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Fairy Tale
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
Legendary storyteller Stephen King goes into the deepest well of his imagination in this spellbinding novel about a seventeen-year-old boy who inherits the keys to a parallel world where good and evil are at war, and the stakes could not be higher--for that world or ours. Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a hit-and-run accident when he was ten, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of himself--and his dad. When Charlie is seventeen, he meets a dog named Radar and her aging master, Howard Bowditch, a recluse in a big house at the top of a big hill, with a locked shed in the backyard. Sometimes strange sounds emerge from it. Charlie starts doing jobs for Mr. Bowditch and loses his heart to Radar. Then, when Bowditch dies, he leaves Charlie a cassette tape telling a story no one would believe. What Bowditch knows, and has kept secret all his long life, is that inside the shed is a portal to another world. King's storytelling in Fairy Tale soars. This is a magnificent and terrifying tale in which good is pitted against overwhelming evil, and a heroic boy--and his dog--must lead the battle. Early in the Pandemic, King asked himself: "What could you write that would make you happy?" "As if my imagination had been waiting for the question to be asked, I saw a vast deserted city--deserted but alive. I saw the empty streets, the haunted buildings, a gargoyle head lying overturned in the street. I saw smashed statues (of what I didn't know, but I eventually found out). I saw a huge, sprawling palace with glass towers so high their tips pierced the clouds. Those images released the story I wanted to tell."
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monkeygirlsmama
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Mehso-so

Side note: I'm ashamed to admit that it took me until a good 1/3 of the way through the book before I realized the cover image is supposed to be a spiral staircase down into the ground with a boy, holding a light, and a dog going down. Every single time I've seen this cover, since it first came out, I thought this image was a close up of the glowing eye of a blue, scaly dragon. 🙄😂🐲

BookmarkTavern That is absolutely what I thought! 😅 5d
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monkeygirlsmama
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Only a few chapters in on my current audio read, but I'm loving the narrator. #currentlyreading #libby

monkeygirlsmama 35% in as of tonight. Only listening during brief moments here and there this weekend, but will be back at it full force come Monday morning at work. 1w
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Bookpearl
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Can some please tell Stephen King that he is the G.O.A.T in these middle school streets.

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VanessaCW
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Mehso-so

I enjoyed the first part of this book with the interaction between Charlie, Mr Bowditch and Radar the dog. However, when Charlie and Radar went down the tunnel to fairyland it seemed to lose its way somehow. It dragged a bit and some of it felt childish. I almost thought I was Alice in Wonderland! I was quite pleased when I finally finished it although I will miss Radar - she saved it for me.

Jari-chan I've had exactly the same experience with this book. 3w
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VanessaCW
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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BoleyBooks
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Tackle the TBR 🤓📚
What are you reading?
#boleybooks #fairytale #stephenking #mustread #bookbuds #bookchat

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deeannloso
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Rereading this one. “Legendary storyteller Stephen King goes into the deepest well of his imagination in this spellbinding novel about a seventeen-year-old boy who inherits the keys to a parallel world where good and evil are at war, and the stakes could not be higher—for that world or ours.”

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Jaimelire
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Pickpick

First book of 2024 and it was a good one. Loved the characters, the setting and I always enjoy how Stephen King manages to pull you into his worlds. The book lives up to its title and delivers a great fairy tale. Perfect for winter escape reading!

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StellarDoc
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Silent book club with @dgingo !

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The.Great.Catsby
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Larkin! Above and Beyond. Sooooo far above and beyond. Every gift I have ever given is put to shame by this INCREDIBLE box! You even got Katie a toy (which she loves already)! Wow. Thank you thank you thank you!! Happy Halloweeeeen!!!!

