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Joyland by Stephen King - Dr. Ivor Yeti - 10-27-2013
I haven't read much by Mr. King in a while ("while" = "years") but my older brother dropped this one on me when I was last visiting. I had forgotten what a good storyteller he is and what a good writer he is. The book was a coming of age story, gently written with a lot of small truths and enough plot to keep it together. A very well-written, enjoyable book.
Re: Joyland by Stephen King - El Dingo - 11-02-2013
This is classic King. I pretty much finished it in one sitting.
It wasn't great but it kept me interested and the characters were well fleshed out. In fact, the characters overpowered the story (which was 'meh') except for the 'special' day at Joyland.
The end was pretty terrible though and did not at all fit with the 'Summer of '42' feeling one got from the main narrative.
Re: Joyland by Stephen King - Dr. Ivor Yeti - 11-03-2013
"The characters overpowered the story" : That is a really good, brief assessment of the book.