09-03-2024, 09:56 AM
You Like it Darker by Stephen King
Mr. King can be counted on for a good collection of short stories, probably more so than a good novel. This collection doesn't reach the heights of Night Shift or Skeleton Crew but there are some good solid stories in there. There are a few clunkers, more vignettes than stories, but they are miles better than the last collection of short stories I read. Mr. King's voice for the characters always seems spot on. They all seem believable.
I do like Mr. King's transition to detective and mystery stories and away from the supernatural elements. The grounding helps the stories a lot. Although, there was one story that did give me the creeps because of its ghost elements. I also like the stories are farther afield than just the Maine setting. We go to Florida. We are in the midwest. There is even a story in northern New Hampshire that references a town where my parents had a cabin.
The two best stories in the book were of Novella length and those were the two best stories in the book.
Mr. King can be counted on for a good collection of short stories, probably more so than a good novel. This collection doesn't reach the heights of Night Shift or Skeleton Crew but there are some good solid stories in there. There are a few clunkers, more vignettes than stories, but they are miles better than the last collection of short stories I read. Mr. King's voice for the characters always seems spot on. They all seem believable.
I do like Mr. King's transition to detective and mystery stories and away from the supernatural elements. The grounding helps the stories a lot. Although, there was one story that did give me the creeps because of its ghost elements. I also like the stories are farther afield than just the Maine setting. We go to Florida. We are in the midwest. There is even a story in northern New Hampshire that references a town where my parents had a cabin.
The two best stories in the book were of Novella length and those were the two best stories in the book.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm