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A review by ashcrash
Everything's Eventual by Stephen King
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
(physical book, bought at half price books)
standard disclaimer for all things king, but nothing too egregious for him. lots of breasting boobily around and occasional glimpses of the various -isms that get much more screen time in his other stuff.
some of these were really good! the death of jack hamilton, LT’s theory of pets, lunch at the gotham cafe, and that feeling were all hits for me. everything’s eventual (the story) had some good dread. all that you love and the man in the black suit were both fun. all of these benefit from the short story format: there probably could have been more, but i’m glad there wasn’t.
1408 set up the hotel room so well that nothing that happened within could really measure up, imo, so feels a bit anticlimactic. riding the bullet and in the death room were fine. autopsy room four was a miss and luckey quarter was interesting but not well positioned as a final story. the road virus is fun enough, but nothing new. i was a bit annoyed by the 100+ page dark tower insert in the middle of an anthology, though it was interesting enough and i guess if you’re stephen king you can do whatever you want.
i don’t know if these quite scratch the itch for “dark tales,” but they’re definitely good for some dread/existential wondering. think grandpa telling an unsettling story from his youth and then abruptly moving on.
standard disclaimer for all things king, but nothing too egregious for him. lots of breasting boobily around and occasional glimpses of the various -isms that get much more screen time in his other stuff.
some of these were really good! the death of jack hamilton, LT’s theory of pets, lunch at the gotham cafe, and that feeling were all hits for me. everything’s eventual (the story) had some good dread. all that you love and the man in the black suit were both fun. all of these benefit from the short story format: there probably could have been more, but i’m glad there wasn’t.
1408 set up the hotel room so well that nothing that happened within could really measure up, imo, so feels a bit anticlimactic. riding the bullet and in the death room were fine. autopsy room four was a miss and luckey quarter was interesting but not well positioned as a final story. the road virus is fun enough, but nothing new. i was a bit annoyed by the 100+ page dark tower insert in the middle of an anthology, though it was interesting enough and i guess if you’re stephen king you can do whatever you want.
i don’t know if these quite scratch the itch for “dark tales,” but they’re definitely good for some dread/existential wondering. think grandpa telling an unsettling story from his youth and then abruptly moving on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexism
Minor: Racism