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A review by jljaina
Three Past Midnight: The Library Policeman by Stephen King
4.0
I loved the first 1/2-2/3 of this! I was quickly engrossed in it. Not that I disliked the second part of the book but not as much as I will explain below.
At first, I was thinking I might be in for a ghost story. But of course that is too simple for Stephen King. So I knew more was coming. It was creepy. The library Sam walks into is a place out of time. You know the super stuffy, quiet libraries with the stereotype where you feel you have to tiptoe across and pray you don't sneeze or cough, etc while you are there. Yeah that was this place. But creepier. Especially the children's area.
We soon learn that Sam's library experience isn't the norm, however. So what is the truth? It's a twisted rabbit hole! And I was loving it!
The bad-And yes this is a spoiler but also a trigger warning: I hate reading rape scenes. Especially involving children. The worst I had read previously was a gloss over of it. This was more graphic and from the child's pov which in a way makes it worse and heartbreaking and utterly stomach churning.
The very end of what Ardelia was...well a bit disappointing.
Still the story was good. My favorite of the "Past Midnight" stories so far (still have 1 to go though).
At first, I was thinking I might be in for a ghost story. But of course that is too simple for Stephen King. So I knew more was coming. It was creepy. The library Sam walks into is a place out of time. You know the super stuffy, quiet libraries with the stereotype where you feel you have to tiptoe across and pray you don't sneeze or cough, etc while you are there. Yeah that was this place. But creepier. Especially the children's area.
We soon learn that Sam's library experience isn't the norm, however. So what is the truth? It's a twisted rabbit hole! And I was loving it!
The bad-And yes this is a spoiler but also a trigger warning: I hate reading rape scenes. Especially involving children. The worst I had read previously was a gloss over of it. This was more graphic and from the child's pov which in a way makes it worse and heartbreaking and utterly stomach churning.
The very end of what Ardelia was...well a bit disappointing.
Still the story was good. My favorite of the "Past Midnight" stories so far (still have 1 to go though).