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Rating: 3.8 leaves out of 5
Characters: 4/5
Cover: 3/5
Story: 4/5
Writing: 4/5
Genre: horror/thriller/mystery
Type: Audiobook
Worth?: Yes
Summer of Night was the first pick in my Horror Book Road Trip around America. Before this I hadn't read a Dan Simmons book and was kind of worried about the 22hr long ride, but it was really worth it. I know it gets compared a lot to IT but at least I finished this one, IT was just a mess wrapped up in a book.
I really enjoyed the characters and was super sad when Dwayne(?) was murdered. My jaw dropped. I was also uncomfortable about the way a grown man explained a naked 12 year old girl, or partially. It just didn't sit right. As for the monsters/creatures there weren't too bad.
Was is scary? No. Creepy? Yes. It reminded me of Hardy Boys but make it adult.
Rating: 2.71 leaves out of 5Characters: 3/5 Cover:2/5Story: 2.85/5Writing: 3/5Genre: Fantasy/Magical Realism/Historical FictionType: AudiobookWorth?: EhhHated Disliked Meh It Was Okay Liked LovedThe book started out pretty strong for me and I was glad to have a theory that was right towards the beginning. I was confused about 50% of the time which made the book really dragged. I was listening at 2.65x speed because I just wanted it to be over and done with. I think it hit the 50% and it really went down hill. The thing that got me to round up to a 3 instead of down to the 2 was the old couple and the ending. I tried really hard not to cry while listening to it since I was at work. XD
Rating: 2.75 leaves out of 5-Characters: 3/5 -Cover: 2/5-Story: 3/5-Writing: 3/5Genre: Fiction/Contemporary/LGBTType: BookWorth?: YesHated Disliked It Was Okay Liked Loved FavoritedThis book took me forever to finish but I did. It was a typical Stephen King book. Dragged in places and was great in the other. At some points I was ICKed out. It is clear Stephen King has an obsession with children being put in sexual situations. It has become a theme of his and how people look over this is... something. Other than that the story was pretty darn good. A good ole good vs evil. I did feel like Jack was acting older than his age but I mean... given the situation he was in I kind of glad he was. I am so glad to have read this because I will be starting Gunslinger soon and well... there are a bit of ties to it. Kind of exciting for me!