@Larkken @wanderinglynn #HHS #HHS23

wanderinglynn Fantastic! 🎃🖤👻🧡 5mo
WaterVixxen That‘s Amazing! I need that book cover/pouch thing LOL 5mo
Larkken I'm SO happy that you like everything, I had a ton of fun shopping for you!! 🥰 4mo
The.Great.Catsby @Larkken you really went above and beyond here. It just kept going and going. I had to go back and check that I marked 1-2 books, 1-2 bookish things because honestly, I don't deserve this. It really made my day... My month. I just needed it. Thank you for being so kind and thoughtful. It means so much to me. 4mo
The.Great.Catsby @WaterVixxen I've always been curious about book sleeves but have never owned one. This one is beautiful!!! Not sure where @Larkken got it, but it's great quality! 4mo
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Melismatic
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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#Scarathlon - Photo Challenge - Legend

Two for one bc King is a legend and so are fairy tales in their own way…

#TeamWhoYaGonnaCall

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Bklover
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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“I‘m sure I can tell this story.”

#firstlinefridays
This is my favorite kind of Stephen King book. 😊😊😊

Happy Friday to @JessClark78 @majkia @Bluebird @BookwormAHN @JanuarieTimewalker13 @bookaholic1 @TheBookgeekFrau @KAO

TheBookgeekFrau Happy Friday to you, too!! 😊 5mo
BookwormAHN Happy Friday and I loved that book 💙 5mo
bookaholic1 Happy Friday!! 5mo
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KAO I have not read this one, and it sounds so good! Happy Friday! 5mo
JanuarieTimewalker13 I‘m not reading anything right now, but I‘m supposed to go to library tomorrow. I may just be a day late! 5mo
Bluebird Happy Friday! I‘m considering reading this one. Stephen King is hit or miss for me. I try to avoid horror—hard to do with him 😂 (edited) 5mo
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Karons1
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Next up in #bookspinbingo October reads fairy 🧚‍♀️ tale hopefully 🤞 il fair better with this one that my last pick - reading 📖 along with little miss mollie moonbeam 🥰

Traci1 Aww, she's adorable. ❤️ 5mo
dabbe Hello there, Miss Moonbeam Molly! You like a little scared of Mr. King! I would be, too! #adorable 🖤🐾🖤 5mo
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MommyOfTwo
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Oh my gosh I totally forgot about this! I was going to open at midnight but my son said I should wait until morning so he could see me open it and then I forgot until this afternoon. Thank you so much @JamieArc I love it all. Sea salt caramels are one of my favorites and I‘ve had these kind before, SOOOO GOOD!
#fffs #fallingforfallswap

Chrissyreadit 🧡💛💛🧡 6mo
Avanders ♥️🍁🧡🍂💛🍎 6mo
JamieArc Glad you like it! I had a fun time putting it together 🍁🍂 6mo
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RedCurly
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Pickpick

I had very high expectations for this books and I was not disappointed at all! It was simply amesing and so fresh.

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Silverneurotic
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
Mehso-so

I think I would have enjoyed this more if I liked fantasy more. Still, I can appreciate a good story and a good narrator.

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Silverneurotic
Fairy Tale | Stephen King

I haven‘t finished a book in over a week. It feels weird.

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mom_of_4
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Currently reading. Such a thick book. Dont think ill have it done by oct 1 to start my #scarathlon books but ill just renew it and read it after. Im ready for #scarathlon to start now.

Karons1 Hi 👋 did you finish it ? 😀 5mo
mom_of_4 @Karons1 yes. Just forgot to do a review on it. It was good i enjoyed it. 5mo
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RedCurly
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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I am so happy! Fairy Tale by Stephen King is finally published in my country! I already started to read. 💜💜💜💜💜

LibrarianRyan I love that cover!!!! 6mo
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Blueroseis
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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I thought I'd share this cartoon that I came across this morning.

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Reagan
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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This friggin dog better be okay. I swear, I will not be if something happens to the dog.

AmyG Right? People…fine. Animals? Nope. 6mo
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Reagan
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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I got this for my birthday last year and just bought Holly so I am FINALLY going in. I‘ll see you all on the other side.

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TLuvs
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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It's been a long time since I've picked up a SK title! This feels like a farewell love letter to Horror.

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KathyWheeler
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Pickpick

This book was emotionally satisfying for me in a way that a lot of King‘s books aren‘t. Mainly, I think he wrapped it up well, which he doesn‘t always do. Fairy Tale does drag in a few places, especially after Charlie enters the fairy tale realm — some judicious editing would‘ve helped — but it‘s a solid story, and I liked it.

