Probably not. One thing about the bad guys I'm not a fan of (not really a spoiler, but just in case)--
[blackout]After the grisly introduction to the villains, they mostly become laughingstocks throughout the middle third. Every encounter they have with the protagonists--which ranges from battles in the mind's eye to actual shoot-outs--leaves them ridiculously defeated and overmatched. The heroes haven't suffered a single casualty. And they're being killed by the measles on top of it.[/blackout]
I'm a pretty big King fan as well, this one just isn't doing it for me.
Probably not. One thing about the bad guys I'm not a fan of (not really a spoiler, but just in case)--
[blackout]After the grisly introduction to the villains, they mostly become laughingstocks throughout the middle third. Every encounter they have with the protagonists--which ranges from battles in the mind's eye to actual shoot-outs--leaves them ridiculously defeated and overmatched. The heroes haven't suffered a single casualty. And they're being killed by the measles on top of it.[/blackout]
I'm a pretty big King fan as well, this one just isn't doing it for me.
LOL, I haven't quite gotten to that point yet so I will brace myself for upcoming strangeness, lol. I plan to get at least another third read tomorrow. You'll probably be done by then......
Kinda hard to review this one when it's a small chunk of a much larger story, but I love the world Martin has created with a complex, yet incredibly fascinating history.
Contrary to Jason Momoa's opinion, Conan the Barbarian would own Khal Drogo like a *****.
Assassins Creed Renaissance by Oliver Bowden
A great way to play catch-up with the broad strokes of the AC universe before playing Black Flag.
Mmmm...not unless they were really obscure. There was a part with a local kid's train that was almost spot-on Charlie the Choo Choo, but nothing ever came of it and it was not referenced as such. I think a supporting character died on July 19, 1999...but aside from that, nothing specific that I can remember.
I'm currently reading Bioshock: Rapture. It's all the history before the first two games and leading up to the days before the first game. It's really well written and ties up both games and a few plot holes nicely. I'm going to play the first game again after I finish.
Finished Under the Dome by Stephen King (finally), and I'm not sure what I think about it yet. I definitely liked the majority of it, but the last 1/4 of the story was just... I don't know.
Spoilers as to not spoil plot for those who haven't read it...
I can deal with the aliens bit, though I felt like it didn't fit the feel of the book at all. I also didn't like that the story was building to some big Rennie/Barbie confrontation with Barbie being the only one who can save the town from the tyrant... only for everything to be screwed up and the town destroyed before anything can happen. I also felt that the majority of the protagonists were pretty 2-dementional... though King did a great job with the villains. I despised Rennie... as I should have. I grew to care for the secondary heroes moreso than the primary... people like Joe, Jackie, Ginny, and Martinez. I just didn't give one iota about Barbie or Julie. Actually, I did really like Rusty, so I guess he counts as a main protagonist.
Plus, I can't stand how King adds so many things that does nothing toward furthering the plot. You could completely remove Sammy Bushey's story (relation with Dodee, single mother, rape, revenge, suicide) and it wouldn't have changed the story in the slightest bit. The two officers could have easily died in other spots where mass people died and nothing would change.
Still, I enjoyed it enough to add the book to my "keep" shelf. I enjoyed reading it, and the last 1/3 of the book had me hooked, but I expected to be let down with the ending. I hear that's a common thing with Stephen King.
Now I'm reading Nights In Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks.
I started Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks and got about half way through but felt fairly bored and didn't find the developing love story believable. I decided to just stop.
Next will be our new book club book: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.
Finished Under the Dome by Stephen King (finally), and I'm not sure what I think about it yet. I definitely liked the majority of it, but the last 1/4 of the story was just... I don't know.
Spoilers as to not spoil plot for those who haven't read it...
I can deal with the aliens bit, though I felt like it didn't fit the feel of the book at all. I also didn't like that the story was building to some big Rennie/Barbie confrontation with Barbie being the only one who can save the town from the tyrant... only for everything to be screwed up and the town destroyed before anything can happen. I also felt that the majority of the protagonists were pretty 2-dementional... though King did a great job with the villains. I despised Rennie... as I should have. I grew to care for the secondary heroes moreso than the primary... people like Joe, Jackie, Ginny, and Martinez. I just didn't give one iota about Barbie or Julie. Actually, I did really like Rusty, so I guess he counts as a main protagonist.
Plus, I can't stand how King adds so many things that does nothing toward furthering the plot. You could completely remove Sammy Bushey's story (relation with Dodee, single mother, rape, revenge, suicide) and it wouldn't have changed the story in the slightest bit. The two officers could have easily died in other spots where mass people died and nothing would change.
Still, I enjoyed it enough to add the book to my "keep" shelf. I enjoyed reading it, and the last 1/3 of the book had me hooked, but I expected to be let down with the ending. I hear that's a common thing with Stephen King.
Now I'm reading Nights In Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks.
After having read On Writing, I wonder if King doesn't drop elements such as those you mention -ultimately extraneous- with the intent of falling back on them if he's grasping for something later on the writing process.
I'm not much of a reader, but I just finished Insurgent by Veronica Roth, and immediately went to Target after I got home from work to pick up the last book in the Trilogy, Allegiant. Can't wait to see where this goes.
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Maybe it's just that I haven't met a King book I didn't like.
