Scan barcode
A review by billymac1962
Just After Sunset by Stephen King
3.0
I'm reading this collection in bite-sized pieces, between novels every now and then. I'll review each story as I read them.
Since I need to rate this to have it saved, I'm setting the bar at 3 stars for now.
Willa: This was okay, there wasn't much of a storyline, but King creates an eerie sense of place with this one. 3 stars.
The Gingerbread Girl: A fairly longer short story, but it sure doesn't feel that way. King ratches the suspense meter up to full with this one. 4 stars
Harvey's Dream: Read this while unable to sleep at 2:30am. Nicely done shorty with a niggling sense of foreboding. 3 stars
Rest Stop: Just a short evening incident in the life of an author at a rest stop. Pretty absorbing for a brief time. 3 stars
The Things They Left Behind: King's nod to the 9/11 horror. It's obvious he spent a lot of time on this one given the sensitivity in its telling. Best story so far. 5 stars
Graduation Afternoon: A very short look at a graduation that is backdropped with destruction. Interesting. 2 stars.
N.: Predictable, but still a creepy decent into obsessive compulsion (I don't think anyone does this better than Stevie). 5 stars if only for the OCD slant.
The Cat From Hell: Indeed. Very creepy and I enjoyed this one a lot. 4 stars
Mute: A man in a confessional describes his car trip with a deaf-mute hitchhiker. This was pretty good, and a fine accompaniment to my lunch today. 3 stars.
Ayana: A short story about miracles. It was OK. 2 stars.
A Very Tight Place: Yuck. I can't even begin to tell you how much I savoured the long, hot shower I had after reading this one. 4 stars
All in all, not up to his usual awesomeness, but mostly was an OK filler read.
Since I need to rate this to have it saved, I'm setting the bar at 3 stars for now.
Willa: This was okay, there wasn't much of a storyline, but King creates an eerie sense of place with this one. 3 stars.
The Gingerbread Girl: A fairly longer short story, but it sure doesn't feel that way. King ratches the suspense meter up to full with this one. 4 stars
Harvey's Dream: Read this while unable to sleep at 2:30am. Nicely done shorty with a niggling sense of foreboding. 3 stars
Rest Stop: Just a short evening incident in the life of an author at a rest stop. Pretty absorbing for a brief time. 3 stars
The Things They Left Behind: King's nod to the 9/11 horror. It's obvious he spent a lot of time on this one given the sensitivity in its telling. Best story so far. 5 stars
Graduation Afternoon: A very short look at a graduation that is backdropped with destruction. Interesting. 2 stars.
N.: Predictable, but still a creepy decent into obsessive compulsion (I don't think anyone does this better than Stevie). 5 stars if only for the OCD slant.
The Cat From Hell: Indeed. Very creepy and I enjoyed this one a lot. 4 stars
Mute: A man in a confessional describes his car trip with a deaf-mute hitchhiker. This was pretty good, and a fine accompaniment to my lunch today. 3 stars.
Ayana: A short story about miracles. It was OK. 2 stars.
A Very Tight Place: Yuck. I can't even begin to tell you how much I savoured the long, hot shower I had after reading this one. 4 stars
All in all, not up to his usual awesomeness, but mostly was an OK filler read.