A review by aydon
Gerald's Game by Stephen King

5.0

i find it so interesting how king can make these grand, sweeping and epic stories with dozens of pov characters that quite comfortably fill up 1000+ pages, and then he can go and write a story like this. jessie is stuck in this bed, with nothing but the voices in her head, painful memories, and visitors that may or may not be real. it's raw, completely fucked up, and i love it. i'm a sucker for any heavily psychological story (in other words, any story where you get to spectate a literal or unconventional therapy session). this might be some of king's best work when it comes to character and description, and after reading 31(!!) of his books, i can say that jessie might be his most well-realized yet, at least at this point of his career. my only gripe, and this could change with time or a reread, is the ending. it's surprisingly long, and some of it kinda drags. it is growing on me the more i think about it, though. i'm sure the same will go for the rest of the book, and i already love it. can't say that the ride wasn't taxing, but i hated to get off it all the same. can't ask for much more from the king

9/10

bonus dbd section: bhvr put space cowboy in the game pronto