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This one didn't have much horror elements (or sci-fi for that matter) and the characters weren't as developed as you could have hoped for.
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This was totally cheesy, but I was really young and innocent, so cheesy didn't bother me.
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Jan 14, 2014
Cheryl
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it was amazing
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I read a Stephen King book.
*faints*
I LOVED a Stephen King book.
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I'll be back for more!
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*faints*
I LOVED a Stephen King book.
*faints*
I'll be back for more!
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Read this as a tween and enjoyed it.
Andy McGee and his daughter Charlie are on the run from The Shop, a secret government agency. Andy and his now deceased wife took part in the trial of a drug, Lot Six, which gave them special powers and gave their daughter the power of pyrokenesis. The book was slow in spots which is why I didn't give it a higher rating. To me the book was most interesting during the time spent on the Manders farm and when Charlie is using her powers.
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I read this too recently to my reading of "The Institute" for it to suck me in as much as it would have if I read it on its own. However, the ending of Firestarter was better than that of the Institute. (I find that, in general, King's older books have stronger endings than his newer works.)
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This is a very scary book. Not only for what happens to Charlie, but for its implications of what less than honest people in power could do that would harm us all.
Sep 27, 2008
O'Rissa
marked it as to-read
Jul 27, 2009
Vesra (When She Reads)
marked it as to-read
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Sep 02, 2020
Kim DeCina
marked it as to-read
