....CYB!!!....in da house!!!.....
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....CYB!!!....in da house!!!.....
Sorry you felt that way, Gnt. Like I said in a previous post, not every book, story, whether collaborative or not has to be fleshed out, go in depth, or be the full enchilada. Gwendy's was just a simple snippet story taking place in Castle Rock. Returning to Castle Rock, it did indeed do, as it wasn't set in "anywhere USA", but rather included specific references. Mayhap the next SK book will provide a full plate of cookies/ for now consider this a tasty tease....so, here's my take on the collaborative effort.....it was a nice, quick read and nothing more....seriously, nothing more......other than a few "name drops" or tangential references there was absolutely zip that made this the heralded "return to Castel Rock".....take out Dark Score Lake, Sherriff Bannerman etc, this could have been "Anywhere USA", so that was a let down.....I enjoyed the concept of the box, though it was never fleshed out-and for that matter, neither was this incarnation of RF....more benevolent than outright evil.....interesting , but toothless......I enjoyed the story, but to use my own frame of reference, it was like having one piping hot chocolate chip cookie, while being denied the pleasure of the other two or three on your plate.....[\spoiler]
....I know I sound mighty negative, but I DID enjoy the story-just let down after all the build-up and anticipation...simple as that....Sorry you felt that way, Gnt. Like I said in a previous post, not every book, story, whether collaborative or not has to be fleshed out, go in depth, or be the full enchilada. Gwendy's was just a simple snippet story taking place in Castle Rock. Returning to Castle Rock, it did indeed do, as it wasn't set in "anywhere USA", but rather included specific references. Mayhap the next SK book will provide a full plate of cookies/ for now consider this a tasty tease.
....also, I said that without the handful of familiar names and places-this was a generic locale.....I know where you're coming from luv, it's just a rare time of disappointment for me....Sorry you felt that way, Gnt. Like I said in a previous post, not every book, story, whether collaborative or not has to be fleshed out, go in depth, or be the full enchilada. Gwendy's was just a simple snippet story taking place in Castle Rock. Returning to Castle Rock, it did indeed do, as it wasn't set in "anywhere USA", but rather included specific references. Mayhap the next SK book will provide a full plate of cookies/ for now consider this a tasty tease.
....I know I sound mighty negative, but I DID enjoy the story-just let down after all the build-up and anticipation...simple as that....
Great analysis and exactly how I felt....so, here's my take on the collaborative effort.....it was a nice, quick read and nothing more....seriously, nothing more......other than a few "name drops" or tangential references there was absolutely zip that made this the heralded "return to Castel Rock".....take out Dark Score Lake, Sherriff Bannerman etc, this could have been "Anywhere USA", so that was a let down-also, the Easter Egg of the coin date adding up to 19, that trope is wearing a bit thin.....I enjoyed the concept of the box, though it was never fleshed out-and for that matter, neither was this incarnation of RF....more benevolent than outright evil.....interesting , but toothless......I enjoyed the story, but to use my own frame of reference, it was like having one piping hot chocolate chip cookie, while being denied the pleasure of the other two or three on your plate.....[\spoiler]
Totally agree on the 19 thing--glad I am not the only one who feels that way! It makes me roll my eyes....so, here's my take on the collaborative effort.....it was a nice, quick read and nothing more....seriously, nothing more......other than a few "name drops" or tangential references there was absolutely zip that made this the heralded "return to Castel Rock".....take out Dark Score Lake, Sherriff Bannerman etc, this could have been "Anywhere USA", so that was a let down-also, the Easter Egg of the coin date adding up to 19, that trope is wearing a bit thin.....I enjoyed the concept of the box, though it was never fleshed out-and for that matter, neither was this incarnation of RF....more benevolent than outright evil.....interesting , but toothless......I enjoyed the story, but to use my own frame of reference, it was like having one piping hot chocolate chip cookie, while being denied the pleasure of the other two or three on your plate.....[\spoiler]
I really liked this short story and managed it in one day.Make sure you use spoilers---
How has read it?
Managed it in one sitting, and it was terrific. Excellent story and very poignant. This is a winner.
I really liked this short story and managed it in one day.Overall, I still ran through this story and it was great. But, it was obvious which parts SK wrote and which parts Chizmar wrote.I appreciated how it didn't get to crazy with Gwendy pushing all the buttons and destroying all of Earth. I would have liked to have seen a little more temptation on Gwendy's part to just destroy the whole word. My only complaint, would have been Frankie Stone. He just seemed to one dimensional. From when he said he wanted to bomb the ghettos (from Gwendy's question in class) to when he was hiding in her closest. I just felt felt that I had seen this all from SK before, and while Frankie was a bad dude, I didn't think he was a multiple raper and possible murderer. And if he had gotten away with his other crimes before, why was he so sloppy with Gwendy.
...you didn't miss anything....it was a case of polar opposites for some reason that wasn't made clear.....or, it could have just been the idea of "toying" with someone before the other shoe fell....Ok help me out here, constant readers.
Didn't Richard Farris aka the Man In Black act out of character? He was awfully benevolent and went out of his way to assuage Gwendy's guilt. Wouldn't he want her to use the box? Wouldn't he want bad things to happen? I could understand it if he wanted Gwendy not to use the box because it stored up evil and he could use it for his own purposes but that is never explored or hinted in the story anywhere.
I enjoyed the story but that aspect of it, leaves me puzzled. Or I did miss something?
HELP!