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garleighc's Reviews (2.22k)
I love when Stephen King writes books that aren't altogether scary or horrific but they affect you all the same because of the humanity he puts in it. The characters in this book were amazing, and I loved Johnny Smith and his development from the joking young teacher to the man who has seen too much in his life.
And most of all I love the concept of a dead zone.
And most of all I love the concept of a dead zone.
A little dull at parts but I love the way it has a whimsical fantasy feel when it's really life or death. Similar to Harry Potter. So glad I finally read this, can't wait to start The Two Towers!
THIS BOOK WAS SOOOO GOOD. Unfortunately, right after I finished it, I realized it was the third in the series and not the second. I SKIPPED A BOOK. So now I have to go back and read Flawless for information I might have missed.
But the ending in this book? INTENSE. I can't take it. I have to know what's going on. If only I had amazon money to buy the next one with, dangit.
But the ending in this book? INTENSE. I can't take it. I have to know what's going on. If only I had amazon money to buy the next one with, dangit.
Pretty good, considering I accidentally read one book ahead. I still liked this one though. And now I know all the background info I had missed.
Rhett Butler has my utmost respect for keeping his love secret for so long. Seriously. This book has some of the best characters I have ever read about; they weren't just real, or predictable in their patterns, but funny and human and very easy to empathize with. Sometimes I just wanted to give Rhett a hug and then kick Ashley. Which, to me, is the sign of a good book: when you want to beat up and/or offer affection to characters.
Yes, it was VERY long, but totally worth the read. Easy enough to pound down 200 pages a day.
Yes, it was VERY long, but totally worth the read. Easy enough to pound down 200 pages a day.
It's great when someone who's really down-to-earth talks about spiritual transcendence, because it makes it seem not so fake. A lot of people, when talking about religion, sound like fanatics. And Elizabeth Gilbert doesn't. In fact, she seems as ordinary a person as ever, and she deals with so many typical American problems, yet she travels the world to find what was most foreign to her at one point: herself.
Of course, it sucked that I pictured her as Julia Roberts the whole book, but whatever. I loved all her descriptions of the food and the meditation and the people.
Of course, it sucked that I pictured her as Julia Roberts the whole book, but whatever. I loved all her descriptions of the food and the meditation and the people.
Gabrielle Zevin does it again. I like the way Anya thinks she has to take care of everyone, even though she can't CONTROL everyone... which makes things very interesting when things get outside of control. For instance, when she gets sent to prison. And when her brother runs away.
I also liked that, since the book was set in 2083 and sort of dystopian, the girls' prison was called Liberty and was in (you guessed it) the Statue of Liberty. SO COOL.
I also liked that, since the book was set in 2083 and sort of dystopian, the girls' prison was called Liberty and was in (you guessed it) the Statue of Liberty. SO COOL.
