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Pros & Cons
Pros
A troubled youth on the threshold of manhood. A reclusive old man with a terrible secret. A mysterious doorway to another world. Charlie and his story is one i shall remember for a very long time.
King weaves elements of classic fairy tales including giants, mermaids, and dungeons into an unlikely hero’s journey through a gritty world with a disfiguring curse looming over it. King is a writer who paints a world in the mind, and i loved the dive... Read More
The reach and inventiveness of this story is beautiful and captivating. This book has quite a canine * whom you will come to love.
Cons
The story falls into trope after trope and in seeking to be a little like every other story told, loses itself in a disjointed montage of nothing that makes you care. I wish i had that $250 and time wasted back. Tirelessly possible. Isn't worth a read... Read More
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Quality
I got one of my granddaughters started with mr king when she was in high school with the odd thomas series
I just felt like could have been expanded better but i was still satisfied
However in my opinion it doesnt do a good job with the antagonists and the ending
I have to admit i fell in love with the character of radar because shes such a wonderful dog
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- This product had a total of 54,256 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 1 2023.
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It is as the title suggests a fairy tale but one for adult readers
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It took me over a month to read not by my choice
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With a busy life i only 34multitask read34 on audible now
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I am not a regular fan of stephen king though i will say he is a truly good writer i’m just not one to enjoy horror
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It’s not his usual horror supernaturalor scary things that go bump in the night storytelling style
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The book title makes you think its going to be a happilyeverafter fairy tale but this story constantly has the evil foreboding of the brothers grimm dark original fairy tale
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
With going into too much detail its written like a journal in the firstperson perspective
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However in my opinion it doesnt do a good job with the antagonists and the ending
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