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A review by kaitie_reads
Fairy Tale by Stephen King
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Brilliant.
This is the first book I've ever read by Stephen King... I'm not a big thriller/horror reader and picked this up because it is marketed as a dark fantasy (and I love fantasy). I think maybe if you were used to his other works and were expecting this to be very dark, you might be disappointed with the *fairytale* like quality.
Charlie and Radar are such loveable characters (of course, Radar is... she's a dog). Without speaking too much on what actually happens in the story, I love how the author incorporates classic fairy tales and references into this book and takes some of the darker qualities from the original grimm's fairytales to really pull it all together.
There are parts of the story that are slow-paced for sure, and it is a big book. The middle does lull a little bit, but the story held me very well, pretty much the whole time I was reading.
I also enjoyed the writing style, and it's different from the more flowery and descriptive *pretty* styles I'm used to; it's very rugged, straightforward, and almost crass to a point.
This has definitely inspired me to pick up more of Stephen King's books.
This is the first book I've ever read by Stephen King... I'm not a big thriller/horror reader and picked this up because it is marketed as a dark fantasy (and I love fantasy). I think maybe if you were used to his other works and were expecting this to be very dark, you might be disappointed with the *fairytale* like quality.
Charlie and Radar are such loveable characters (of course, Radar is... she's a dog). Without speaking too much on what actually happens in the story, I love how the author incorporates classic fairy tales and references into this book and takes some of the darker qualities from the original grimm's fairytales to really pull it all together.
There are parts of the story that are slow-paced for sure, and it is a big book. The middle does lull a little bit, but the story held me very well, pretty much the whole time I was reading.
I also enjoyed the writing style, and it's different from the more flowery and descriptive *pretty* styles I'm used to; it's very rugged, straightforward, and almost crass to a point.
This has definitely inspired me to pick up more of Stephen King's books.