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Why didn't I know that King writes actually really gripping stuff? I mean, I really only knew him as "the guy behind It and Pet Semetary" and that's just not nearly the whole truth.

This "version" of the fairy tales we all know if quite the journey. Never boring, never overflowing with flowery descriptions.

I'll admit that between Fairy Tale and The Institute buecher.pnpde.social/book/115610/s/the-institute the stile of developing is pretty similar. Small steps, long ramps, and then a hard killer ending (quite literally). But if you're into that? Read this book!

An ode to the fairy tales we've all heard, very nicely written. The characters are sympathetic and the plot moves along at a steady, engaging pace. I'd recommend it.

Started out promising but the main story felt completely phoned in

I think that King went out on a huge limb here... and boy am I glad he did. This story, like the Shining, It, and the Institute before it, show the magnificent theme of "kid power" that Stephen is so good at. charlie Reade was no exception. I think that if he were a real person, I would want to get to know him, and I would probably hang out with him on a regular basis. Either way, if you want a book that's emotional as it is rivetting, then King does it again. It does have some of his normal horror, but this one gives the reader a bit of a break from that, where we see the more fantastical side of this wonderful and legendary author.