Yuri Krupenin reviewed If It Bleeds by Stephen King
Review of 'If It Bleeds' on 'GoodReads'
4 stars
Очень хорошо, абсолютно медитативная вещь (плюс все всегда любят знакомых героев).
paperback, 448 pages
Published April 6, 2021 by Scribner.
If It Bleeds
4 stars
(28 reviews)
A collection of four uniquely wonderful long stories, including a stand-alone sequel to the No. 1 bestseller THE OUTSIDER.
News people have a saying: 'If it bleeds, it leads'. And a bomb at Albert Macready Middle School is guaranteed to lead any bulletin.
Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency is working on the case of a missing dog - and on her own need to be more assertive - when she sees the footage on TV. But when she tunes in again, to the late-night report, she realises there is something not quite right about the correspondent who was first on the scene. So begins 'If It Bleeds', a stand-alone sequel to the No. 1 bestselling THE OUTSIDER featuring the incomparable Holly on her first solo case - and also the riveting title story in Stephen King's brilliant new collection.
Dancing alongside are three more wonderful long stories …
A collection of four uniquely wonderful long stories, including a stand-alone sequel to the No. 1 bestseller THE OUTSIDER.
News people have a saying: 'If it bleeds, it leads'. And a bomb at Albert Macready Middle School is guaranteed to lead any bulletin.
Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency is working on the case of a missing dog - and on her own need to be more assertive - when she sees the footage on TV. But when she tunes in again, to the late-night report, she realises there is something not quite right about the correspondent who was first on the scene. So begins 'If It Bleeds', a stand-alone sequel to the No. 1 bestselling THE OUTSIDER featuring the incomparable Holly on her first solo case - and also the riveting title story in Stephen King's brilliant new collection.
Dancing alongside are three more wonderful long stories from this 'formidably versatile author' (The Sunday Times) - 'Mr Harrigan's Phone', 'The Life of Chuck' and 'Rat'. All four display the richness of King's storytelling with grace, humour, horror and breathtaking suspense. A fascinating Author's Note gives us a wonderful insight into the origin of each story and the writer's unparalleled imagination
M Is For Awesome reviewed If It Bleeds by Stephen King
Review of 'If It Bleeds' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A lovely blend of low-key "is it supernatural is it psychological" with concepts that will give me gooseflesh for a while. And, most importantly, the return of Holly Gibney!
WellWorthARead reviewed If It Bleeds by Stephen King
Review of 'If It Bleeds' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I've been undecided whether to bother leaving a review or not. It's not like Stephen King needs my input or opinion to boost his book sales. I will just say I enjoyed the first story the most because I like coming of age tales with a spooky twist. The last story didn't do it for me at all. Stories of writers striking deals with...whatever in order to write a great book have kind of played out and been done to death. The second and third stories were just ok. If I rated the 4 stories in order of appearance it would be 5 stars 4 stars 3 stars and 2 stars. For me the stories grew progressively worse. If I add that up and divide it by 4 stories I would rate the book at 3.5 stars.
Xavier Roy reviewed If It Bleeds by Stephen King
Review of 'If It Bleeds' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
As always, the Constant Reader will be delighted with these four stories.
Kathrin Passig reviewed If It Bleeds by Stephen King
Review of 'If It Bleeds' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Ich hab schon schlechtere von ihm gelesen, ich hab schon bessere von ihm gelesen. Ärgerlich fand ich hier vor allem die doch überraschend große Menge an "Dein Vater, der wohlhabende Kommerzienrat, dessen – wie du weißt – einzige Tochter du bist"-Dialogen, in denen Leute einander Dinge erklären, die sie längst wissen. Ich glaube, das war bei King früher nicht so. Vielleicht wird er alt, oder sein Lektorat schlechter.
