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daumari's review against another edition
4.0
It's the first Stephen King I've consumed ever! (lent by a friend after revealing I hadn't read or watched anything, aside from bits of Carrie on tv) Novellas make for good samplers, and this didn't disappoint.
My favorite is probably the first, 1922 and one of the longer ones, a slow burn after the initial murder, featuring an incredibly well-read farmer.
Big Driver also had a fair amount of name-dropping with Tess, but that's because she's a cozy mystery author. The ending was a bit too neat, but I cheered anyway.
Fair Extension was short, and also a pile-up of tragedies albeit with a big slice of schadenfreude pie for the main character.
A Good Marriage kept me up way too late finishing it, then even later as I googled & read about the real life inspiration, Dennis Rader- a bad habit, reading about serial killers late night/early morning.
I'm not too keen on horror, generally, but these were mostly creeping horrors of what's really going on in the mind, punctuated by murders. Thanks for letting me keep this way too long, Aurora!
My favorite is probably the first, 1922 and one of the longer ones, a slow burn after the initial murder, featuring an incredibly well-read farmer.
Big Driver also had a fair amount of name-dropping with Tess, but that's because she's a cozy mystery author. The ending was a bit too neat, but I cheered anyway.
Fair Extension was short, and also a pile-up of tragedies albeit with a big slice of schadenfreude pie for the main character.
A Good Marriage kept me up way too late finishing it, then even later as I googled & read about the real life inspiration, Dennis Rader- a bad habit, reading about serial killers late night/early morning.
I'm not too keen on horror, generally, but these were mostly creeping horrors of what's really going on in the mind, punctuated by murders. Thanks for letting me keep this way too long, Aurora!
irismons's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
noriam_reads's review against another edition
3.0
1922 4
Big driver 2
fair extension 4
A good mariage 3
Big driver 2
fair extension 4
A good mariage 3
rkbbii's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Domestic abuse
mckay_524's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
plcbaker's review against another edition
5.0
All 4 stories were good and the afterward does explain why and why I dislike a lot of other books. They don't accurately reflect how people would ACTUALLY behave. SK always does, even when we wish it were otherwise.
lumilenkka's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0