3.5 stars. Not the worst King book I've read but not the best either. It was enjoyable though gruelling might be a more appropriate word. The ending w3.5 stars. Not the worst King book I've read but not the best either. It was enjoyable though gruelling might be a more appropriate word. The ending was a little meh and I would have like more answers for why the long walk exists and why the hell anyone would want to participate. Also, the whole 4 mph thing seemed a bit unbelievable as that is quite fast to do continuously, even more so when they started walking backwards and walking half asleep...more
2.5 stars. This book had a really long build up as nothing really happened until over halfway through so it was quite boring. The main character was o2.5 stars. This book had a really long build up as nothing really happened until over halfway through so it was quite boring. The main character was ok but after a while she kind of loses her charm and she becomes just another try hard quirky character. The last 40% of the book was alright and less of a slog to get through than the stuff before but I didn't get much enjoyment out of it as by then I was bored with the book and was just finishing it as a matter of principle....more
A remarkable story with interesting, readable characters. This is classed as iconic terror (according to the spine of the paperback) though I would saA remarkable story with interesting, readable characters. This is classed as iconic terror (according to the spine of the paperback) though I would say it was more of a character drama with sinister undertones. ...more
This was really good. The fact I read it so quickly after being in a reading stump for the past few months shows I really enjoyed it. Annie Wilkie is This was really good. The fact I read it so quickly after being in a reading stump for the past few months shows I really enjoyed it. Annie Wilkie is a great but crazy character and I was excited throughout to find out what happened next....more
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