Quality of the Writing: Graded "A"
Quality of the Writing: Graded "B"
Quality of the Writing: Graded "C"
Strength of Plot: Graded "A"
Strength of Plot: Graded "B"
Strength of Plot: Graded "C"
Character Development: Graded "A"
Character Development: Graded "B"
Character Development: Graded "C"
Never read
Group 4: Needful Things (1991)
Needful Things, 1991
Please grade Needful Things in the following three areas using the grades A, B, or C:
- Quality of the Writing
- Strength of Plot
- Character Development
If you haven't read this book yet, please vote Never Read. Feel free to discuss your votes in this thread.
IMPORTANT: Please make sure to select only one grade in each grading area. For complete (though slightly outdated) instructions, see this post.
BAA
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have always loved this book. Very introspective, and character development? A, King masterpiece!!
28 in 23 (?)!!!!
63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!
My Collection: https://www.thedarktower.org/palaver...ion-Merlin1958
The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
Just as an aside, one of my favorite King first edition covers.
Loved everything about this book except the ending. Since there is no place for me to specifically dock for this, the book gets all A's.
Sloth Love Chunk
Yes
psst... it was me who vetoed the "ending" grading. Many King books have lousy endings, and if it made 1/3 of the total grade, I thought it would be just unfair towards otherwise excellent books
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also, it would have taken us a lot of debate to define "ending". Take It, for example. What is the ending - the weak, half-assed revelation of the nature of the evil, or the brilliant last pages?
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When they begin to forget again and Bill beats the devil? Excellent!
Sloth Love Chunk
Yes. And when I read last flashback, and the line
Spoiler:
I cry every time. Really.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The poll has closed. This round Needful Things has earned an OAG (overall average grade) of 2.541666667 or 84.72% in addition to its FAS (final average score), making it 6.587121212 or 82.34%.
Grade breakdown:
Quality of the Writing: A - 2.625000000 (87.50%)
Strength of Plot: A/B - 2.500000000 (83.33%)
Character Development: A - 2.500000000 (83.33%)
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