A review by rennegade
The Institute by Stephen King
5.0
4.5 rounded up.
Another good one from King! I will eventually go back to listening to all of his classic horror books, but for now I am enjoying the books that are a bit off his beaten path.
I really enjoyed how the book started with the seemingly unconnected story of Tim Jamieson, a small town former cop who spontaneously gave up his seat on an overbooked airplane and headed out in a random direction. I had no idea where that was going, as the synopsis I read dealt with a kidnapped kid from Minnesota being taken to Maine.
Over the course of this 19+hour audiobook, I got Luke's story as well as how it eventually ties into Tim's story.
The kids were fantastic. I was so invested in each one, and I was furious at the adults involved in the Institute. The book brought up some big questions that we should probably ask ourselves more often about whether the end result is worth the path it took to get there.
I docked off half a star mostly because there were times when the book almost started to drag a bit. It always picked back up, but as with other King novels, I feel like it could have been a solid 75 pages shorter and been very successful.
Next up for me is 11/22/63!
Another good one from King! I will eventually go back to listening to all of his classic horror books, but for now I am enjoying the books that are a bit off his beaten path.
I really enjoyed how the book started with the seemingly unconnected story of Tim Jamieson, a small town former cop who spontaneously gave up his seat on an overbooked airplane and headed out in a random direction. I had no idea where that was going, as the synopsis I read dealt with a kidnapped kid from Minnesota being taken to Maine.
Over the course of this 19+hour audiobook, I got Luke's story as well as how it eventually ties into Tim's story.
The kids were fantastic. I was so invested in each one, and I was furious at the adults involved in the Institute. The book brought up some big questions that we should probably ask ourselves more often about whether the end result is worth the path it took to get there.
I docked off half a star mostly because there were times when the book almost started to drag a bit. It always picked back up, but as with other King novels, I feel like it could have been a solid 75 pages shorter and been very successful.
Next up for me is 11/22/63!