kitkatchonk 's review for:

Different Seasons by Stephen King

5.0

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"Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies."

I thought this was going to be an average, unmemorable read and to be completely honest the only reason I picked this up in the first lace was because Shawshank Redemption is one of my all time favourite movies. I did not think I was going to like this even as much as I did but I was so happily surprised.

I admit I have never read a book by Stephen King, but I'm certainly going to be picking up more of his books if he can draw you this much with a few short stories. These stories were real, raw and gritty (especially the Apt Pupil) and I could honestly not get enough of it.

One thing I know for sure is that these stories are going to stay with me for a long time, and I'm always going to remember this book not only for the impact it left on me but also as the first book I have read by this genius man.