Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
Ugh. I don't think I like short stories..nothing resonated and it was a slog. Tried 3x
dark
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
My favorite story in the collection was the title story, "Everything's Eventual." Some I lost interest in and ended up skimming. This is not one of my favorite Stephen King collections. I enjoyed the author's notes explaining the inspiration for the stories, though they should have come at the end, I think, as some contained partial spoilers.
Some good stories in here (Autopsy Room Four, All That You Love Will Be Carried Away, The Little Sisters of Eluria, Everything's Eventual, Riding the Bullet), but imo the standout is "1408". It's about a writer Mike Enslin who writes about haunted places he has stayed at, but he privately does not believe in the supernatural or paranormal. He then attempts to stay in the haunted room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel, where he only lasts 70 minutes. It's a trip reading about how his mind and the room simultaneously melt.
More short stories by Stephen King. He's not as good at them as he was in the 80s, but they're still definitely worth reading.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
i guess my review is too long… so fck it i guess. see my goodreads review.
dark
dark
mysterious
I enjoyed this collection of short stories. My favorites were "That Feeling," "The Road Virus Heads North," and "1408."