doug reviewed Finders Keepers by Stephen King
Review of 'Finders Keepers' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
I liked it as much as the first one, which isn't saying much. But I want to read The Outsider, so I need to read this and End of Watch first.
Not a fan of his narrative style with this series. The endless flood of extraneous details and internal monologue reads like the first draft of an amateur writer. Example:
Now the cell begins to vibrate and jiggle on her desk. She’s got a cool Snow Patrol ringtone, but—sick to her stomach and worried about Pete—Tina never thought to switch it from the mandated school setting when she and her mother got home, so Linda Saubers doesn’t hear it downstairs. The screen lights up with her brother’s picture. Eventually, the phone falls silent.
Who cares about her ringtone or the "mandated school setting"? Get on with the fucking story. And (perhaps as a slap in the face?) King even …
I liked it as much as the first one, which isn't saying much. But I want to read The Outsider, so I need to read this and End of Watch first.
Not a fan of his narrative style with this series. The endless flood of extraneous details and internal monologue reads like the first draft of an amateur writer. Example:
Now the cell begins to vibrate and jiggle on her desk. She’s got a cool Snow Patrol ringtone, but—sick to her stomach and worried about Pete—Tina never thought to switch it from the mandated school setting when she and her mother got home, so Linda Saubers doesn’t hear it downstairs. The screen lights up with her brother’s picture. Eventually, the phone falls silent.
Who cares about her ringtone or the "mandated school setting"? Get on with the fucking story. And (perhaps as a slap in the face?) King even points out the "Rule of Parsimony" IN THE BOOK, in a scene during an English class:
Pete is in his creative writing class. The text is Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style, and today they are discussing the famous Rule 13: Omit needless words.
