bethr 's review for:

Fairy Tale by Stephen King

2.5

adventurous dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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 The audiobook narration is competent, but the book is so over-written that it would have been preferable to read the print version and skip or skim the dull stretches and more grotesque bits. The problem with a first-person narrator is

you’re pretty sure they’re going to survive, so there’s not much suspense

and few of the other characters were developed in much depth until near the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Alcohol