Sleeping Beauties - Discussion and Spoilers!
While I haven't read this yet (it's on its way to me via book depository), I thought I'd start a thread about Sleeping Beauties because I didn't see one on here yet.
So let the discussion begin. I'm sure a bunch of you have read it already. How is it?
I thought it needed a proper editor. Steve and Owen have their own editors, and Steve's one is the least overworked person on the planet. This book is too long and average at best.
Darn. Not what I was hoping to hear. Hopefully, I'll think differently when I get mine.
There is definitely some bloat in the book. Overall a very interesting topic. I love that they collaborated and how they collaborated, but not the best book. Good, but not great. I was also a little put off in the need to throw in some politics.
"Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes they win." - SK
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Not one of his better books. With SB coming on the heels of Gwendy's Button Box I hope SK is finished collaborating for a while; like for the rest of his career.
Except, of course, for the third Talisman book, right? 😉Originally Posted by Ben Mears
About 70 pages in and like it so far. I do think there's a bit too many characters this early on and wish it would've started with the sleeping sickness right away.
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Mine just arrived today, and seeing the lack of activity on this thread leads me to believe it's gonna be a stinker. Good thing I prefer to read first and make up my own mind, eh? 😄
I'm currently at page 300 or thereabouts and so far I really like it
Page 403 and I'm struggling to find motivation to continue. There are simply too many characters. It's not just the quantity - The Stand had a pretty ridiculous cast but those people were interesting and we're able to illicit an emotional response. Sleeping Beauties is full of cliched caricatures and I simply don't care about any of them.
And talking animals? Really?
Talking animals is my favorite part.. I Loved watership down
Talking animals? Lol. Wha?
Yes, so far the talking animals aren't bothering me at all. It's true that there are too many characters but I'm still entertained and curious where the story will take me so that's a good thing!
finished it today. I enjoyed it, but agree it was just average compared to King's other stuff.
A real conceptual mess. I get the impression that Owen wrote the bulk of it. Too many characters that go nowhere. The best example are the Griner brothers who are referenced, make an appearance at the climatic moment, and then get themselves killed without advancing the plot one iota. It's too bad because they were among the more interesting of the characters. To top it off we get a jarring reference to shootings by white police officers toward the end. I do give SK and OK some credit for not following the standard plot lines. There really is no "bad" guy in the book or winners and losers. Everyone is equally miserable. I give it a forgettable C-. If they make it into a TV series, it's going to be another Mist-like disaster.
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I struggled to get through it and am glad I am done so I can move on to a better book. It was just too long and slow.
Finally finished it yesterday. Can't remember the last time reading SK was such a chore.
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I. Reread cujo and started Christine after reading sleeping beauties. I could not put them done! Sb is a hard read
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I've been feeling the same way. Been reading it since early October and still 200+ pages to go. Can't decide whether it's the plot itself, SK, or Owern that's to blame.
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I am about a quarter of the way through and enjoying it at the moment. Got a few books on the go to read after this as I am trying to work my way through the whole bibliography at the moment
Funny cause I got the impression SK wrote most of it - I couldn't see Owen's voice at all.
What happens to trans people during Aurora? Must be a bit of a kick in the teeth if you've identified as a female for years but you keep waking up
For folks that have had their teeth kicked in their whole lives I suppose it would be just another drop in the bucket.Funny cause I got the impression SK wrote most of it - I couldn't see Owen's voice at all.
What happens to trans people during Aurora? Must be a bit of a kick in the teeth if you've identified as a female for years but you keep waking up
Finished the book today and loved it. Especially loved the way characters dropped like flies during the fight at the prison.
Next up, Revival.
I liked it. Seems to be a book that some liked and some almost hated. I think they could have done MUCH more with the book though. It could have been a classic but it was just a book I liked.
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I definitely liked it as well. I think they could have devoted some extra pages to tie up everything at the end - it felt a bit rushed, especially after the long buildup. But it was a solid and enjoyable book.
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