This one definitely went under the radar for me, thanks for giving it a spotlight!! I have only read 5 King books yet and I will probably get to some of the bigger ones first, but Bag of Bones is going onto the list now as well. I love the sound of that creepy haunting atmosphere combined with the themes of grief!
This sounds pretty sick - as a Stephen King newb you definitely didn’t steer me wrong with 11/22/63 so I’ll def keep this one in mind. This is def one of the less mentioned King books cuz I’ve never seen anything about it
I'm always fascinated by King. Most of the books I've read by him do exactly what you say well: showing the darkness within. No other author explores the human in such a (kind of) sensationalist way. Great review and definitely a book that is now on my radar. I love reading King's "underrated" books.
I never hear anyone talk about this book, and it sounds like King doing so many things we King fans love in his writing. Hooray for not listening to Goodreads!
Glad you enjoyed it, Theo! One of my favorite Kings, definitely top 10 out of the almost fifty I’ve read, maybe even top 5. Super underrated in his catalogue
I think it’s pretty underrated too, from what I gather! I couldn’t stop thinking about it and always looked forward to reading more. That’s always a great sign for me!
Great review Theo! Seems like this is a pretty popular one in reviews I’ve seen of it. Too bad the ending didn’t work well for you, but that seems pretty on par with a lot King books.
That's the beauty of art. Everyone brings something different even to something that seemingly has a solidified, consistent consensus. I don't use GR anymore, I tried but I bounced off it and I couldn't care less about what piece won what award(s) 😂
I loved this book but I love most all of SK's books. One scene that is indelible is where the young woman is playing softball and she lands on base and does a little dance to the (if I'm remembering correctly) Don Henley song All She Wants to do is Dance that is playing on a boom box. I never hear that song without picturing that scene, that is how good a writer SK is.
I think this is the scene when Mike and the lawyer and the other investigator or whatever are at her trailer for dinner and she stands on the frisbee and dances. Great scene - I totally know what you mean.
Loved this Theo! Some of my favorite Stephen King books are lower rated on Goodreads but I still love them! I'm sure I was judged by the hard core fans on my ranking Stephen King video . 😂😂I haven't read Bag of Bones yet. He has so many books I need to get to. Which is crazy because I've already read at least 20.🤣
Awesome review brother. I'm been planning to jump further into the King catalogue this year. Swan Song by McCammon is the best book I've read all year so now I think I need to read The Stand as a comparison. This one is now on my King TBR. Thanks man.
I totally agree about not taking Goodreads reviews at face value! Glad you were able to find a gem! 😁 My usual tactic when I'm trying to sus out whether a book is going to be a hit with me is to filter GR reviews by rating, I'll purposefully look at some 2-3 star reviews and skim to see what their main issues with the book were and then i'll filter to just 5 stars and see why other people loved it. If the poor reviews are all mentioning the same things and those things are like plot and logic issues or something else I usually am more picky about while the 5 star reviews are talking about how great the descriptions and prose are (things I usually don't care too much about) then I immediately know that's not going to be a book for me! 😂 Basically I just look for trends in the reviews with similar ratings and try to pay attention to see if reviews of the same ratings are mentioning the same things to try and get a better picture of whether I'll enjoy the book ahead of time! It takes a bit more effort but I think it has been fairly effective for me so far. If I can't seem to find trends that way then I usually go ahead and leave something on my want to read. I also know I have 2 or 3 Goodreads friends with very very similar tastes to me so if I see one of them has rated something lowly it's an immediate no. 😂 On an unrelated note, I should really look at this with a lot of books on my want to read and weed out some potential duds, lol.
Yes I read it some years ago, I enjoyed it. Nice haunting story. I also didn't love the ending because I kinda guessed what might happen. Also the supernatural happenings could have been turned up a little...but still I think it's a solid book.
I'm someone who spooks very very easily, so I haven't really gotten into horror/Stephen King. I've read one of his books and found it far too masturbatory and really didn't like the ending...but all of that said you have me very intrigued about Bag of Bones!! I actually have a horror comic on my TBR so depending on how spooked I get reading those volumes, I may feel brave enough to venture into more horror. Great review and video!
