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Jan 31, 2018hermode rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Used to love his books. This one, not at all. The rough idea for the story was clever, but the storytelling was awful. As a woman, I felt that he was trying to pander to women in broad, obvious brushstrokes. Every woman had a history of victimization, every man was a misogynist. At the end of the story the women have the final say to direct their own fate, and the men stand by like dummies with guns in their hands. Ugh. And then there are 4 random pages at the end about racial tensions? It felt like that was just another social issue he decided to throw in to the story at the last minute. I skimmed the second half of the book just to power through, but what a disappointment. I think King thought this story would somehow be empowering to women... I felt it was patronizing.