Contains:
- [Four Past Midnight][1]
- [Needful Things][2]
[1]: openlibrary.org/works/OL81606W [2]: openlibrary.org/works/OL81607W/Needful_Things
Review of 'Stephen King: Stories That Thrill, and a Novel That Chills...from Stephen King : Four Past Midnight/Needful Things' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
Overrated. Boring. Disturbing in the wrong ways.
Has King never heard of pacing or editing or even character development? You could say he’s good at world-building except describing a town for 500 pages isn’t what I would call good world-building.
It certainly has it’s creepy moments but ho-ly SHIT was this book long and filled with unnecessary scenes and exposition and I feel like I wasted a good portion of my life trying (several times over several years) to finish this bloody novel. HOW was this thing allowed to get so fucking long??
Did I finish it? Yes. Was I happy that I put effort into finishing it? Not at all.
This book was racist, homophobic, and sexist and before you argue with me, just don’t.
King’s preoccupation with Bev’s 11-year-old body (in particular her breasts and panties) is honestly worrisome and I DO NOT CARE WHAT THE “REASONING” WAS. The fucking child sex scenes were revolting. If you think it was necessary for the “plot” then I think you need to go see someone professional to castrate you. Just sayin.