so-soDefinitely not my favorite early work by King. The front half is extremely anxiety-inducing as Dawes allows his self-destructive impulses free rein, and the destruction of his personal and professional life reaches its logical conclusion. The second half builds to a predictable finale that leaves an empty sadness in its wake. Ultimately, this is a book that examines the twin marches of time and progress in terms of what they strip away. 3/5
panForgoing a discussion of the obvious - King let this go out of print for a reason, and I'm glad he did - I'm not sure I loved this. When you solely consider the dynamics of Charlie's interactions with his peers, this comes off as a ham-fisted attempt to lionize the tortured, misunderstood academic, and position them as superior to society's trappings and representatives. I'm all for this when it's done right, but this book failed to deliver. 1/5
pick🎧 This felt familiar. Predictable. I still loved it!!
A character study of a father who loses a son and the madness that he slowly sinks into … focusing his ire on a road that is going to go straight through his house & where he works … he ends up with no wife, no house, no job, no life but not before he goes completely off the deep end!
I‘m shocked by the low rating!!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/4
so-soI enjoyed Bart Dawes‘ anger over the injustice of eminent domain taking his home and his business. I could feel his mental decline and instability. But I was bored to tears with the way this story was written. Way too much inner dialogue! Could have been better at half the length. The only reason I didn‘t DNF is because of my #readingStephenKing personal challenge.
Next up: Cujo!! (I‘m VERY nervous about this one because I love dogs so much.)
My current #readingStephenKing is Road Work and I was DELIGHTED to hear The Mangler featured briefly in this novella. The Mangler is a possessed ironing press that kills people in one of my favorite short stories from the Night Shift collection.
So fun!!
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Finished this bad boy in the knick of time for #losersclub . Not my favorite king but definitely an 8/10 for me.
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