A review by ufoparty
Finders Keepers by Stephen King

dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

as someone who prefers king's more monstrous stories to what i would call regular thrillers, i found the story underwhelming. a kid finds a murderer's stash of money and manuscripts the latter stole from a famous author and uses the money to help his own family out of debt. the murderer gets out of prison and wants it back. a surprisingly standard story without any of the weird twists you'd expect from the author - the antag feels very much like an everyday bad guy without the horrifying impact of king's previous villains. about halfway through i realized i was supremely bored and struggled to get through 10 pages in one sitting before forcing myself to finish as quickly as possible.
3 stars because as always king has a very appealing writing style and strong voice, and i wouldn't say it's a bad book, just forgettable in my eyes compared to his other works.
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