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"
Quality of the Story's Ending: Graded "A"
Quality of the Story's Ending: Graded "B"
Quality of the Story's Ending: Graded "C"
Never Read
Group 3: Black House
Black House, 2001
Please grade Black House in the following three areas using the grades A, B, or C:
- Strength of Plot
- Character Development
- Quality of the Story's Ending
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 instructions, see this post.
The Talisman and Black House... the only two King stories that I have never opened. I don't know why, I just never have.
Margaret Emmie Mackey Catoe, you are, have been, and always will be my soulmate, and I love you.
Con todo mi corazon, por todo de mis dias. And I always will, in this life and into the next.
August 2, 1947 - September 24, 2010
Never read. Didn't care much for the Talisman though.
Sloth Love Chunk
AAB. One of my favorites.
Neither do I; BH is, however, something completely differentOriginally Posted by BROWNINGS CHILDE
all As, of course... though the ending is kinda A minus (the very last piece is kinda corny-ish, never really liked that female, especially not the way she talked)
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 didn't like The Talisman or the first half of Black House.
The SECOND half, though....
All A's from me....I love this book !
The answer is within
all matter is energy, all energy is GOD
Kinda tricky to judge the ending, because it's so complicated.Spoiler:
BBB. This one just didn't do it for me like The Talisman did.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
I love Henry!
All that's left of what we were is what we have become.
The poll has closed. This round Black House has earned an OAG (overall average grade) of 2.597484277 or 86.58% in addition to its FAS (final average score), making it 6.855060035 or 85.69%. In 2009, Black House received an OAG of 2.624413145 for a FAS of 6.935223956, so it lost 0.080163921 (-1.16%) this time.
Grade breakdown:
Strength of Plot: 2.566037736 (85.53%)
Character Development: 2.716981132 (90.57%)
Quality of the Story's Ending: 2.509433962 (83.65%)
grrrr.......
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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