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A review by bradland
Four Past Midnight by Stephen King
3.0
This book is amazing value for money. With 4 reasonably lengthy novellas these stories could be considered separate books in another author's hands. For King however, a man with a reputation for getting carried away with his words, these stories ain't as long as they could have been!
Langoliers is great all the way through. Just a shame I had seen the TV movie sometime before so was familar with what happens, thereby not enjoying it as much as I would have. I can see why he associates it with his equally excellent 'The Mist'.
The other three stories start out good, with well drawn out characters, then suffer .... average climaxes/endings. I was hoping he'd have something equally as clever as he did the first story but.... didn't.... and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Langoliers is great all the way through. Just a shame I had seen the TV movie sometime before so was familar with what happens, thereby not enjoying it as much as I would have. I can see why he associates it with his equally excellent 'The Mist'.
The other three stories start out good, with well drawn out characters, then suffer .... average climaxes/endings. I was hoping he'd have something equally as clever as he did the first story but.... didn't.... and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.