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Fairy Tale
A #1 New York Times Bestseller and New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice! 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 horrific accident when he was seven, 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. Magnificent, terrifying, and "spellbinding...packed with glorious flights of imagination and characteristic tenderness about childhood, Fairy Tale is vintage King at his finest" (Esquire). "Good, evil, a kingdom to save, monsters to slay--these are the stuff that page-turners are made from." --Laura Miller, Slate
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This was my first ever Stephen King read and it did not disappoint! I don't think I love his writing style - therefore I am not sure I will read any more of his books but this one was great! The characters were well developed and the overall plot was intriguing. I however found some parts to be so freaking slow - I could only listen to it in small bits. So it took me nearly a month to read but overall, a good story and a good ending!
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Enjoyed this...but couldn't shake the feeling it's like a separate short story from TDT series without the substance
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FAIRY TALE by Stephen King was one of my most anticipated books of 2022. With The Dark Tower being my favorite fantasy series of all time, I was beyond myself with wondering what magic King would work with this new tale. I tried my best to tamp down the excitement and manage my expectations.
I failed.
As a result, I was very disappointed. I expected greatness like The Dark Tower and what I got was an excellent slice of life beginning (which if the first third of the book was turned into a standalone novella, I'd be over the moon because it was a masterpiece) and the other 400 pages were filled with forgettable characters due to the fact that they were all influenced and inspired by Grimm's Fairy Tales and/or Disney fairy tale characteristics. The beginning was King at his absolute BEST - those characters: their introductions, relationships, development - outstanding, legendary. The fantasy? I can't even give King credit for writing fantasy here because the majority came from someone's else imagination first.
I did like the ending, and by ending I mean the last few pages and the epilogue. I'm glad I read it and finished it because I liked the ending, just sad that the vast majority of it was predictable and boring.
Zero rereadability. (If that's not a word, I'm making it one.)
I failed.
As a result, I was very disappointed. I expected greatness like The Dark Tower and what I got was an excellent slice of life beginning (which if the first third of the book was turned into a standalone novella, I'd be over the moon because it was a masterpiece) and the other 400 pages were filled with forgettable characters due to the fact that they were all influenced and inspired by Grimm's Fairy Tales and/or Disney fairy tale characteristics. The beginning was King at his absolute BEST - those characters: their introductions, relationships, development - outstanding, legendary. The fantasy? I can't even give King credit for writing fantasy here because the majority came from someone's else imagination first.
I did like the ending, and by ending I mean the last few pages and the epilogue. I'm glad I read it and finished it because I liked the ending, just sad that the vast majority of it was predictable and boring.
Zero rereadability. (If that's not a word, I'm making it one.)
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She's a very whiny main character. She even says so herself on multiple occasions. She's not likeable.
I don't understand how she could be so selfish throughout the whole thing. She would rather have him deformed and miserable then to let him go away to be happy and useful, just because she wanted him all to herself. That's a little ridiculous. I don't think real people would feel this way, even at sixteen. Clearly he was a wee bit miserable.
psht.
I wish there was more fairy nonsense in this. I like magic and shit.
I don't understand how she could be so selfish throughout the whole thing. She would rather have him deformed and miserable then to let him go away to be happy and useful, just because she wanted him all to herself. That's a little ridiculous. I don't think real people would feel this way, even at sixteen. Clearly he was a wee bit miserable.
psht.
I wish there was more fairy nonsense in this. I like magic and shit.
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