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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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I’m finding myself becoming interested in Stephen King’s process, and I feel like I’ve learned a bit reading these stories. This is a story kind of like The Boogeyman in how he’s taken a creature/concept from folklore and put it in modern context, made it into flesh. Springheeled Jack is an old Victorian kind of Penny Dreadful creature, and they mention Jack the Ripper too. In a funny way this reminds me of the Star Trek episode where the spirit of Jack the Ripper comes back and possesses Scotty to kill on its behalf, leaving no memory or trace. It’s a haunting idea for sure, and I kind of wish it had been the focus of the story, instead of just a creepy button at the end.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
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:
Yes
dark
mysterious
fast-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
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
To be completely honest, I listened to this audiobook to catch up on my Goodreads goal. I was pleasantly surprised with this short little tale.
Life on any college campus can be peculiar on a normal day, but this particular campus that King draws up is haunted by a serial killer called "Springheel Jack." The campus brings what's called a "strawberry spring", basically a "fake" spring. This spring brings along a thick fog, and this fog brings forth Springheel Jack. Every time the fog falls upon the campus, someone is killed.
I enjoyed it. I did a little research on the name Springheeled Jack and found information on an entity from English Folklore during the Victorian period with that exact name. You can google this further for yourself if it intrigues you.
Life on any college campus can be peculiar on a normal day, but this particular campus that King draws up is haunted by a serial killer called "Springheel Jack." The campus brings what's called a "strawberry spring", basically a "fake" spring. This spring brings along a thick fog, and this fog brings forth Springheel Jack. Every time the fog falls upon the campus, someone is killed.
I enjoyed it. I did a little research on the name Springheeled Jack and found information on an entity from English Folklore during the Victorian period with that exact name. You can google this further for yourself if it intrigues you.
dark
tense
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
