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A review by wellreadintrovert
Sleeping Beauties by Owen King, Stephen King
4.0
In the not too distant future, women and girls everywhere are falling asleep. Only, they aren't waking up again. Instead, they are being covered in a cocoon-like substance. When they are forcibly awakened or the gauze is disturbed they become crazed and violent. While the men are left behind to fend for themselves, the women are transported to a utopian world where everything is safe and calm. Except for Evie. Evie is the one women alive to be able to fall asleep and wake up as normal. But is Evie just a lucky one? Or is she a demon that needs to be slain?
Sleeping Beauties achieved a few things, for one, it feels like a deeply metaphorical and political read. It's hard not to miss the gender gaps, equality issues and struggles of the women involved here. The second thing, is this is a long winded but very necessary tale of horror needed for this generation. I have seen quite a lot of reviews mention the likeness to other King novels, and while yes, they are there. There is still a distinct enough difference that even seasons King fans shouldn't be too nervous about those similarities. My only gripe, is this probably could have been cut down - even by 50 pages. There was quite a lot of filler that could have been taken out without losing any of the story.
Definitely don't dive into this one first if you're a King virgin - but long time fans should find enough brilliance in this to enjoy it. Sleeping Beauties isn't your typical horror, though! So tread lightly if you prefer some of the classic King horror to the more Thriller/Horror's from recent years.
Sleeping Beauties achieved a few things, for one, it feels like a deeply metaphorical and political read. It's hard not to miss the gender gaps, equality issues and struggles of the women involved here. The second thing, is this is a long winded but very necessary tale of horror needed for this generation. I have seen quite a lot of reviews mention the likeness to other King novels, and while yes, they are there. There is still a distinct enough difference that even seasons King fans shouldn't be too nervous about those similarities. My only gripe, is this probably could have been cut down - even by 50 pages. There was quite a lot of filler that could have been taken out without losing any of the story.
Definitely don't dive into this one first if you're a King virgin - but long time fans should find enough brilliance in this to enjoy it. Sleeping Beauties isn't your typical horror, though! So tread lightly if you prefer some of the classic King horror to the more Thriller/Horror's from recent years.