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Lisey's Story
by Stephen King
“There was a lot they didn’t tell you about death, she had discovered, and one of the biggies was how long it took the ones you loved most to die in your heart.”
This is the story of Lisey Landon, who lost her husband after 25 years of marriage. Scott was a bestselling writer and a man with a complicated past. While Lisey is clearing out Scott's office, she recalls events from their life together and memories he had shared with her, which will lead her to a nearly fatal journey into the darkness he inhabited.
This is a very difficult review to write. I'm aware that Lisey's Story is not only a very loved story, but also King's favorite book (that he has written), and even though I enjoyed some parts, overall I'm not crazy about it.
From the very first page we know that Lisey and Scott's marriage was full of love, adventures and unexpected dark events. She still misses him terribly even if two years already passed and King goes to great lengths in describing grief and the efforts for getting over the loss of a loved one: I don't know why but I didn't feel particularly touched by King's words (which is very unusual because I remember myself very heartbroken and sobbing while reading Pet Sematary), Lisey's grief sounded to me more like a dry melancholia. I guess it's because I didn't have enough time to get to know Lisey as person, before she quickly became (and remained) Scott's wife. Ironically, I feel like I know more him than her... is it still Lisey's Story?
My favorite part was discovering Scott's childhood and the relationship he had with his father and his brother. It's beautifully written, very sad and scary and the more I found out about his past, the more I was fascinated.
Unfortunately a combination of things made me lose interest in this book quite quickly: I didn't like most of the characters, it's too long and with too many useless details, plus the Landons' secret language got on my nerves very quickly. I didn't feel closer to them, I felt exactly the opposite! That's sad. I'm bummed I didn't love this book, maybe in the future I'll change my mind with a re-read.
2.5 stars.
This is the story of Lisey Landon, who lost her husband after 25 years of marriage. Scott was a bestselling writer and a man with a complicated past. While Lisey is clearing out Scott's office, she recalls events from their life together and memories he had shared with her, which will lead her to a nearly fatal journey into the darkness he inhabited.
This is a very difficult review to write. I'm aware that Lisey's Story is not only a very loved story, but also King's favorite book (that he has written), and even though I enjoyed some parts, overall I'm not crazy about it.
From the very first page we know that Lisey and Scott's marriage was full of love, adventures and unexpected dark events. She still misses him terribly even if two years already passed and King goes to great lengths in describing grief and the efforts for getting over the loss of a loved one: I don't know why but I didn't feel particularly touched by King's words (which is very unusual because I remember myself very heartbroken and sobbing while reading Pet Sematary), Lisey's grief sounded to me more like a dry melancholia. I guess it's because I didn't have enough time to get to know Lisey as person, before she quickly became (and remained) Scott's wife. Ironically, I feel like I know more him than her... is it still Lisey's Story?
My favorite part was discovering Scott's childhood and the relationship he had with his father and his brother. It's beautifully written, very sad and scary and the more I found out about his past, the more I was fascinated.
Unfortunately a combination of things made me lose interest in this book quite quickly: I didn't like most of the characters, it's too long and with too many useless details, plus the Landons' secret language got on my nerves very quickly. I didn't feel closer to them, I felt exactly the opposite! That's sad. I'm bummed I didn't love this book, maybe in the future I'll change my mind with a re-read.
2.5 stars.