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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
Il terrificante, ribollente subcoscio degli adolescenti, con tutte le miserie nascoste, i complessi, il rapporto di amore/odio tra di loro e con gli adulti, e altri orrori vari, il tutto inserito nel contesto americano, che come sempre estremizza e spinge alla violenza. Nessuno uscirà bene da una mattinata scolastica che potrebbe essere lo script di una Bowling for Columbine ante litteram.
Un bel libro che necessita urgentemente di una nuova traduzione.
Un bel libro che necessita urgentemente di una nuova traduzione.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I like how well King is able to write about pain and human suffering. It makes his stuff feel so real.
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.4 stars: some flaws, but if you look past the minor ones then you will have yourself one of the best coming of age, dark teen minded stories that I've ever read. What I expected to feel for "the catcher in the rye " is what i actually felt for this book. Stephen King has done it again. YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY READ THIS STORY (if you're in between the ages of 15 - 20)
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
All of the Bachman books seem to be inspired by a weird rage so this was a fitting place to start. The book is drenched in te contempt of the school shooter protagonist and you can see why King decided not to have the book reprinted. The sympathy he has for his antihero is difficult to digest. This guy is no Holden Caufield. There’s a misogyny and a racism here too as King exorcises his resentments but there’s also a lack of cohesion. A scatter gun approach. Ultimately high school was dissected much more effectively in Carrie.
(2.5 stars) Finally got around to King’s famously pulled early novel involving school shooting. It was fine. A few glimpses into the writer he’d become.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
Not the best, not the worst. One of King's earliest works, and one that has been removed from the shelves due to its topic being rather relevant these days. It's an interesting short read, but not one that you need to dedicate time to finding if you don't easily have access to it.