Holly
Stephen King’s Holly marks the triumphant return of beloved King character Holly Gibney. Readers have witnessed Holly’s gradual transformation from a shy (but also brave and ethical) recluse in Mr. Mercedes to Bill Hodges’s partner in Finders Keepers to a full-fledged, smart, and occasionally tough private detective in The Outsider. In King’s new novel, Holly is on her own, and up against a pair of unimaginably depraved and brilliantly disguised adversaries.
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I think that this is definitely worth 3.5 stars, simply because SK is such an amazing writer, but I rounded down due to the lengthy amount of time required for the story to become interesting. The ending was GREAT! I thought Holly as a character was a bit repetitive and redundant relative to her mother-issues and, as much as I truly LOVE Steven King's novels (He is my absolute favorite!), as the main character, Holly overwhelmed me (not in a good way) with boredom about the continuous angst of her past with her mother without really amping up the TENSION or danger to Holly, who sort of just safely waddled along investigating, while people died.
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What’s it about?
Holly Gibney is back as the sole investigator in this latest Stephen King novel. Set about a year and a half into the Covid crisis, Holly is hired by Penny Dahl to find her missing daughter Bonnie. The police assume Bonnie has just run away from home, but Penny is convinced she has been taken.
What did it make me think about?
How will we remember Covid?
Should I read it?
Stephen King can certainly write a mystery. No one is going to argue that. However, this was not my favorite of his books. I am not sure if it was Holly being the sole lead character or that the novel felt a little preachy to me. I think it was the combination of both. If you like a good mystery then I would still pick this one up. Stephen King is a great storyteller- even when he gets sidetracked.
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“Holly decides not to listen to the rest of anxious Penelope’s messages. The lady will have to wait. Pete sure isn’t going to be doing any legwork for awhile; he tested positive for Covid a week before Charlotte died. He was double-vaxxed and isn’t too sick- says it’s more like a heavy cold than the flu- but he’s quarantining and will be for some time to come.”
What’s it about?
Holly Gibney is back as the sole investigator in this latest Stephen King novel. Set about a year and a half into the Covid crisis, Holly is hired by Penny Dahl to find her missing daughter Bonnie. The police assume Bonnie has just run away from home, but Penny is convinced she has been taken.
What did it make me think about?
How will we remember Covid?
Should I read it?
Stephen King can certainly write a mystery. No one is going to argue that. However, this was not my favorite of his books. I am not sure if it was Holly being the sole lead character or that the novel felt a little preachy to me. I think it was the combination of both. If you like a good mystery then I would still pick this one up. Stephen King is a great storyteller- even when he gets sidetracked.
Quote-
“Holly decides not to listen to the rest of anxious Penelope’s messages. The lady will have to wait. Pete sure isn’t going to be doing any legwork for awhile; he tested positive for Covid a week before Charlotte died. He was double-vaxxed and isn’t too sick- says it’s more like a heavy cold than the flu- but he’s quarantining and will be for some time to come.”
I do love Stephen King and I very much enjoyed this book. i really liked the characters from previous books in this series. i'd love for Barbara to end up with her own stand alone novel as well.
The one thing that stuck out to me was the heavy handed politics. Stephen King and I share many of the same views on politics and probably COVID itself, I suspect, but the insertion of politics seemed very forced. I think he could have accomplished a lot without being so obviously heavy handed.
The one thing that stuck out to me was the heavy handed politics. Stephen King and I share many of the same views on politics and probably COVID itself, I suspect, but the insertion of politics seemed very forced. I think he could have accomplished a lot without being so obviously heavy handed.