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Aaron
01-11-2009, 10:23 AM
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Needful Things
Viking, 1991


Round 2, Group III

Grading for this Book is Closed

Strength of Plot:
2.52 (Graded B+)

Character Development:
2.62 (Graded B+)

Quality of Ending:
2.24 (Graded B)

Overall Average Grade:
2.46 (Graded B)

Combined Round 1 & 2 scores:
6.49125
Aaron
01-12-2009, 12:22 PM
bump
mae
01-12-2009, 12:30 PM
Haven't read yet, sorry to say.
Jean
01-12-2009, 12:41 PM
A, A, B
jayson
01-12-2009, 12:44 PM
A.A.A.

Love this book. Another perfect and long King book.
BROWNINGS CHILDE
01-12-2009, 06:10 PM
loved the book as a whole, hated the ending. Hence AAC
Sam
01-12-2009, 07:43 PM
A, A, B
obscurejude
01-12-2009, 08:36 PM
C,C. I couldn't vote on the ending because I've never made it past 400, though I've given two valiant efforts.
B Rag
01-13-2009, 07:10 AM
A, A, B. Almost gave the ending a C, but it didn't seem right.
Jean
01-13-2009, 07:13 AM
A, A, B. Almost gave the ending a C, but it didn't seem right.
ditto
jayson
01-13-2009, 07:31 AM
What didn't appeal to you about the ending? Just curious. There's no wrong answer.
Jean
01-13-2009, 07:40 AM
I was very, very disappointed by the flying carriage with black horses. It made me giggle, and thus ruined the whole ending for me, like the disneyinsh stardust ruined the Green Mile movie.
jayson
01-13-2009, 08:52 AM
Fair enough. So not necessarily the ending in and of itself but that specific feature of it? That was a pretty cheesy image. Nothing is as cheesy as that DisneyDust but I see what you mean. :)
Jean
01-13-2009, 09:04 AM
That's why it was a B from me, not a C - the rest was totally satisfactory

In fact, I'm dying to start rereading it...
jayson
01-13-2009, 09:15 AM
I'm due for a reread on it as well.
BROWNINGS CHILDE
01-13-2009, 05:38 PM
I felt when reading the ending that King never had an ending in mind, he got tired of writing the novel and put a bandaid on the end of the book. It was terrible
BROWNINGS CHILDE
01-13-2009, 05:42 PM
I was wondering if King finished this novel at christmas time. Because it seemed more like Santa Clause than a villain.
ManOfWesternesse
01-14-2009, 04:58 AM
A, B, B.
Daghain
01-15-2009, 08:45 PM
Triple A's. One of my all-time favorite King books.
Melike
01-15-2009, 10:33 PM
:) AAA. And all A's.
Wuducynn
01-16-2009, 05:07 AM
A.A.A.

Love this book. Another perfect and long King book. <----
alinda
01-16-2009, 07:11 AM
A A ....? I actually dont remember the ending *runs away*
Patrick
01-17-2009, 03:12 PM
Started it recently, but haven't finished it yet. "Never Read"