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Xavier Acosta

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Overhyped?

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 11-17-22

This is my third King book. I’ve heard a lot of praise towards him and this book in particular. It took me about a month to get through this. It was difficult to keep going. Maybe the message went over my head, maybe I didn’t find everything as interesting as others. I just felt like this story could’ve been told in a fraction of the time instead of being 50+ chapters it could’ve been 10.

My experience with this book is not affected by the movie because I’ve never seen the movie. Though through Internet osmosis over many years, I have an idea of what the movie is about. And that may have created a bias in my head for how the book should go. All in all, I really didn’t know much about it going into it.

The ability of the shining is interesting, but at the same time I feel like the same story I could’ve been told without it. Maybe I’m wrong about that, and understood it differently.

I just caution others who are new to Stephen King. This book is over hyped in my opinion. Best spend your credit somewhere else.

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Wrenching!

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 09-13-22

Part 1 and 2 are pretty standard thus far but everything hit the fan in part 3. Your heart will sink! I have to get book 5 asap!

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