hannahserv's review against another edition
3.0
Wowza that was one of the most challenging books I’ve ever read lol. Glad it’s over to say the least but the writing was impressively complex, hence the 3/5 stars.
hollzballz's review against another edition
5.0
This book is amazing! I considered giving it 4 stars because it was very hard to get into. However, once I was in I WAS IN. Just amazing ok- read it.
youraveragedave's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
What a slog! So I knew about the made up language or baby talk going into this book and thought I'd be ok with it... It was way over the top. I know people have short cuts with loved ones but this was ridiculous.
I know King says this is his favorite book. I can see he was trying to show the relationship between Lisey & Scott as being more than a normal marriage. Plus the whole writer writing writers thing that he loves. I just didn't feel the relationship in this book (which is usually one if the best thing about King's writing!).
The Zack McCool plot I'm sure is something that King is worried about for himself as he gets older. I feel like we've seen this character before in the novella "Secret Garden, Secret Window".
Another thing that bugged me, I felt this should have been called "Scott's Story" instead. Lisey seems more like a narrator to Scott's life for us. Also I feel like I've seen the events from Scott's life in the movie "Frailty" (it's been 20 years since I've seen it, so I could be off the mark here).
The only part I felt engaged with were the events with Lisey and her sister Amanda.
Maybe it's a function of the audiobook and I could have glossed over the smucking bad gunkie language but it really was annoying.
I know King says this is his favorite book. I can see he was trying to show the relationship between Lisey & Scott as being more than a normal marriage. Plus the whole writer writing writers thing that he loves. I just didn't feel the relationship in this book (which is usually one if the best thing about King's writing!).
The Zack McCool plot I'm sure is something that King is worried about for himself as he gets older. I feel like we've seen this character before in the novella "Secret Garden, Secret Window".
Another thing that bugged me, I felt this should have been called "Scott's Story" instead. Lisey seems more like a narrator to Scott's life for us. Also I feel like I've seen the events from Scott's life in the movie "Frailty" (it's been 20 years since I've seen it, so I could be off the mark here).
The only part I felt engaged with were the events with Lisey and her sister Amanda.
Maybe it's a function of the audiobook and I could have glossed over the smucking bad gunkie language but it really was annoying.
scottcampbell's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
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
maggotqueen666's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
tms98's review against another edition
3.0
Het is een geweldig goed geschreven boek over een moeilijk, maar zeer liefdevol huwelijk. Het is wel een hele karwei om door het boek te geraken, daar helpen de speciale gedachten van Scott ook bij.
leasa's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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? No
4.0
mcgbreads's review against another edition
3.0
En realidad son 3 estrellas y media.
No recuerdo cómo este libro llegó a mi biblioteca, seguro fue una compra impulsiva hecha hace años en aquella mesa de libros usados en la entrada de la Universidad.
Este mes por fin lo leí y aunque al principio no me causó gran impresión, vale la pena seguir leyendo. Una historia de amor con un poco de terror, como solo Stephen King puede hacerlo. Los personajes están muy bien desarrollados y es un placer leer a Lisey, además el flujo no-linear de la historia hace que todo sea más interesante.
Me gustó, pero siento que no lo disfruté tanto como se debe, así que se quedará en mi biblioteca para volverlo a encontrar en otro punto de mi vida.
No recuerdo cómo este libro llegó a mi biblioteca, seguro fue una compra impulsiva hecha hace años en aquella mesa de libros usados en la entrada de la Universidad.
Este mes por fin lo leí y aunque al principio no me causó gran impresión, vale la pena seguir leyendo. Una historia de amor con un poco de terror, como solo Stephen King puede hacerlo. Los personajes están muy bien desarrollados y es un placer leer a Lisey, además el flujo no-linear de la historia hace que todo sea más interesante.
Me gustó, pero siento que no lo disfruté tanto como se debe, así que se quedará en mi biblioteca para volverlo a encontrar en otro punto de mi vida.
tnanz's review against another edition
5.0
IT TURNS OUT THERE WAS A STEPHEN KING BOOK THAT I HADN'T READ!!! THIS ONE!!! I think because the cover was red I thought it was Rose Madder, which wasn't my favorite, and so I somehow never picked this one up. But through a wonderful accident, I read a synopsis of this (which fortunately didn't give very much away) and realized I hadn't actually read it before and grabbed a copy on Amazon.
MY GOD IT WAS SO GOOD!
It's everything Stephen King consistently does beautifully well AND one of the most satisfying Stephen King endings I've ever read (I love the man and think he's a brilliant writer but don't always love his endings sorry). The characters were deep and felt real and spoke like real people. The horror was light and creeping and then SHOCKING and throughout, again, felt deeply real. That's King's true gift, no matter how ugly or destroyed the world he's portraying is, it feels so authentic that you can't look away.
Fucking loved it. This may be the book that I start recommending to people when they ask what Stephen King book they should start with.
MY GOD IT WAS SO GOOD!
It's everything Stephen King consistently does beautifully well AND one of the most satisfying Stephen King endings I've ever read (I love the man and think he's a brilliant writer but don't always love his endings sorry). The characters were deep and felt real and spoke like real people. The horror was light and creeping and then SHOCKING and throughout, again, felt deeply real. That's King's true gift, no matter how ugly or destroyed the world he's portraying is, it feels so authentic that you can't look away.
Fucking loved it. This may be the book that I start recommending to people when they ask what Stephen King book they should start with.