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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Okay this was a ride. First chapter comes in with a serious slap in the face! Did not expect that from a King opening. Especially since he’s usually all about the slow burn but this started ferociously and kept riding that wave! This feels like it has an awful lot of interlock with IT if you’re familiar with the book or movie, they may not be directly related but it has that same vibe and feel to the storytelling. Maybe, I wonder, a pinch of Shine disguised as gods guidance?? I leave that up to the constant reader. It was great seeing Cynthia return after reading Rose Madder right before this! King didn’t pull his punches with this one. I’d freaking love to see this as a movie! Well worth the read!
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
If you liked this, read "The Regulators" by Richard Bachman.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Ugh, so good! SO GOOD! It’s 12:40am and I had to finish tonight. What to say? I don’t even know! It was so dark. So nasty. So good. Tak is crazy. Was crazy in The Regulators but even more so in this! The battle of good vs. evil. It often results in a religious aspect. I’m ok with it here. Lots of people have a problem with it in this book, and I’m ok with that, I get it, but for me it was fine. Didn’t detract from the book. The ending is so gut wrenching it really sealed the deal for me if I’m being honest. I was at a 4.5 stars like Regulators but it really pulled me to a solid 5 stars. Brilliantly finished book in my opinion, as as we all famously know, King can shit the bed on endings sometimes. Not here, for me. Idk, is it cause I rolled into this directly after Regulators that I loved it so much? Is it cause I actually read this book straight through without pausing to read other books and also read no other books alongside this like I normally do? I don’t know. But this book was GOOD. GOOOOOOOD. Thank you, Steve.
While this book took foooooorever for me to read, I actually really enjoyed it! I don’t know why I never found myself wanting to pick it up because every time I was reading it, it was hard to put down.
Great characters, great twist, and the perfect mix of horror, fantasy, with an interesting religious element.
Great characters, great twist, and the perfect mix of horror, fantasy, with an interesting religious element.
I'm still reeling from the beauty in this story. I know that's hard to believe, considering the plot, but it's true. And, without question, I love me some Johnny Marinville ❤❤❤