1922
Ratings27
Average rating3.5
Not his best work, and im of the opinion his shorter stories are consistently his best (ironically my favourite SK book is one of his longest). However, the disturbing and terrifying nature of the book is heavily offset by,quite frankly, how boring it is.
3/10 (better then the movie
read for the loser's club readathon 2022: the barrens & paul bunyan statue
i appreciate the story but i didn't connect to the time period and some of the ways the time period was contextualized (like slurs being used) was just unnecessary in this context
[b:1922 22844166 1922 Stephen King https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1515983078l/22844166.SY75.jpg 42402944] Book over Movie. I made the mistake of watching this movie with my friend Simon before reading the book. That was a bad call on my part. Not watching the movie with him because movies with him are always fun but I wish I had watched the movie after reading the book I think I would have enjoyed it much more. The story was well written but anything by Stephen King usually is. I have few complaints if any when it comes to reading his books. This book had some high points and some low points. A high point for me is seeing a book not set in Maine. I know that much of his older stuff is set in Maine and I love when he branches out. This book centers around two main characters who have jointly committed an act of murder, but the story goes beyond the murder itself. To me, the story also reflects harsh and lonely times in the Midwest just after the First World War, and the sometimes-difficult choices that must be made in order to survive. That does not mean in no way shape or form do I agree with the idea of murder, it just means for the sake of this story the murder adds to the darkness of the time in which it was set. The father in this paired duo is a well-educated farmer looking to make his dream of owning land and making a good dent in his own life is driven to madness in order to achieve his dreams but at what cost? I often pick up books that I really can not wait to get my hands on. In this case I needed validation that the book was better then the movie that Netflix put out and it truly did deliver that. Even for a short story it is crafted well and very worth the read.