Thank you!!! Yeah, I liked that this one was more psychological than anything - less fangs, claws, blood…more…shapes, chills, screams… It’s very well done that way.
TWO Theo videos!? Incredible! This book was a pleasant surprise for me and our likes and dislikes are actually very similiar. I thought the book was the best showcase of King as an author - some of his best tendencies and some of his worst. Also wasn't a huge fan of the ending.
Great review. I’m currently reading Kings catalog in publication order and I’m about 5 books away from getting to Bag of Bones and this makes me excited to get there. Which of his books are planning to get to next?
Make sure to share food with the homeless and never lie reverse all lies ever told it's very important to be a food servant to the poor and do it in person
This one definitely went under the radar for me, thanks for giving it a spotlight!! I have only read 5 King books yet and I will probably get to some of the bigger ones first, but Bag of Bones is going onto the list now as well. I love the sound of that creepy haunting atmosphere combined with the themes of grief!
@@esmayrosalyne it’s so underrated, definitely worth checking out!!!
This sounds pretty sick - as a Stephen King newb you definitely didn’t steer me wrong with 11/22/63 so I’ll def keep this one in mind. This is def one of the less mentioned King books cuz I’ve never seen anything about it
I think you’d find plenty to love man! It’s a gripping story for the most part.
Bag of bones is an underrated book by king but really great
Great review! Glad you enjoyed this one - this one is in my top 10 Stephen King books.
Oh that’s good to hear! I feel like it would be on mine as well!
I'm always fascinated by King. Most of the books I've read by him do exactly what you say well: showing the darkness within. No other author explores the human in such a (kind of) sensationalist way. Great review and definitely a book that is now on my radar. I love reading King's "underrated" books.
Nice! Yeah he shines in that way - this book is a good example of that. Thanks, Fine!
Great review! I haven't read much of King, but I really enjoyed It. He has an eye for characterization that I really admire.
Agreed!
I never hear anyone talk about this book, and it sounds like King doing so many things we King fans love in his writing. Hooray for not listening to Goodreads!
@@Johanna_reads it’s definitely underrated in my opinion! A great summer or fall vacation read by the water 👻!!
Glad you enjoyed it, Theo! One of my favorite Kings, definitely top 10 out of the almost fifty I’ve read, maybe even top 5. Super underrated in his catalogue
I think it’s pretty underrated too, from what I gather! I couldn’t stop thinking about it and always looked forward to reading more. That’s always a great sign for me!
Great review Theo! Seems like this is a pretty popular one in reviews I’ve seen of it. Too bad the ending didn’t work well for you, but that seems pretty on par with a lot King books.
Ahhhh love King! Glad you enjoyed it and always will watch your King reviews. I’m about to embark on the King journey again, in chronological order.
Thanks, Cal!! Excited to overlap on some King as we both continue on
That's the beauty of art. Everyone brings something different even to something that seemingly has a solidified, consistent consensus.
I don't use GR anymore, I tried but I bounced off it and I couldn't care less about what piece won what award(s) 😂
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I loved this book but I love most all of SK's books. One scene that is indelible is where the young woman is playing softball and she lands on base and does a little dance to the (if I'm remembering correctly) Don Henley song All She Wants to do is Dance that is playing on a boom box. I never hear that song without picturing that scene, that is how good a writer SK is.
I think this is the scene when Mike and the lawyer and the other investigator or whatever are at her trailer for dinner and she stands on the frisbee and dances. Great scene - I totally know what you mean.
@@RekindledReader Oh yeah, on the frisbee! Obviously I am due for a reread.
Hi Theo. I enjoyed this one too.
Good to see you back man
@@jamesshelley7432 thank you!!!
Theo! Killing it with the sick shirt game as always! Great review, I haven't read that one but always thought it sounded good
@@TheBeardedBookBeast haha thanks bruh! Yeah it’s definitely worth a read!
