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A review by lovemydolphins
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
4.0
I don't think I've ever had such a hard time choosing between two ratings for a book. Mr. Mercedes was a 3.5 star read for me, and picking between 3 and 4 stars was hard.
First: I did like it. It was entertaining, there were times it was a page-turner, and I simply enjoyed it.
The story is pretty good, if not a bit unsurprising. However, it's a departure from King's horror/supernatural genre, and I expected that. The insta-love story was unbelievable, though.
The characters are not bad. Hodges is interesting, Jerome is funny, and the rest are okay. Brady was a joy to read through, even though I hated him so much.
I will say that I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought the ending was too "happy." It should have had more consequence, instead of being so neatly wrapped up.
Overall, enjoyable read.
First: I did like it. It was entertaining, there were times it was a page-turner, and I simply enjoyed it.
The story is pretty good, if not a bit unsurprising. However, it's a departure from King's horror/supernatural genre, and I expected that. The insta-love story was unbelievable, though.
The characters are not bad. Hodges is interesting, Jerome is funny, and the rest are okay. Brady was a joy to read through, even though I hated him so much.
I will say that I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought the ending was too "happy." It should have had more consequence, instead of being so neatly wrapped up.
Overall, enjoyable read.