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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
4,5 une excellente lecture ! J'ai beaucoup aimé le fait de suivre différents personnages qui se retrouveront, le récit est bien rythmé, l'auteur y distille plein de mystères pour nous garder happés, et le côté horrifique est super bien géré.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-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
Great book! The way the author described the infected blisters and the pain that the people felt made me cringe constantly. I could not stop reading this book. It was difficult to guess where the story was going to go next. I was bummed when they didn’t settle if Josh’s family was still alive. However I understand why he chose to stay. Great book!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is probably going to be my favourite book of 2024 - it'd take something really incredible to knock this down a peg with only a few months of the year left to go. It had everything I want in a book and more - I couldn't put it down, and even though it's quite long, it flew by and I wanted more. In fact, that's my one and only criticism - the ending felt a little rushed, I got to 90% and was wondering how it was going to be resolved with only 10% to go.. I was happy with the ending but would have liked more detail I think. Several parts gave me goosebumps and there was a paragraph at the end (with a sparkly dress) which made me tear up - this rarely happens with me and books, so tells you how much I loved it!
One thing I have to comment on is the comparisons to The Stand, which I do think are inevitable given the similar themes, setting and overall vibe. I read The Stand fairly recently, and love King, but I actually think I preferred Swan Song in terms of pacing and characters - parts of The Stand dragged for me, whereas no part of this book dragged!
One thing I have to comment on is the comparisons to The Stand, which I do think are inevitable given the similar themes, setting and overall vibe. I read The Stand fairly recently, and love King, but I actually think I preferred Swan Song in terms of pacing and characters - parts of The Stand dragged for me, whereas no part of this book dragged!
I slogged through about a third of this book and could never completely get over the idea that it was The Stand, by Robert McCammon. Bad mystical guy: check; really bad people: check; journey across America: check; nice people caught up in a quest they don’t fully understand: check; good wins over evil: I’ll never know. I kept waiting on something unique to occur, but nope. If I’d never read the original, I’d probably eat this up…gotta let it go.
It would have be 5 stars PLUS without the seven year leap in the story, and this is where i lost a bit of connection with the characters. If it was one or maybe two years would be ok but seven it's too much. I felt as the characters haven't grown up in that time, and their relationship with each other neither.
Still 5 stars!
THE STAND (one of my favorite of 2022) vs SWAM SONG (one of my favorite of 2023)?!
the stand is perfect in the plot, not holes. Pure Horror
Swam song is perfect with the ending (it reminds me the "Mistborn trilogy" ending quality by Brandon Sanderson). Horror with a lot of Dark Fantasy
So "The Stand" story with "Swam song" ending would be the PERFECT POST APOCALYPTIC HORROR STORY
Still 5 stars!
THE STAND (one of my favorite of 2022) vs SWAM SONG (one of my favorite of 2023)?!
the stand is perfect in the plot, not holes. Pure Horror
Swam song is perfect with the ending (it reminds me the "Mistborn trilogy" ending quality by Brandon Sanderson). Horror with a lot of Dark Fantasy
So "The Stand" story with "Swam song" ending would be the PERFECT POST APOCALYPTIC HORROR STORY
6 ⭐️ I just finished reading this book, and I’m certain I’ll never be the same. McCammon’s ability to create an absolutely dreadful, bleak, and depressing world while maintaining such beautiful descriptions is astonishing.
Even though the book is long, not a single word felt wasted. It was incredibly difficult to stop reading, yet I found myself needing to take breaks to process the intense emotions it evoked.
I felt on edge the entire time, amazed at how courageous and full of hope the characters remained despite their dire circumstances. The connection I felt with them was immediate, from the very first pages, and I couldn’t help but be scared for them.
This book took me through the entire spectrum of human emotions—I was angry, tense, sad, hopeless, and hopeful. I cried and laughed, sometimes genuinely and sometimes as a way to cope, feeling like I was experiencing everything right alongside the characters.
I honestly can’t put into words how deeply this book touched me, and I can’t imagine anything surpassing this feeling. But perhaps that’s the beauty of reading.
One thing I know for sure is that this book expanded my reading preferences and rekindled my love for reading.
This book is incredible, and I know I’ll be re-reading it many times in the future.
Even though the book is long, not a single word felt wasted. It was incredibly difficult to stop reading, yet I found myself needing to take breaks to process the intense emotions it evoked.
I felt on edge the entire time, amazed at how courageous and full of hope the characters remained despite their dire circumstances. The connection I felt with them was immediate, from the very first pages, and I couldn’t help but be scared for them.
This book took me through the entire spectrum of human emotions—I was angry, tense, sad, hopeless, and hopeful. I cried and laughed, sometimes genuinely and sometimes as a way to cope, feeling like I was experiencing everything right alongside the characters.
I honestly can’t put into words how deeply this book touched me, and I can’t imagine anything surpassing this feeling. But perhaps that’s the beauty of reading.
One thing I know for sure is that this book expanded my reading preferences and rekindled my love for reading.
This book is incredible, and I know I’ll be re-reading it many times in the future.
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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:
Complicated