A review by herbivorehaunts
Billy Summers by Stephen King

Did not finish book. Stopped at 57%.
the beginning was alright, if not a little bit cumbersome and slow, but I'm DNFing this one once Alice was introduced. I probably won't ever finish this one but I guess never say never. If you're interested in a King story with a similar premise to the first 200 or so pages of this book I suggest 11/22/63, it's a way better novel. If you're looking to read a Stephen King for the first time might I suggest literally any other title by him. 

spoilers without context I guess but
do men actually keep their underwear until it's sliding off their body when they move or was that just an excuse to "save" the rape victim naked? What the fuck was that. Am I supposed to feel any sort of appreciation for a man who "saves" a rape victim butt ass naked, who then decides the best course of action is to (in graphic detail) examine her genitals and then put her to bed, and then go to bed next to her and wake up with a boner and from then on continously states how he doesn't want to fuck her, not really, but she is barely legal and pretty?  I might take a break from King for a bit. This book was really upsetting, but not in a horror way, just kinda felt like torture porn.
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