- Paperback: 151 pages
- Publisher: Debolsillo (March 2006)
- Language: Spanish
- ISBN-10: 9875661473
- ISBN-13: 978-9875661479
- Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 12.4 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Good Start - No Finish
Sep 17 2006
By D. Rachel
- Published on Amazon.com
The author had all the elements for a good mystery/suspense except for one thing, the lack of an end or resolution to the mystery.
I find it difficult to believe the author of such noted works as Bag of Bones and The Stand would leave his readers hanging in such a manner. Fiction should be about conflict and resolution and we have the basis for the conflict. A body turns up on the beach and the only clue comes from a pack of cigarettes found on the body. We learn the man was from Colorado but very little else.
If the author had brought the story to a meaning conclusion it might well have been a classic mystery or crime thriller but unfortunately the reader is left to wonder what really happened. I would recommend a Mary Higgins Clark mystery in place of this book
I find it difficult to believe the author of such noted works as Bag of Bones and The Stand would leave his readers hanging in such a manner. Fiction should be about conflict and resolution and we have the basis for the conflict. A body turns up on the beach and the only clue comes from a pack of cigarettes found on the body. We learn the man was from Colorado but very little else.
If the author had brought the story to a meaning conclusion it might well have been a classic mystery or crime thriller but unfortunately the reader is left to wonder what really happened. I would recommend a Mary Higgins Clark mystery in place of this book
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not one of Kings better efforts
Jun 18 2007
By clifford
- Published on Amazon.com
This book is deservedly getting lambasted left and right. Their is not much to recommend here. You would expect King to have some idea of how to bring along this sort of story. After all he has done it remarkably well with such titles as Shawshank Redemption.
Basically, this is a story that concerns two old men passing down a story that has stuck with them through the years to a young intern at a Main local newspaper. King does a decent job of setting up a space where you can imagine these three bantering over a couple of hours about the past. When King starts to tell the story, you will probably find yourself sucked into what seems will be a great mystery.
The story is that of a dead guy found at a spot on the beach 25 years ago. Good set up right? Well King goes on for another half of a book and doesnt really add much else. I think he was trying to write a 'true' mystery book here. One with no neat wrappings. But as clever as King was trying to be, this one just doesn't work.
I would suggest that King read Paul Auster's Music of Chance to see exactly how this sort of book could actually work.
Basically, this is a story that concerns two old men passing down a story that has stuck with them through the years to a young intern at a Main local newspaper. King does a decent job of setting up a space where you can imagine these three bantering over a couple of hours about the past. When King starts to tell the story, you will probably find yourself sucked into what seems will be a great mystery.
The story is that of a dead guy found at a spot on the beach 25 years ago. Good set up right? Well King goes on for another half of a book and doesnt really add much else. I think he was trying to write a 'true' mystery book here. One with no neat wrappings. But as clever as King was trying to be, this one just doesn't work.
I would suggest that King read Paul Auster's Music of Chance to see exactly how this sort of book could actually work.
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Story of a Story...
Oct 15 2007
By David W. Mcdonald
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I think that most readers will either love or hate this book and that there won't be very little in between. This story is a story about a story and it's sharing and passing along. The people involved in the discussion are warm and interesting and their personalities are exposed through their interaction. I like them.
The story they tell is the catalyst to understanding them, a passing of the torch so to say. If you view the book from this perspective it's a very satisfying read. If you get immersed in the story that's being told, you may be very frustrated because it doesn't come to a satisfying conclusion and leaves a lot of points un-answered or un-resolved.
The one thing I didn't like was Stephen King's afterward, much like I didn't like what he had to say at the end of the Dark Tower series. It's not that what he says is bad by any means, I just don't believe that he needs to explain himself. It almost ventures into becoming an apology. There's no need to do that, this book (and the Black Tower series) speaks for itself. I feel that including his final perspective or "rationalization" in some way demeans or belittles each story by treating the readers as if they won't understand what he was trying to do without having it pointed out to them. I say let the work stand on it's own, because they do. Let us take it as we will!
And, I like this book!
The story they tell is the catalyst to understanding them, a passing of the torch so to say. If you view the book from this perspective it's a very satisfying read. If you get immersed in the story that's being told, you may be very frustrated because it doesn't come to a satisfying conclusion and leaves a lot of points un-answered or un-resolved.
The one thing I didn't like was Stephen King's afterward, much like I didn't like what he had to say at the end of the Dark Tower series. It's not that what he says is bad by any means, I just don't believe that he needs to explain himself. It almost ventures into becoming an apology. There's no need to do that, this book (and the Black Tower series) speaks for itself. I feel that including his final perspective or "rationalization" in some way demeans or belittles each story by treating the readers as if they won't understand what he was trying to do without having it pointed out to them. I say let the work stand on it's own, because they do. Let us take it as we will!
And, I like this book!
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