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Elevation Introduction of the ebook: Elevation
Đánh giá : 3.67 /5 (sao)
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 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. …more
Review ebook Elevation
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 King story to me.
The characters in this story are such one-dimensional stereotypes. I know it’s a novella, but maybe it shouldn’t be if you can’t write some life into your characters in less than 200 pa 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 King story to me.
The characters in this story are such one-dimensional stereotypes. I know it’s a novella, but maybe it shouldn’t be if you can’t write some life into your characters in less than 200 pages. Scott Carey is a bland Good Guy™ who trips over himself trying not to offend anyone or make a fuss even when his body is literally becoming weightless. The vegetarian Lesbian Couple™ are made up of sweet foodie Missy, and abrasive runner Deirdre. Side characters play the role of Homophobic Trumpers™ and Benevolent Doctor™.
Elevation’s story is a little weak, too. Scott finds he is losing more and more weight, even though his body isn’t getting any smaller. He also has the curious ability to render weightless the people and things he touches. With his weight decreasing every day, he is forced to consider– what happens when he reaches zero?
It could have been interesting, but I felt the direction the story took was unsatisfying. Scott’s bizarre condition ends up bringing people together – the gay couple and the homophobes – in a way which was too heavy-handed and overly-neat for my tastes. Unlike some readers, I like that King is political in his books and I have no problem with him dropping in a Trump insult or two, but the political message here felt forced and poorly-done.
“Why can’t we all just get along?” is a sweet message – and perhaps one we need right now – but it needs a better story and fewer stereotypical characters to save it from being too sentimental and contrived. It doesn’t get that here.
Also: I have no idea why this book is categorized as “horror”.
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