Re: Stephen King: A Constant Reader's Thread
Holly was not bad.
I think my favourite character from it is the old poet lady. The two professors were pretty crazy. Didn't much care for the Robinson siblings side stories. Holly herself is less quirky than in the past.
The Covid stuff was eye-rolling at times, especially considering King even admits in his afterword that the novella If it Bleeds, which is referenced in Holly, has no Covid even though it's supposed to take place during December 2020, obviously because he wrote that before Covid hit.
There is a couple gruesome scenes. But I miss feeling that his characters could be in jeopardy. I don't often feel that anymore, even when they apparently are.
Overall, I was entertained. My nitpicks are probably because this is book #82 (?) for me. Looking forward to his next one, which should be a short story collection. Can't wait!
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