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jenmtnbike's review

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adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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janicesierra's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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oproy's review

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adventurous tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

This was honestly I think one of the worst books I’ve ever read. And I actually love Stephen King. 11/22/63 is one of my favorite books ever and I’m not scared of some length. But I’m truly surprised I even finished this book.

1. The characterization. LITERALLY NO 17yo TALKS LIKE THAT. There were so many parts throughout the book that I was cringing at how awkward the dialogue was. And the 2 like sex scene at the end…I almost got into a car crash while listening that’s how awkward it was.
2. I get that Charlie is supposed to be speaking a different language throughout his time in Empess but he doesn’t have to continue saying “I tried to say electricity but couldn’t” or something of the sort. A one time explanation that it’s a different language would’ve sufficed.
3. Overall I just didn’t love the characters. I felt that Charlie was trying too hard to act like he’s a “bad guy” inside and then somehow is the nicest and smartest 17year old that’s ever lived.
4. I understand that King built an entirely new world here but that’s what it felt like…like he was just pulling random words out of his a**. Night soldiers? Snab? I just couldn’t get into it. Also the snab just felt like an ex machina the entire time. Whenever you needed an out…sir Snab to the rescue.
5. Spoilers for this one. I really thought that the idea of other fairy tales (rumplestiltskin, Cinderella, the other Grimm stories) would have a larger part of the ending of this story. I understand that there was some kind of divine intervention at the end in the name of rumplestiltskin, but it just felt lame. That’s the only way I can describe it. I continued to read because I thought maybe there was a tie-in, but there wasn’t. He was just comparing his life to these other stories and somehow everything worked out in the end. How did it work out for him??? I just don’t understand.

Anyways, this was long and winding. Overall, I would not recommend.

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racoongod's review against another edition

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adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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tayreads10's review

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Really had high hopes when it started off with the story of Charlie, his dad, Mr. B and Radar. Once he delved into the fairytale world, it was really hard to finish. It got very frustratingly repetitive, dull and dragged on and on when it didn't need to. The voice actor was the only thing that kept me going.

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jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This was a wild ride and a different take than most of Stephen’s books that normally orient around the horror genre.

This took well know lore, legends and fairytales and put them in his own unique interpretation in this world of the other that just so happens to be down mr bowditches well.

It deals with morals, good deeds, grief and patience and so much more. I loved seeing our MC Charlie connect with both radar and mr bowditch as well as getting to travel with him through his journey and experiences in this other land.

Overall it was unexpected from king but an enjoyable read nonetheless. A unique take on so many well know fairytales and legends alll wrapped up into one creative interpretation that brought them all together in a unique story of its own.

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asourceoffiction's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A master of storytelling, this is a genuine modern-day fairy tale from King that I found utterly captivating. It's almost three separate stories, and from the first third or so I could never have guessed where things were going to go for the rest of the book.

I love a plucky young hero-with-dog combo, and the fact that Radar was the focus of all of Charlie's decisions just made me love him more. So by the time he goes on this fantastic adventure, I was rooting for him 100%.

This weaves traditional fairy tale stories with more recent fantasies, borrowing elements from each to create an astonishing, beautiful and brutal world. Of course it's not all sunshine and rescuing princesses, this gets dark and gruesome, in a way only King can do.

The end, after so much drama for so long, felt a little quiet and almost too easy. But after sitting with it for a while I realised it had been signposted all the way through, and it felt like a pretty classic fairy tale ending. Basically I just loved it.

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