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I really loved this book. Quite compelling and page turning till the end. Clear recommendation!
An extra star for all the time Devon spent listening to The Doors, my favorite band as well.
This was a group for one of my book clubs (creatures, creatures everywhere). I hadn’t read it yet so I borrowed it from the library and set off to Joyland. I didn’t read what it was about before starting it. It was ok. I wouldn’t say it was King’s best but I didn’t hate it either. It was more sad than I expected. I’m glad I read this with my group and spent time at Joyland.
This was a group for one of my book clubs (creatures, creatures everywhere). I hadn’t read it yet so I borrowed it from the library and set off to Joyland. I didn’t read what it was about before starting it. It was ok. I wouldn’t say it was King’s best but I didn’t hate it either. It was more sad than I expected. I’m glad I read this with my group and spent time at Joyland.
I absolutely loved this! This is what I love about Stephen King, the character depth and development. If you are looking for a fast-paced novel, this isn’t it. If you are looking for emotion and character-depth, this is it.
Devin initially has a girlfriend Wendy, she’s a jerk who doesn’t seem to actually care about him and ends up cheating on him and dumping him. Thankfully he gets over her, eventually, it’s hard of course. He worked at a carnival for a summer job and ended up deciding to stay on ...more
Devin initially has a girlfriend Wendy, she’s a jerk who doesn’t seem to actually care about him and ends up cheating on him and dumping him. Thankfully he gets over her, eventually, it’s hard of course. He worked at a carnival for a summer job and ended up deciding to stay on ...more
Having read other Stephen King books and noting that this was book is part of the Hard Case Crime books, I went into this expecting a completely different novel. I got a glimpse of the mysterious haunting of Horror House early on in the book but that faded to the background pretty quick. This was mostly a book about a boy overcoming a broken heart as a carney. The Horror House crime circles back around but later in the book than I was hoping for. I did still enjoy the book, I liked the carnival
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Goddamn, these King Hard Cases are really good!
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