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A review by kaitoro_walker13
Skeleton Crew: Stories by Stephen King
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The Mist: This is the longest story, and one of the best. Creepy, with just enough gaps to fill that you terrify yourself.
Here There be Tygers: Short, fun, easy, light.
The Monkey: The best one in this collection, absolutely stunning.
Cain Rose Up: School shooting story, forgettable
Mrs. Todd's Shortcut: Fun, clever, interesting, easy to read. A story about a lady who's obsessed with finding the fastest way, and in doing so goes into other dimensions.
The Jaunt: A sci-fi horror about time travel. Cleverm with just enough horror to make it Stephen King.
The Wedding Gig: Eh.
Paranoid: A Chant: Bit rubbish.
The Raft: Suspenseful, tense, clever monster.
Word Processor of the Gods: Fantastic concept. Stunning execution.
The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands: Very Dahl-esque. Fun.
Beachworld: Another horror sci-fi. VERY cool monster.
The Reaper's Image: The most forgettable story in this collection.
Nona: Creepy in a very realistic way. About a serial killer going mad.
For Owen: Also a bit rubbish.
Survivor Type: Horrifying. So gruesome.
Uncle Otto's Truck: A fun killer car story.
Morning Deliveries (Milkman #1): About a killer milkman. REALLY fun story.
Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman # 2): Not as good as the first one, but still okay.
Gramma: About a grandma who's also a witch. Really clever execution, and really unsettling.
The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet: Good, just too long.
The Reach: So boring. About a lady who's ready to die going on a last excursion with her dead friends. You can see it as sweet, but I thought it was very dry.
Here There be Tygers: Short, fun, easy, light.
The Monkey: The best one in this collection, absolutely stunning.
Cain Rose Up: School shooting story, forgettable
Mrs. Todd's Shortcut: Fun, clever, interesting, easy to read. A story about a lady who's obsessed with finding the fastest way, and in doing so goes into other dimensions.
The Jaunt: A sci-fi horror about time travel. Cleverm with just enough horror to make it Stephen King.
The Wedding Gig: Eh.
Paranoid: A Chant: Bit rubbish.
The Raft: Suspenseful, tense, clever monster.
Word Processor of the Gods: Fantastic concept. Stunning execution.
The Man Who Would Not Shake Hands: Very Dahl-esque. Fun.
Beachworld: Another horror sci-fi. VERY cool monster.
The Reaper's Image: The most forgettable story in this collection.
Nona: Creepy in a very realistic way. About a serial killer going mad.
For Owen: Also a bit rubbish.
Survivor Type: Horrifying. So gruesome.
Uncle Otto's Truck: A fun killer car story.
Morning Deliveries (Milkman #1): About a killer milkman. REALLY fun story.
Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman # 2): Not as good as the first one, but still okay.
Gramma: About a grandma who's also a witch. Really clever execution, and really unsettling.
The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet: Good, just too long.
The Reach: So boring. About a lady who's ready to die going on a last excursion with her dead friends. You can see it as sweet, but I thought it was very dry.