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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
I absolutely loved this book! Oh my god it was so heartwarming and heartbreaking. I don’t care if others end up not liking it lol I loved it! Read it in about 2 hours and it was perfection!
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
lighthearted
fast-paced
Absolutely loved it. Not a typical SK novel. More of a heart-warming story of friendship, and learning to love. Regardless, I found it rather charming.
Side note: this is not a horror! ❤
Side note: this is not a horror! ❤
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
What a delightfully weird little story! It’s been years since I’ve picked up a stand-alone King, and I forgot how much I adore his particular brand of weird fiction/urban fantasy lite.
I enjoy the ambiguity in this story and that it’s not a large sweeping tale where NASA get to the bottom of Scott’s problem. Scott is simply trying live as normal a life as possible with how much time he has left. I love a story where it’s beauty lies in its ambiguity, and where unanswered questions are deliberate choices rather than poor storytelling. In that respect, this is simply magical!
Elevation is a short book and I’m admittedly out of touch with Castle Rock, but I enjoyed the relationships, characters, and the short amount of time we get to spend there. Bob and Myra felt like a real couple, and I felt like I could just walk down the street and pop into Patsy’s Diner or the bookstore. I was sucked in by that small town Maine charm that King writes so well, and I remember why I used to devour his work as a teen.
Ultimately I didn’t love the white saviour trope of the well-meaning cishet white dude helping the town to ~*embrace*~ the lesbian couple, which is what knocks this down from a 5stars to 4stars. I can see how King was trying for diversity and I did enjoy where their dynamic went toward the end, but my lordt it was preachy as hell for a while there. Give the lesbians some agency, sir.
4 stars. Could do with a bit less white dude, but was still a load of weird fun.
I enjoy the ambiguity in this story and that it’s not a large sweeping tale where NASA get to the bottom of Scott’s problem. Scott is simply trying live as normal a life as possible with how much time he has left. I love a story where it’s beauty lies in its ambiguity, and where unanswered questions are deliberate choices rather than poor storytelling. In that respect, this is simply magical!
Elevation is a short book and I’m admittedly out of touch with Castle Rock, but I enjoyed the relationships, characters, and the short amount of time we get to spend there. Bob and Myra felt like a real couple, and I felt like I could just walk down the street and pop into Patsy’s Diner or the bookstore. I was sucked in by that small town Maine charm that King writes so well, and I remember why I used to devour his work as a teen.
Ultimately I didn’t love the white saviour trope of the well-meaning cishet white dude helping the town to ~*embrace*~ the lesbian couple, which is what knocks this down from a 5stars to 4stars. I can see how King was trying for diversity and I did enjoy where their dynamic went toward the end, but my lordt it was preachy as hell for a while there. Give the lesbians some agency, sir.
4 stars. Could do with a bit less white dude, but was still a load of weird fun.
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Would be a good story if it weren't for the political agenda