When searching for a book to read, I look for various things. For example, if the story sounds appealing, whether or not I feel like I can get lost in it, and if the artwork on the cover can draw me in. Since I am an avid book collector, I look for books that are in the best possible condition. With some exceptions, I will buy a used novel that may have dog-eared pages or minor markings not original to the text. Based upon this, I chose a specific novel that I have read, against the advice of others. This book is called Dolores Claiborne by the renowned author, Stephen King.
Prior to reading this novel, I was an avid fan of Stephen King’s work. Upon reading this piece, I found it to be awful. The cover art and the story sounded appealing. However, once I began reading the actual novel, I found it to be very dry and difficult to focus on. The writing …show more content…
Firstly, it was arduous to grasp without getting disinterested. Second, the cover art and excerpt on the back was greatly misleading. Take, for example, a piece of the excerpt from the inside cover: “This spellbinding novel is at once her confession and her defense.” This novel sounds appealing upon reading this. However, it falls short of being entrancing. The novel was supposed to be a psychological thriller with no chapters. This novel lacked details that would have made it possible to visualize each scene. The language used is insufficient to the story. For example, the dialect and dialogue is vague. For most of the book, Dolores Claiborne is talking with minor interruptions from the detectives. Upon completing the three hundred and five page novel, after much effort of remaining focused on it, I found that I had not gotten lost in it. In my opinion, I feel like this particular piece was not King’s best work. It almost seemed as if it was just published specifically to get it out to the public and for no other reason than
Prior to reading this novel, I was an avid fan of Stephen King’s work. Upon reading this piece, I found it to be awful. The cover art and the story sounded appealing. However, once I began reading the actual novel, I found it to be very dry and difficult to focus on. The writing …show more content…
Firstly, it was arduous to grasp without getting disinterested. Second, the cover art and excerpt on the back was greatly misleading. Take, for example, a piece of the excerpt from the inside cover: “This spellbinding novel is at once her confession and her defense.” This novel sounds appealing upon reading this. However, it falls short of being entrancing. The novel was supposed to be a psychological thriller with no chapters. This novel lacked details that would have made it possible to visualize each scene. The language used is insufficient to the story. For example, the dialect and dialogue is vague. For most of the book, Dolores Claiborne is talking with minor interruptions from the detectives. Upon completing the three hundred and five page novel, after much effort of remaining focused on it, I found that I had not gotten lost in it. In my opinion, I feel like this particular piece was not King’s best work. It almost seemed as if it was just published specifically to get it out to the public and for no other reason than