Stephen King
Fairy Tale

LA RECENSIONE

A beautiful fairy tale.

Horror fairy tale? Not entirely.

Exaggerated in some aspects, but beautiful in its development and plot. The characters are a bit lacking, but the atmosphere is truly immersive and it's worth a lot for this reason, this novel. Not the usual King. It's a mix between the King of the Dark Tower (but without that passion) and that of the last novels of the Mr. Mercedes cycle (with a more shorthand style).

A novel to recommend to anyone who loves Fantasy/Horror (even though there's not much true horror) and especially loves King. His style, his boundless imagination, his characters, his way of involving you with few descriptions, his ability to constantly speak to the reader.

He's no longer the Stephen King of the golden years, but he is a Stephen King in some ways more mature, more concentrated on the story rather than the characters, impatient in some ways, but still very, very enjoyable to read.

Do I recommend it? Yes. For those who love Stephen King, but also for those who've never read a work of his, it’s a book that works. It entertains you. Here's the thing, if there's a suitable definition for this novel, it's "entertainment book".

It doesn't keep you glued to the pages, eager to know at all costs how it ends; it doesn't make you fall madly in love with its characters; but when you finish reading it, you know it wasn't time wasted.

And these days, it's not so simple to find books like that.