BarkingMadRead I can‘t believe I still haven‘t read this! It‘s been on my shelf since it came out! Leading the #losersclub has me reading all of the older books right now 🤣 luckily, we get to it in the new year because we a almost to the end! 7mo
KathyWheeler @BarkingMadRead I‘ve been bad about keeping up with the #loserclub books. I‘ve also had this since it came out. I was halfway finished and my dog ate my copy! I saw it in the library the other day and was in the mood to finish it. 7mo
TLuvs This book felt like a farewell or love story to the Horror genré! But I loved it ❤️ 7mo
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KathyWheeler
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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First my dog ate my copy of Fairy Tale when I was about halfway through; now my cat is preventing me from reading the library‘s copy of it!

dariazeoli Sounds enchanted to me 😁 7mo
Ruthiella 😂😂😂 7mo
Caz1 Hahahaha 7mo
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Cazxxx
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Panpan

I found this really disappointing!

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RobES
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Panpan

The cover is fabulous .... the rest of the book is not! Oh dear, it was only sheer pig headed determination that made me actually finish this .... ugh! Sorry, that is harsh, but it really is just a mish mash of other stories and King even allows that there is nothing new in there, nothing original.... Mind you, everyone is different and I get that some people will love it- fair play! 💖

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giulia.mosna
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Pickpick

5-/5 ⭐

Già adoravo Stephen King come autore di horror, con "Fairy Tale" mi ha convinta anche come scrittore di fantasy.

iaietta Da leggere assolutamente 😍 8mo
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RobES
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Literally haven't read any Stephen King since I was a teenager!

BarkingMadRead That‘s a cool cover!! 8mo
RobES @BarkingMadRead isn't it gorgeous! I love the colours! 8mo
BarkingMadRead I‘ve never seen it before! So cool! 8mo
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Anja145
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peanutnine
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Pickpick

I read this with my friend bookclub and even managed to convince my partner to join this month! We all enjoyed it and it made for great discussion. The world building was compelling and I was just as fascinated by Charlie's life before he entered the fairy tale world as during his adventures. I think we all agreed that the ending was a bit rushed but otherwise liked the story. Radar 🐕‍🦺 was my favorite character :)

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Johanna414
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Pickpick

I loved the first half of the book, got way too emotionally attached to the dog, and overall really liked this book. I felt that a few parts in the middle dragged, and it could have been edited down a bit.

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Johanna414
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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I am feeling very anxious about the fate of the dog...

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Johanna414
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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The tedium of Regents week is made slightly more bearable by some time with Stephen King…

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Cathyloves2read
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Pickpick

I‘ve been wanting to read this book for a while. Wow! It was LONG! But it was very good. Stephen Kings imagination has no end. I enjoyed reading about the scary, magical world of Empis, and the characters who lived there. Some I will never forget. I loved the parallels this story contained to other stories and fairy tales. I noticed many reference to The Wizard of Oz and to Star Wars. This book was a little too long, but I recommend it.

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Michael_Gee
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
Pickpick

This is an adventurous fairytale that alludes to the familiar but is wholly its own. It‘s exciting, moving, creative — all around a good time. I read it alongside my Dad and we had a great talk about it afterwards.

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bookishbitch
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Pickpick

I really enjoyed this. I'm glad I listened to it as well because the narration was incredible. I've heard it has been optioned by someone at the syfy channel. Rarely do book adaptations do the book justice, but I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with it. I absolutely loved the character of Charlie. This is a fantasy story but does have a touch of horror to it too. I can't wait to see how something I imagined is portrayed on the screen.

HotMessJess If you enjoy listening to King, I highly recommend Duma King! The audiobook was thrilling! The narrator was AMAZING. 9mo
bookishbitch @HotMessJess Thanks for the tip! 9mo
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MotherOfCats
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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You ever feel like you‘re being watched ? 😅

Leftcoastzen 😁so cute! 10mo
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LiterRohde
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Pickpick

This was a boy and his dog story, and I didn‘t know if I‘d like it (not a dog person). It was the best thing about the book.

The real world section develops the characters and story very well. The fairy tale section swaps in a whole new cast that mostly falls flat. And the adventure had no real stakes.

