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Insomnia
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bookshelves: constant-reader-balloon-spells, fantasy-let-it-be-your-fantasy
Dec 31, 2019
bookshelves: constant-reader-balloon-spells, fantasy-let-it-be-your-fantasy
Read 3 times. Last read March 4, 2016 to March 14, 2016.
Stephen King wields a wonderful tale around an older Derry man and his peer group of mostly retired older people. This main protagonist, Ralph Roberts, starts to get a rare type of Insomnia, that leads to a hyper reality and much more! Can't get no sleep?.
A clever 'The Dark Tower' warm-up / prologue with so much loving and well thought out detail giving to the life of Ralph and his peers and their ongoing/oncoming old age, as well as the nature of insomnia and sleeplessness, which were very interesting. Stephen King really captures each generation well in this book, and the interactions between the generations are key to stopping the evil that dwells amongst them. In addition, some of the antagonists in this book are a delight themselves, despite their malignity. On first read, this was one of my fave Stephen King reads and I still have a soft spot for it now. Beware the Crimson King! 8 out of 12.
2016 read, 2006 read and 2003 read
A clever 'The Dark Tower' warm-up / prologue with so much loving and well thought out detail giving to the life of Ralph and his peers and their ongoing/oncoming old age, as well as the nature of insomnia and sleeplessness, which were very interesting. Stephen King really captures each generation well in this book, and the interactions between the generations are key to stopping the evil that dwells amongst them. In addition, some of the antagonists in this book are a delight themselves, despite their malignity. On first read, this was one of my fave Stephen King reads and I still have a soft spot for it now. Beware the Crimson King! 8 out of 12.
2016 read, 2006 read and 2003 read
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Reading Progress
March 30, 2003
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Started Reading
April 7, 2003
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Finished Reading
September 20, 2006
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Started Reading
September 28, 2006
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Finished Reading
March 4, 2016
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Started Reading
March 14, 2016
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Finished Reading
December 31, 2019
– Shelved
December 31, 2019
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constant-reader-balloon-spells
December 31, 2019
– Shelved as:
fantasy-let-it-be-your-fantasy
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Jan 28, 2022 10:31PM
Great review Baba!!
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Tina wrote: "Great review Baba!!"As ever, thank you Tina :)
Ooh this sounds like a fun one! Another SK to add to my tbr! Great review, Baba! :)
Yun wrote: "Ooh this sounds like a fun one! Another SK to add to my tbr! Great review, Baba! :)"You're going to have a Stephen King TBR as long as the Colleen Hoover TBR you have given me :)
Well, thank goodness CoHo hasn't written nearly as many books as SK haha! :)
Yun wrote: "Well, thank goodness CoHo hasn't written nearly as many books as SK haha! :)"*wipes brow* Lucky for me :D
A+ review, Baba! I have never read Insomnia and have been wanting to for a while. The delightful antagonists you mentioned sealed the deal. lol. Thanks so much. = )
Tracy wrote: "A+ review, Baba! I have never read Insomnia and have been wanting to for a while. The delightful antagonists you mentioned sealed the deal. lol. Thanks so much. = )"Cheers Tracy... yeah the 'baddies' are very interesting in this read :)
