Swapnadip
More of a 3.5 for me. There were no plot twists and I could guess the ending at about two third of the book
It was boring, except for the last 15 chapters. The setting and premise were intriguing for a horror novel, but I wish King had made it much shorter.
The moving hedges, chapters dedicated to wasps, the drawn-out history of the Overlook, and the really slow build-up were aspects that I found boring and disliked about the book. It was my first Stephen King read, and I was absolutely disappointed.
I would've given it 4 stars had it not been for the twist in the end. It starts off a bit slow but picks up pace afterwards. Certainly a page turner...
The plot was brilliant! Chris Carter isn't great at character development, but his plots are absolutely genius! I haven't been let down by any of the 3 books of his that I've read so far.
After reading and liking the first three books, I wondered if the fourth one would be as good. I'm happy to say it was...with so many surprises and twists! It made me cry in some parts but also made me laugh. It is surprising how much you grow to care about the four main characters - I wasn't prepared for it to be so moving.
Within the pages of this book lies an infusion of pure joy, evoking delightful sensations that flutter like the gentle caress of warm sunrays. It's like going back to the fairytales we all knew and adored, invoking nostalgia that lingers in the soul. Characters, vividly etched, become beloved companions one can't help but fall deeply for.
It is a story about what it means to be alive: To breathe freely and create your own happiness.
It leaves an imprint that wouldn't easily rub off. You sleep happy after reading it. You live better after reading it and you believe in goodness and magic all over again.
I was let down with the ending. The Outsider was too easily overpowered. I expected it to be deadlier and more formidable than how King portrayed it. I deducted a star for that (maybe half a star if I could in Goodreads). The ending in the HBO series was much better.
The rest of the book was very well-written and fast-paced.
This was my first Agatha Christie experience. What a masterpiece! It had me hooked from the very first page (containing the author's note) to the last and why not?!! it's the best selling crime novel of all time.
This is the story that made Agatha Christie the best-selling novelist of all time. “It was so difficult to do,” she writes, “that the idea had fascinated me.” It was an idea which is now the basis for many Hollywood horror films and has become a cliché to modern audiences, but it was Agatha Christie who was the first to do it and so successfully that the story has become her most adapted piece.
I would've given it a 3 mainly because of the weak plot and how it sometimes veers off from the main storyline, lots of unnecessary characters and details, containing a lot of ‘very British' colloquial phrases which are sometimes difficult to understand. However, I decided on a 4(3.5 but goodreads doesn't allow) because of how uplifting it is, the overall idea, and, of course, the humour it contains! I loved the 4 main characters and how Richard has beautifully created them!
Much better than The Shinning in terms of length and pace. Nevertheless it could be 20 or so pages shorter.
More of a 2.5 stars for me.
I found the book to be brilliantly written and laughed on every page. It is told from the perspective of Loki, who is now a child and has to live on earth as a punishment. His observations on mundane things like school, dog walks, and breakfast cereal are hilarious.
The story is gripping and written in a diary format, with interesting insights on Norse mythology, cars, capitalism, wars, and the internet from an 11-year-old's perspective.
The humorous illustrations and interactive elements that comment on Loki's lies and scores make the book even funnier.