Joyland (Illustrated Edition)

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10,897Total Reviews

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Stephen King

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Joyland (Illustrated Edition)

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

This is a book you could easily complete in a weekend. It's certainly more accessible an entry point than trying to tackle the stand or it. It’s a fantastic book. Should take you all of an afternoon to finish it.

Despite what you might think, this is not a slasher novel about a stalker. The novel is at its best when it indulges in a memoir-like feel.

Cons

Joyland" is a rushed story with only moments of king's brilliance. I like much of his stuff, but this book was predictable and boring.

It's painful to see my favorite author be so classless and pretentious as to use the main character as a mouth to wish bad health on someone with different political views. It gets tiring, along with the pervasive view that christians are wacky, fanat... Read More

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Highlights

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Quality

I thought the character interactions and development were the focus especially devs coming of age in the story with the murder... Read More

Stephen king created a great narrator in this 21yearold romanticallydamaged college boy who spends a summer working at a wannab... Read More

Those looking for a horror tale may be disappointed

The middle was drawn out and more could have happened with the ghost but the ending was an emotional tear jerker

Price

Just a friendly tip price is the reason for my review but my stephen king loving brother in law seemed to be excited to add th... Read More

Joyland is a taught simple comingofageghost story

Competitiveness

For one summer in the early 1970s he agreed to take a job at joyland a struggling oldschool amusement park on the north carolina coast

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This product had a total of 10,897 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 17 2022.