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cryptickitten19 's review for:
Billy Summers
by Stephen King
While King’s new works aren’t as scary and well written as his older novels, he’s still able to write a good, if predictable, story. He even included a nod to one of his earlier novels written in Colorado, which I enjoyed immensely.
So what’s it about? It’s about assassin for hire Billy Summers and the last job he takes. Billy, a veteran service member with one tour to Iraq under his belt, has been a gun for hire for years but it’s time to retire. In taking his last job from people he’s worked with for years, what could possibly go wrong?
King does a great job with Summers’ backstory, even if it did feel a little clichéd—although he also mentions the autobiography of a sniper and another novel including a character with the same kind of backstory. Overall, it was a good one time read and while I’d recommend it to a friend, it’s not a book I’d reread (unlike The Shining, IT, and Pet Sematary).
So what’s it about? It’s about assassin for hire Billy Summers and the last job he takes. Billy, a veteran service member with one tour to Iraq under his belt, has been a gun for hire for years but it’s time to retire. In taking his last job from people he’s worked with for years, what could possibly go wrong?
King does a great job with Summers’ backstory, even if it did feel a little clichéd—although he also mentions the autobiography of a sniper and another novel including a character with the same kind of backstory. Overall, it was a good one time read and while I’d recommend it to a friend, it’s not a book I’d reread (unlike The Shining, IT, and Pet Sematary).