Reviews

Finders Keepers, Volume 2 by Stephen King

charliegirl21's review against another edition

4.0

By far the best book in the trilogy. The bigotry of Brady Hartsfield doesn’t infect this, so it is way more palatable. The storyline was a little too tightly wound, but I really enjoyed all of the characters. You can tell an older person wrote the book though, because he is pretty out of touch with what your average high school kid would be into. It’s not a deal breaker, but it does make it less believable.

My greatest compliment is that King speaks to what it is to love to read and fall in love with books. This novel does a great job capturing the hold an amazing author can have over the audience. While the vast majority of us aren’t Morris, we all understand the devastation of having an author break our heart when their world building doesn’t take us where we want to go.

angola's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

rach_s's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.0

The third part of this book really amped up the tension, and I couldn’t stop reading. The first two parts, while not as exciting, did a solid job setting the stage and fleshing out the characters. As always, I love the characters in this series. The ending especially has me hyped for the next book, as it promises the return of a key character and finally introduces a supernatural element!

corinnel's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

erickibler4's review against another edition

4.0

This is the sequel to last year's [bc:Mr. Mercedes|18775247|Mr. Mercedes (Bill Hodges Trilogy, #1)|Stephen King|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403347795s/18775247.jpg|26680281].

I think it's much better, because it deals with book obsession. The plot centers around some unpublished manuscripts by a great midcentury American writer (sort of a cross between Salinger and Updike).

I don't want to give much more away, but the characters from Mr. Mercedes play a role, as they will in the third book of the trilogy, which is yet to come.

A nice entertainment in the crime/suspense genre, although by the end, some paranormal stuff starts to creep in.

lunatious's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

wheelerdavid44's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

Another great Stephen King book!  I really enjoyed this one.

theediguy's review against another edition

5.0

Pretty much the perfect Stephen King book. The kind you hate to keep reading because you can see where it's all headed and you're too squeamish to get there.

angel_707's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

j_long's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25