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adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I was pleasantly surprised with this book. This one lacked the racism and misogyny that is prevalently found in SK’s books. It also lacked the “man explains sex/the feel of a woman” that is often found in his stories as well. This is all good news for me and I allowed me to thoroughly enjoy the story without being annoying towards Stephen. Here are my notes from during the read: “Whoremaster” -was his go-to in Bag of Bones too.
The name “Mike” *might* be Stephen’s go to name for himself. Too soon to know if this is a repeat for him.
Didn’t get cringed out until page 358. The book was going really well. Why does a conversation with his best friend have to get him horny???
Pg. 741 “ Ralph stuck the sneaker into back pocket and shook his head.” Is his back pocket big enough for that? That’s kind of an odd idea even to have a shoe in your pocket?
Enjoyed SK for including his start and end date for writing the book. 3 years to write. ~1 year to publish.
Overall this book was a good read. The story was interesting and as a reader was constantly wanting Ralph to stay in the long timers world just to continue to see everything hidden. It was neat. Recommend the read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Self harm, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Violence, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
This revolves around abortion causes and pro-lifers.
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