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grodriguez95 's review for:
Sleeping Beauties
by Owen King, Stephen King
Can't believe it's taken me 26 years to read a Stephen King book! I really enjoyed this, so will be picking up more of his novels asap.
The premise of Sleeping Beauties is pretty out there, but that seems to be standard for Stephen King's story ideas and I was hooked from the start. Over the course of its 700 pages, the story never faltered and I never felt bored.
I loved the huge cast of characters – sometimes when authors write many characters they all start to meld together, their voices and personalities not distinct enough to tell the difference. In Sleeping Beauties I never once forgot who a character was or got them mixed up with anyone else, which I found really impressive!
I really liked how the story used its fantastical premise to examine gender roles and misogyny; a lot of the points it made felt very poignant and true and will leave me thinking for a while.
The only complaint I have is that the 700 page build up and conflict felt too neatly wrapped up – the ending was just too easy. It definitely left me wanting more but I think that's a common complaint with Stephen King novels!
The premise of Sleeping Beauties is pretty out there, but that seems to be standard for Stephen King's story ideas and I was hooked from the start. Over the course of its 700 pages, the story never faltered and I never felt bored.
I loved the huge cast of characters – sometimes when authors write many characters they all start to meld together, their voices and personalities not distinct enough to tell the difference. In Sleeping Beauties I never once forgot who a character was or got them mixed up with anyone else, which I found really impressive!
I really liked how the story used its fantastical premise to examine gender roles and misogyny; a lot of the points it made felt very poignant and true and will leave me thinking for a while.
The only complaint I have is that the 700 page build up and conflict felt too neatly wrapped up – the ending was just too easy. It definitely left me wanting more but I think that's a common complaint with Stephen King novels!