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Quello che Scott Carey racconta al dottor Bob, amico di una vita, è così strano che è meglio che nessun'altro, a Castle Rock, ne sappia nulla. Scott, che è rimasto solo con il suo micio dopo che la moglie lo ha lasciato, ha però davvero bisogno di parlarne: da un po' di tempo sta perdendo peso, lo dice la bilancia, ma il suo aspetto non è cambiato di una virgola. Come se la forza di gravità stesse progressivamente dissolvendosi nel suo corpo. Eppure, nonostante la preoccupazione, Scott si sente felice, come non era da molto tempo, tanto euforico da provare a rimettere le cose a posto, a Castle Rock. Tanto, da provare a riaffermare il potere della parola sull'ottusità del pregiudizio. Tanto, da voler dimostrare che l'amicizia è sempre a portata di mano.
- ISBN: 8855440195
- Casa Editrice: Sperling & Kupfer
- Pagine: 194
- Data di uscita: 10-03-2020
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This was... really disappointing. I love a good Stephen King book. From the classics like The Shining and Carrie , to the recent The Outsider and Sleeping Beauties , I just think he's a really great storyteller with a knack for strong character development. But Elevation didn't even feel like a Ki
Feel-good novel of the year? Here Stephen King steps aside from horror to write a poignant little novella on unity, tolerance and rising above the fray. Of course there is also a supernatural twist. For me it works because of its brevity and not in spite of it. Just enough is explained to inspire re Leggi tutto
After a couple of recent monsters (both size of book and characters within), King gives us a novella that reads quickly and could easily been a part of a short story collection. In fact, I think it is considerably shorter than several of the novellas in his collections like Four Past Midnight and Di Leggi tutto
There's some lovely language and imagery in this story, and the characters are all clearly defined. It's a fast and easy read, perfect for an hour or so in the park or on the beach. However, I can't recommend it, because a fundamental aspect of the plot completely turned me off. I'll hide it in a spo Leggi tutto
IMPORTANT UPDATE: the fact that this won this years goodreads choice award for horror, when this book is NOT a horror story by any means (!!!!!), is the biggest scandal of 2018. dont @ me. for me, the story is very bland. stephen king is meant to be this legend of a novelist, so for there not to be
I feel reinvigorated by this book. I haven't truly loved a short story by King like this in a hot minute, and its reminded me how his quieter novels can sometimes have the biggest impact on me. I recognize my friends' criticism that it was "boring" and "oh the white male saviorness of it all" but I
Sometimes people lose weight, sometimes weight loses you. In this novel we learn the story of "Deidre". A bitter rude woman with a soft spot for running. Athletic, iron willed, marathoner by nature. Deidre recently moved in to Castle Rock and opened a little restaurant with her dearest wife Missy.
I’m not going to mess around with this one: me and King are completely through. I’m going to keep my review short and simply say that he doesn’t 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 don’t get on with him. After a f Leggi tutto
This is not a horror book. I don't know why it won the Goodreads Choice Awards in that category... well I do but I digress. (3 maybe?) A quick read that, while currently relevant with the political climate in the US, felt a bit empty. Divorced older man who doesn't get along with his neighbours. His l Leggi tutto
"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 are… When I'm reading a book, and because my memory is terrible, I will u Leggi tutto
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