A review by oliviasbooks
The Talisman by Peter Straub, Stephen King

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This tome had a great start. The first half of the book was adventurous, original and fun. The characters were were fascinating and the two worlds were teeming with drama. Then part three began and it all went south. Part three was too long and lacked originality, I was genuinely bored reading it. The ending was interesting but again was too long and detailed, there were so many different aspects coming together at the end that it was difficult to keep up with and follow the plot. It is a shame the second half was so tiresome, but alas it did ruin the story for me and I was glad to be finished. 
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