Nathan H

Definitely a hot take...

This book is less than stellar. Often meandering and lackadaisical in its plot. I enjoyed the episodic nature of Tom Sawyer, but this book has no real “interesting” developments and ends quite frustratingly.

I admire the honest approach of racism in society and how it can impact youth, but I really feel that the ending completely unravels all the good nature it had built in the pages before it.

Interested to see how my perspective changes on the story after I read James.

A mixed bag... I enjoyed one last adventure with this crew of characters but I wish the series didn't turn supernatural. I think it thrived in the grittiness of the real world and just ended a bit silly.

Great ending though

The bar for Pulitzer Prize winners has a new low

Read the first half of this book in my IB English class back in high school, then never finished it (Sorry Mrs. Russell). It's been weighing on me for years having never finished it. Glad I finally did!

I think this is the first Stephen King book I've ever read...

Off the bat, it was good! It was such a fascinating read because of the way King writes in his characters voices', no matter how fucked up it gets.

It took a while to get going, but when it did, the story was pretty captivating. I was not a fan of the finale though, to say the least.

At first, I wasn't sure I would finish this series but I'm leaning towards picking up the next book.