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soovailyn 's review for:
Sleeping Beauties
by Owen King, Stephen King
3 Stars for Narration, 3.5 Stars for Story
Mini-Review:
Being sick, I figured I would try this audiobook again. I got to the end this time but I want to read the print before I put down an review. I may have missed some things since I am definitely not well at the moment.
Still not a fan of the overall narration but I knew that going in this time.
Update via 2nd Listen
Re-listened to a huge chunk of the tail end again and got a better feel for the story. I'm still getting over my dance event plague but I feel like my brain is back to functioning rather than iceberg fog of the past few days. =P
Overall, Sleeping Beauties is a feel good story that covers the wide expanse of human stupidity and cruelty. Yet despite the crude, there's hope and potential for better. It's not about a clear cut line of good and bad. Lots of fuzzy smears along the line of both and surprising results of the two smashed together.
There are clear places that yell "Stephen King" to me. Others that aren't as familiar that I would label as "Owen King". It was a nice mix of perspectives and twists.
The plot is clearly laid out and there's no mystery to it, but I was definitely engaged by the characters by the midway point and wanted to see what would happen to them. In some ways, the story felt impersonal. Which is odd because it is told in personal perspectives of individuals. Yet, there is a clear remove that makes me feel like an observer. I never really became a part of the story.
Mini-Review:
Being sick, I figured I would try this audiobook again. I got to the end this time but I want to read the print before I put down an review. I may have missed some things since I am definitely not well at the moment.
Still not a fan of the overall narration but I knew that going in this time.
Update via 2nd Listen
Re-listened to a huge chunk of the tail end again and got a better feel for the story. I'm still getting over my dance event plague but I feel like my brain is back to functioning rather than iceberg fog of the past few days. =P
Overall, Sleeping Beauties is a feel good story that covers the wide expanse of human stupidity and cruelty. Yet despite the crude, there's hope and potential for better. It's not about a clear cut line of good and bad. Lots of fuzzy smears along the line of both and surprising results of the two smashed together.
There are clear places that yell "Stephen King" to me. Others that aren't as familiar that I would label as "Owen King". It was a nice mix of perspectives and twists.
The plot is clearly laid out and there's no mystery to it, but I was definitely engaged by the characters by the midway point and wanted to see what would happen to them. In some ways, the story felt impersonal. Which is odd because it is told in personal perspectives of individuals. Yet, there is a clear remove that makes me feel like an observer. I never really became a part of the story.