Great little read. Fun to read a collection of short stories versus a full novel, but ready for a novel now. Best story - The Road Virus Heads North

Worst - L.T.s Theory of Pets

Dieses Buch besteht aus 14 Kurgeschichten:

Autopsieraum vier 7/10
Der Mann im schwarzen Anzug 10/10
Alles, was du liebst, wird dir genommen 3/10
Der Tod des Jack Hamilton 3/10
Im Kabinett des Todes 5/10
Die Kleinen Schwestern von Eluria 5/10
Alles endgültig 4/10
Theorie der Kuscheltiere 4/10
Der Straßenvirus zieht nach Norden 9/10
Lunch im Gotham Café 3/10
Dieses Gefühl, das man nur auf Französisch ausdrücken kann 4/10
1408 10/10
Achterbahn 6/10
Der Glüggsbringer 5/10

= 5,6

Tbh the first half of this book didn’t really hook me. Second half got a lot more interesting tho. Fav stories were 1408, the road virus heads north, riding the bullet, and everything’s eventual.

I did kinda like how there was so much thematic various across all the stories. There was a little of everything here.
dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'm lying in saying I read the whole book, as I only read The Little Sisters of Eluria to go along with the Dark Tower series. I have intentions to come back and read the other stories at a later date!
dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Stephen King’s short story collections are really good for travelling or not in the mood to get invested in a fully fledged novel, and this one was no different to that, easy to pick up read one story then put it down again for a while. I did like this book but feel that some of the other collections were better, hence the 3 stars.
dark funny tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
dark emotional medium-paced
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DID NOT FINISH

I just couldn't finish it! I don't know if it was the random Dark Tower story that I didn't like or if it was the blandness of some of them (I can't even remember titles), but I just can't do it. I usually love Stephen King's short stories, but this didn't do it for me.