Loved this Theo! Some of my favorite Stephen King books are lower rated on Goodreads but I still love them! I'm sure I was judged by the hard core fans on my ranking Stephen King video . 😂😂I haven't read Bag of Bones yet. He has so many books I need to get to. Which is crazy because I've already read at least 20.🤣
There are SO MANY, right? I’ve saved your tier ranking to watch. I feel like we may align a lot, but I’ve only read…hmm…maybe 10.
Hi welcome back…. Great review video 🎥🎥🎥
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Great review mate! Hope to get back into some King in the future, this one has definitely jumped up the list!
Thanks, buddy! Love ya 👊🏻
Awesome review brother. I'm been planning to jump further into the King catalogue this year. Swan Song by McCammon is the best book I've read all year so now I think I need to read The Stand as a comparison. This one is now on my King TBR. Thanks man.
Yeah bro, I’m going to continue reading more King throughout the year, and I’m due for another McCammon. I think you’ll like Bag of Bones, tbh.
I totally agree about not taking Goodreads reviews at face value! Glad you were able to find a gem! 😁
My usual tactic when I'm trying to sus out whether a book is going to be a hit with me is to filter GR reviews by rating, I'll purposefully look at some 2-3 star reviews and skim to see what their main issues with the book were and then i'll filter to just 5 stars and see why other people loved it. If the poor reviews are all mentioning the same things and those things are like plot and logic issues or something else I usually am more picky about while the 5 star reviews are talking about how great the descriptions and prose are (things I usually don't care too much about) then I immediately know that's not going to be a book for me! 😂 Basically I just look for trends in the reviews with similar ratings and try to pay attention to see if reviews of the same ratings are mentioning the same things to try and get a better picture of whether I'll enjoy the book ahead of time! It takes a bit more effort but I think it has been fairly effective for me so far. If I can't seem to find trends that way then I usually go ahead and leave something on my want to read.
I also know I have 2 or 3 Goodreads friends with very very similar tastes to me so if I see one of them has rated something lowly it's an immediate no. 😂 On an unrelated note, I should really look at this with a lot of books on my want to read and weed out some potential duds, lol.
You know, I sort of do the same!!! Thanks so much for watching 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
@@RekindledReader Glad I'm not the only one! 😂 Jake likes to poke fun at me when he sees me do it!
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Yes I read it some years ago, I enjoyed it. Nice haunting story. I also didn't love the ending because I kinda guessed what might happen. Also the supernatural happenings could have been turned up a little...but still I think it's a solid book.
I completely agree!
Oh man this is one I have been wanting to read for years
Do it! You may be pleasantly surprised!
@@RekindledReader I definitely plan on it
I'm someone who spooks very very easily, so I haven't really gotten into horror/Stephen King. I've read one of his books and found it far too masturbatory and really didn't like the ending...but all of that said you have me very intrigued about Bag of Bones!! I actually have a horror comic on my TBR so depending on how spooked I get reading those volumes, I may feel brave enough to venture into more horror. Great review and video!
Thank you!!! Yeah, I liked that this one was more psychological than anything - less fangs, claws, blood…more…shapes, chills, screams… It’s very well done that way.
@@RekindledReader Ouh that sounds very intriguing! I might like that creeping terror more.
TWO Theo videos!? Incredible! This book was a pleasant surprise for me and our likes and dislikes are actually very similiar. I thought the book was the best showcase of King as an author - some of his best tendencies and some of his worst. Also wasn't a huge fan of the ending.
I love when we agree and I can take comfort in being right 🥰
Great review. I’m currently reading Kings catalog in publication order and I’m about 5 books away from getting to Bag of Bones and this makes me excited to get there. Which of his books are planning to get to next?
Good question. I’m leaning to either Billy Summers or Duma Key :) I’m reading them randomly, with a little thought to some multiverse ties.
Make sure to share food with the homeless and never lie reverse all lies ever told it's very important to be a food servant to the poor and do it in person
Bag of bones is really good unfortunately this book is very underrated i saw the miniseries adaptation years before reading the book it wasn't good
I heard that the adaptation wasn’t good! Glad I read the book haha. Definitely underrated!