but his stories are definitely hit or miss.
The story gets two stars because King knows how to write characters, I connected with them, and there were a couple of pages where I smiled and thought how cute they were.
Other than that, I could have lived without reading this book.
THERE MAY BE SPOILERS HERE:
The story is about a guy who isn’t visibly losing weight, but every time he weighs himself, he is losing weight, and the weight starts dropping off him quite quickly.
We never find out why he’s losing weight but looks exactly the same. The only thing that really happens is that he feels like he’s losing out on time in his life, so he makes friends with his neighbours. Like I said , cute. But was it really worth my time? No. And King is just sitting there rolling in his money from this book
I listened to this on a short road trip. I really liked the characters and cared about them, but I wanted more explanation and thought the ending was kind of anticlimactic. I think I preferred the bonus story “Lori” actually