Full Dark, No Stars

These four Novellas are connected by a loose theme of retribution or comeuppance. The idea was good but the stories were flat and lacking tension. With the exception of maybe Fair Exchange all the recipients of the revenge pretty clearly deserve it; there's no ambiguity or food for thought here. I love King novellas, but I wasn't feeling this collection.

In the two stories about male predators (Big Driver, A Good Marriage), the women get their revenge or justice pretty easily. So I wasn't really hanging on the edge of my seat as I usually am with a King book. Everything just happens and I felt no sense of satisfaction or relief on behalf of the characters.

Fair Extension is more about the person getting his revenge than the one receiving it. It would be kind of dark humor but it doesn't quite go far enough in showing how petty the main character really is to be very funny.

The novella 1922 did have some scary moments and visceral thrills. But overall this collection let me down.