Elevation
In the small town of Castle Rock, the setting of many of King’s most iconic stories, Scott is engaged in a low grade—but escalating—battle with the lesbians next door whose dog regularly drops his business on Scott’s lawn. One of the women is friendly; the other, cold as ice. Both are trying to launch a new restaurant, but the people of Castle Rock want no part of a gay married couple, and the place is in trouble. When Scott finally understands the prejudices they face–including his own—he tries to help. Unlikely alliances, the annual foot race, and the mystery of Scott’s affliction bring out the best in people who have indulged the worst in themselves and others.
It is always nice to turn ones attention to a piece by Stephen King, where reality can sometimes take a backseat to entertainment. Some bemoan this, though is fiction not supposed to be a chance to suspend beliefs, if only for a short time? Scott Carey appears to be a robust man. When he calls upon an old friend whose medical practice closed a number of years before, Scott admits that he has quite the problem. While his appetite is voracious, he keeps losing weight. An additional concern is that
This was... okay 🤷♀
Im not going to mess around with this one: me and King are completely through. Im going to keep my review short and simply say that he doesnt work for me. I hate the way he writes. I hate the way he puts sentences together and I hate the way he forms characters. I dont get on with him. After a few chapters of this I remembered exactly why I avoid him. Its not this book, its just King in general. Hes not my cup of tea. (Postscript if you recommend a book of Kings in the comments section I wont
I thought that this would be a nice scary Halloween story. I was wrong. Instead of feeling scared, I cried my eyes out.It was not what I expected, but it was so much much better.P.S. Any resemblance to the book Thinner by Richard Backman is purely coincidental.
Please read this review *after* you've read this book for yourself. For some brief, non spoilerly thoughts, I did a mini review on my Instagram.SPOILERS & PLOT DETAILS BELOWI'm always excited when I hear of a new Stephen King book (of any length, genre, collaboration, collection) hitting the market. I like to wait until the day it releases to go to my local bookstore and find it--this time I went to the University of Washington, Tacoma campus bookstore to buy it. Exciting times. I was
Yikes, y'all. This was... a mess. Middle aged straight man makes it his dying mission to swoop in and save the day for the poor, woebegone lesbians who live next door. I LOVE King's writing, but even that couldn't really save the plot of Elevation for me. This ain't it, sis
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Hardcover | Pages: 146 pages Rating: 3.68 | 70919 Users | 9334 Reviews
Point Regarding Books Elevation
Title | : | Elevation |
Author | : | Stephen King |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 146 pages |
Published | : | October 30th 2018 by Scribner |
Categories | : | Fiction. Horror. Fantasy. Short Stories |
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Although Scott Carey doesn’t look any different, he’s been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs the same in his clothes and out of them, no matter how heavy they are. Scott doesn’t want to be poked and prodded. He mostly just wants someone else to know, and he trusts Doctor Bob Ellis.In the small town of Castle Rock, the setting of many of King’s most iconic stories, Scott is engaged in a low grade—but escalating—battle with the lesbians next door whose dog regularly drops his business on Scott’s lawn. One of the women is friendly; the other, cold as ice. Both are trying to launch a new restaurant, but the people of Castle Rock want no part of a gay married couple, and the place is in trouble. When Scott finally understands the prejudices they face–including his own—he tries to help. Unlikely alliances, the annual foot race, and the mystery of Scott’s affliction bring out the best in people who have indulged the worst in themselves and others.
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Original Title: | Elevation |
ISBN: | 1982102314 (ISBN13: 9781982102319) |
Edition Language: | English |
Setting: | Maine(United States) Castle Rock, Maine(United States) |
Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award for Horror (2018) |
Rating Regarding Books Elevation
Ratings: 3.68 From 70919 Users | 9334 ReviewsComment On Regarding Books Elevation
"Everything leads to this, he thought. To this elevation."Scott Carey is steadily losing weight, but he doesn't look any different. To make things even weirder, he weighs the same in and out of clothes, no matter how heavy they areWhen I'm reading a book, and because my memory is terrible, I will usually make some observations and reminders in the Notes section of my iPhone which are very helpful when I go to write my review. Given the length of this novella and the fact that I read Elevation inIt is always nice to turn ones attention to a piece by Stephen King, where reality can sometimes take a backseat to entertainment. Some bemoan this, though is fiction not supposed to be a chance to suspend beliefs, if only for a short time? Scott Carey appears to be a robust man. When he calls upon an old friend whose medical practice closed a number of years before, Scott admits that he has quite the problem. While his appetite is voracious, he keeps losing weight. An additional concern is that
This was... okay 🤷♀
Im not going to mess around with this one: me and King are completely through. Im going to keep my review short and simply say that he doesnt work for me. I hate the way he writes. I hate the way he puts sentences together and I hate the way he forms characters. I dont get on with him. After a few chapters of this I remembered exactly why I avoid him. Its not this book, its just King in general. Hes not my cup of tea. (Postscript if you recommend a book of Kings in the comments section I wont
I thought that this would be a nice scary Halloween story. I was wrong. Instead of feeling scared, I cried my eyes out.It was not what I expected, but it was so much much better.P.S. Any resemblance to the book Thinner by Richard Backman is purely coincidental.
Please read this review *after* you've read this book for yourself. For some brief, non spoilerly thoughts, I did a mini review on my Instagram.SPOILERS & PLOT DETAILS BELOWI'm always excited when I hear of a new Stephen King book (of any length, genre, collaboration, collection) hitting the market. I like to wait until the day it releases to go to my local bookstore and find it--this time I went to the University of Washington, Tacoma campus bookstore to buy it. Exciting times. I was
Yikes, y'all. This was... a mess. Middle aged straight man makes it his dying mission to swoop in and save the day for the poor, woebegone lesbians who live next door. I LOVE King's writing, but even that couldn't really save the plot of Elevation for me. This ain't it, sis
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