But maybe that‘s the point - fairy tales aren‘t all they‘re cracked up to be.

🖋️: Montegrappa Mia Nirvana F
🩸: Robert Oster Orange Rumble

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AvidReader25
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Mehso-so

This is such a wild mixture of intentional pop-culture references. I really loved the 1st half, but it lost its focus as Charlie travels through the fantasy land. It reminded me so much of the movie Return to Oz. It gets very repetitious & I missed certain characters in the 2nd half. I think a different author would have been edited more. Still, the first half was an excellent reminder of King‘s skill.
“Good people shine brighter in dark times.”

TheKidUpstairs Great reading spot! 10mo
all_4_kb What a perfect day! 10mo
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Jen2
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Pickpick

Audiobook was amazing!!

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Cassafrass
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
Mehso-so

This was my first novel by Stephen King... enjoyed the creepy characters and story; this book was definitely different than my typical spicy fantasy preference and felt it dragged at times.

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catsuit_mango
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Travelling next weekend, hoping to have finished the door stopper before Friday,as I don't want to carry it in the trains ;)

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LiterRohde
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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📸: Typorama

#FirstLineFridays

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TheReadingReceptionist
Fairy Tale | Stephen King

a brave man helps a coward just gives presents

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TheReadingReceptionist
Fairy Tale | Stephen King

So i have never read Stephen King anything AT ALL. I'm not very far into it but i can say it keeps my attention.

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SpyderGerl
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Reading Stephen King's Fairy Tale while listening to a corresponding playlist on Spotify. Such a magical experience. Usually I feel it's a chore to get through the sometimes overly descriptive beginnings of his novels for the brilliance you know is there when you get to the meat. Put the music with the details and it changes the feel. I felt like I was there with Charlie. I may have to look for playlists for all of my books now. I'm a believer lol

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smalldogs_bigbooks2419
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Mehso-so

There were parts of this book that had me totally hooked and parts that seemed to drag on and on. I‘m glad I stuck it out and finished it, but the ending was a little bit of a let down. After all of that action, that‘s it? 🤔 Please tell me I‘m not the only one. I don‘t know exactly what I was expecting, or what would have made it better, but I‘m feeling a little let down.

Traci1 I remember liking the first half or so of this one so much and feeling like the last half was a slog. 11mo
Larkken It felt looong. I liked the eldritch horror but it was over so quick in comparison to the rest of the book lol 11mo
Cassafrass I felt the exact same! I just finished it. The audiobook gave it a little more spark with character voices and sounds but geeeze. It took me 3 days to get through and felt like 3 weeks 11mo
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Robotswithpersonality
Fairy Tale | Stephen King
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Mehso-so

I can only surmise that King set out to tell a fantastical, dark quest undertaken by a young man, and to that extent, this book is completely successful. Perhaps the trouble is that the first 200 pages, which I very much enjoyed, are marvelous at establishing a completely different tone. There's something to be said for the contrast, and character development, except Charlie's journey feels somewhat like a devolution or sublimation. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality I find it a little spooky that the fantasy world is one where the better parts of his nature are less necessary to tackle later obstacles. I'm fascinated by the idea that a fantasy world could manipulate an outsider into fulfilling the role the story requires, but I'm not sure an extended gladiatorial/prison montage was required, especially since none of those he met along the way got much in the way of development beyond 'loyal subject' or 'screams on cue'. 2/? 11mo
Robotswithpersonality Similarly, perhaps because I'm not 17, the trajectory between pretty lady to object of affection, even with hints of the woman's complexity as an intended monarch who is also heartbroken over loss, never felt like there was enough time on page with her or between her and Charlie to justify the connection.
Certainly it's a fantasy book liberally sprinkled with horror elements, to the point where elaborating sequences that made me feel grossed out seemed to take priority over any but the main character's development.
Focusing in on the importance of the dog to the story, only to put a pause on any actions involving it for the third quarter of the book felt weird too. 3/?
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Robotswithpersonality I am, however, grateful that the dog didn't die and there was a happy ending, of sorts. 11mo
Robotswithpersonality ⚠️ Alcohol addiction and recovery, ableism (particularly relating to facial difference), fatphobia 11mo
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