No one is the same 'person' they were ten years ago.....
No but as I get older ,I think I am 10 years old again. And act it too.
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No one is the same 'person' they were ten years ago.....
I just finished it on audio. I thought Maggie Siff did a good job. I also thought King and Chizmar did a good job speaking as one voice. I never did feel that I could tell who wrote what.
I too wish it was a bit longer, but the story would have been different if it were. Given Gwendy's ultimate relationship with the box, more story would have probably been padding. I guess I'm just greedy for a little more chocolate. I did like R.F. though. Sort of enigmatic.
I'm looking forward to someone outlining all of the little nods and references to other Castle Rock or King stories. I'm terrible at picking up on those sorts of things.
Dark Score Lake- Bag of Bones
When the Suicide Stairs were described, I immediately thought of a similar set of stairs on Oahu. The Haiku stairs go up the ridge of the pali (cliffs).
"Also known as the Stairway to Heaven, the 3,922 stairs lead to the top of the 756 m (2,480 ft) height summit of Puʻukeahiakahoe. Originally built in 1940s to install the Naval radio antenna, today the stairs attract the adventurers."
It made me wonder if either Uncle Stevie or Mr. Chizmar were aware of them.
Don't judge a book by its cover......Like others, I was expecting more.
Nice cover though.
This!The book itself contained a good story, relevant to the times we live in, hidden Easter Eggs, puzzles to be solved(the coin). Word count is only a secondary matter. Thankful for every word count SK desires to give us.
When I say I expected "more" I'm not talking about word count or length by any means; I am referring to quality & substance. I really expected there to be more to the story and character development. As for "Easter Eggs" I am really not that interested in this aspect. Even though I have been a Constant Reader from the start and have read just about everything published, I don't retain enough over time to appreciate Easter eggs. If there were any in this story they flew right over my head. As for "puzzles to be solved (the coin)" I have no idea what you are even referring to. Honestly. Care to fill me in under a spoiler tag?The book itself contained a good story, relevant to the times we live in, hidden Easter Eggs, puzzles to be solved(the coin). Word count is only a secondary matter. Thankful for every word count SK desires to give us.
Just my input/ opinion-- not every book, story has to have in depth character development. We, as SK constant readers, have become accustom to being completely involved in his characters. He serves us well with his descriptions. We feel we know them. Since this was a co written book, mayhap it was meant to just touch upon the main characters, and not delve into them in a great degree. This was instead a story told as a stone would skim upon a pond, rather than a dive into the pond.When I say I expected "more" I'm not talking about word count or length by any means; I am referring to quality & substance. I really expected there to be more to the story and character development. As for "Easter Eggs" I am really not that interested in this aspect. Even though I have been a Constant Reader from the start and have read just about everything published, I don't retain enough over time to appreciate Easter eggs. If there were any in this story they flew right over my head. As for "puzzles to be solved (the coin)" I have no idea what you are even referring to. Honestly. Care to fill me in under a spoiler tag?
Never would have even crossed my mind! Thanks.Just my input/ opinion-- not every book, story has to have in depth character development. We, as SK constant readers, have become accustom to being completely involved in his characters. He serves us well with his descriptions. We feel we know them. Since this was a co written book, mayhap it was meant to just touch upon the main characters, and not delve into them in a great degree. This was instead a story told as a stone would skim upon a pond, rather than a dive into the pond.
Again, personally, I found enough substance to satisfy. I felt the thoughts and ideas of the authors came across within the story.
It is natural to want more, but sometimes just being satisfied with what is given is enough.
It was a 1891 dated coin = 19
Finished the story this evening. Loved it.
On the brief discussion above about character development: as I get older, I find I am more interested in plot/pace than character development (at least, when that development is not done concomitant with the plot), probably for obvious reasons.
I think there were only a couple moments when I strongly suspected which author authored what; otherwise, it was a wonderful blending of voices.
Question: there was a quote of a line from a song in the story (I want to say from Hotel California). Just out of curiosity, because as far as I recall this was not on the copyright page, does a quote of one line mean that no credit is necessary?
And now a comment:
I'm very curious if anyone else had the same thought (I am going to predict that several did): I thought for sure the ending or epilogue would have seen the box being used by someone else to initiate the 9/11 event. I'm not sure of the timeline, but I'm pretty sure it could have plausibly been the kid that was mentioned as the next recipient. Perhaps he lost money in the market (maybe from the Internet bubble that occurred around that time) or was laid off from a financial job, thus the motive.
I read the whole thing this morning with my coffee. Awesome little story, I loved it.
I don't know if I only skimmed the description back when we were clued in to the story but I went into it thinking Button Box meant a box full of clothing buttons. I wondered how that was going to be scary. So a little mental picture adjustment was necessary. This kind of button box makes more sense! And is very scary.