A review by the_crab
The Talisman by Peter Straub, Stephen King

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Anyone savvy with kings writing will sniff his parts out. Both authors are dinged for laying heavy into their writing flaws and cliches. But after sifting through the yadda yadda bullshit, is a coming of age fantasy horror story about a boy trying to save his mother. The true horrors in life are capitalists.