A review by laurenmarietta
The Waste Lands by Stephen King

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Not sure how King pulled off writing a fantasy series where the underlying premise isn't explained in earnest until the third book??? But it's nice to finally start understanding the 'why' of the series in this installment. Pretty hard to swallow King's relegation of the only female character to the margins except in scenes depicting sexual violence, though, and the overdone New York and southern accents in the audiobook really expose just how ridiculous this crew of characters King has assembled is. Regardless, still an entertaining story to while away the hours. *shrug*
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