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The tears came, because he was afraid and angry, but mostly because he was homesick. He had never understood what that word meant until now. This wasn't summer camp, and it wasn't a field trip. This was a nightmare, and all he wanted was for it to be over. He wanted to wake up. And because he couldn't, he fell asleep with his narrow chest still hitching with a few final sobs.
A lot of people, certainly a lot of people in my age bracket, grew up cutting their adult reading teeth on Stephen King. F ...more
A lot of people, certainly a lot of people in my age bracket, grew up cutting their adult reading teeth on Stephen King. F ...more
Luke Ellis, is a very intelligent 12-year-old whose parents are debating whether or not to send him to college. These plans are disrupted when he is kidnapped from his bed and his parents are killed. He is transported by night to a remote facility when he is meets a number of children similarly abducted who possess varying degrees of psycho-telepathy and psycho-telekinesis. Each one's powers will be tested and enhanced until at some point will be transferred to another section of the facility fo
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Feb 06, 2020
Eileen
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it was amazing
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4.5 stars!
Clearly, I couldn't stop listening because I was able to finish this in a day and a half. Yes, I sped it up a little bit, but it was still over 12 hours long! I was initially confused at the beginning because the beginning had nothing to do with the description on Goodreads (yes, Matthew, that will teach me to read the summaries ahead of time), and I kept wondering if I had the right files, lol. But it was still interesting and I liked some of the people in the little town, especially ...more
Clearly, I couldn't stop listening because I was able to finish this in a day and a half. Yes, I sped it up a little bit, but it was still over 12 hours long! I was initially confused at the beginning because the beginning had nothing to do with the description on Goodreads (yes, Matthew, that will teach me to read the summaries ahead of time), and I kept wondering if I had the right files, lol. But it was still interesting and I liked some of the people in the little town, especially ...more
So really need to stop falling for the hype of Stephen King. I don’t like his writing, I guess, and that puts me in the minority. But this just seemed so juvenile and pointless.
I really enjoyed this. Probably more like 4.5 stars. For its length, it kept my attention the entire time. I both read and listened and the narrator was good. I'm sure I'm in the minority, but my favorite King books are his non-horror books. I loved 11/22/63 and this is my second favorite. His horror books are usually 3 stars. Next up from this author will be The Stand.
While this was not horror to me, horrible things did happen...to children. "Gifted" children are taken from their families and t ...more
While this was not horror to me, horrible things did happen...to children. "Gifted" children are taken from their families and t ...more
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