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Nightmares & Dreamscapes
by Stephen King
Finally!
It took me forever (okay, really only 30 days, but that's practically the same) to finish this book.
I've decided that, for the most part, I just don't enjoy short story collections. I don't mind big books (King's uncut version of The Stand remains one of my favorites, and I read it multiple times in my younger days), so I'm not exactly sure where the disconnect is, other than possibly you don't really stay with the characters long enough for them to matter to you as much as they do in novels.
There are, of course, exceptions, and there are a few stories here that I enjoyed and will remember for a while. Others, now, looking at the title after having just finished the book, I can't recall a single thing about them.
The standouts for me were: Dolan's Cadillac, Popsy, Chattery Teeth, The Moving Finger, You Know They Got a Hell of a Band, Rainy Season, and The House on Maple Street. Dolan's Cadillac was the lead story and by far the strongest.
There were some interesting links between some of the stories, or at least it seemed that way by the order in which they were arranged.
Overall, though, this collection was "just okay." If I rated the stories individually, none would be above a 4, and there would probably only be two of those.
2 out of 5 stars.
It took me forever (okay, really only 30 days, but that's practically the same) to finish this book.
I've decided that, for the most part, I just don't enjoy short story collections. I don't mind big books (King's uncut version of The Stand remains one of my favorites, and I read it multiple times in my younger days), so I'm not exactly sure where the disconnect is, other than possibly you don't really stay with the characters long enough for them to matter to you as much as they do in novels.
There are, of course, exceptions, and there are a few stories here that I enjoyed and will remember for a while. Others, now, looking at the title after having just finished the book, I can't recall a single thing about them.
The standouts for me were: Dolan's Cadillac, Popsy, Chattery Teeth, The Moving Finger, You Know They Got a Hell of a Band, Rainy Season, and The House on Maple Street. Dolan's Cadillac was the lead story and by far the strongest.
There were some interesting links between some of the stories, or at least it seemed that way by the order in which they were arranged.
Overall, though, this collection was "just okay." If I rated the stories individually, none would be above a 4, and there would probably only be two of those.
2 out of 5 stars.