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A review by sarah_tellesbo
Four Past Midnight by Stephen King
3.0
This is a monster of a book; about 1,000 pages split into four different stories (hence “Four Past Midnight”). The four stories included in this volume are The Langoliers; Secret Window, Secret Garden; The Library Policeman; and The Sun Dog. None were on par with King’s best work, in my opinion, but they were relatively entertaining stories nonetheless.
One interesting note: As I started reading Secret Window, Secret Garden I had the strongest sense of deja vu. I finally realized that I knew the story because I’d seen the move; apparently Secret Window– the 2004 film starring Johnny Depp– was based on this story. I really enjoyed that movie, but for some reason didn’t connect it to Stephen King at the time I watched it. The book was just as good as the movie, and was probably my favorite of the four stories. Whether or not that’s just because I love Johnny Depp, I don’t know.
I will also say that The Library Policeman was my least favorite of the four. The concept seemed a bit ridiculous to me and although it turned out to be less ridiculous than it sounded, there was still a lot about the story that I wasn’t thrilled about and ultimately it just wasn’t as intriguing as the others.
Overall, I’d say this book is entertaining and worth the read, but definitely not particularly genius or King’s most profound work.
One interesting note: As I started reading Secret Window, Secret Garden I had the strongest sense of deja vu. I finally realized that I knew the story because I’d seen the move; apparently Secret Window– the 2004 film starring Johnny Depp– was based on this story. I really enjoyed that movie, but for some reason didn’t connect it to Stephen King at the time I watched it. The book was just as good as the movie, and was probably my favorite of the four stories. Whether or not that’s just because I love Johnny Depp, I don’t know.
I will also say that The Library Policeman was my least favorite of the four. The concept seemed a bit ridiculous to me and although it turned out to be less ridiculous than it sounded, there was still a lot about the story that I wasn’t thrilled about and ultimately it just wasn’t as intriguing as the others.
Overall, I’d say this book is entertaining and worth the read, but definitely not particularly genius or King’s most profound work.