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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Wherein our hero Durfee reviews the new novel Fairy Tale by Stephen King. #FairyTale #StephenKing #BookReview see all of my Stephen King reviews here with this playlist • Stephen King Book Reviews
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What the book is about? What moves the protagonist? What'sd the goal with the whole thing? What is the book about?
@@AmityvilleFan saving an old dog
@@Speed202 So the plot is as deep as a Steven Seagal movie? Darn!
@@AmityvilleFan it starts off good with the kid, his trauma, and growing up with a needy Dad while being a suffering and needy son....it grows with his relationship with the old man. But, the portal, fantasy world, and its characters are not as interesting as the real world. So, if you picked this up because it's supposed to be fantasy, you will likely be disappointed.
@@Speed202 The portal-fantasy is supposed to be the book, before that is just fluff.
But no matter why you would buy this, you'll be disappointed, because the portal-fantasy takes up a hugh chunk, and it is either needless for the small-town melodrama, or simply doesn't function as the marketed content of the book.
#StephneKingSuck
Just a correction-- The book actually had 2 illustrators: Gabriel Rodriguez, and Nicolas Delort. They split the odd and even chapters.
Explains why the dog keeps changing from german shepherd to something that looked like it crawled out stephen kings bung hole
I particularly loved the part in the audiobook where Stephen King plays the voice of the tape recording Mr. Bowditch left Charlie. Nice little easter egg. I also loved that the audiobook made that tape recording sound just like a real tape recording by having static and fuzz in it. Such a nice touch, I loved the detail.
I liked the book overall, first half much more than the second, the middle just got a tad monotonous for me and went in a direction I didn't care for too much. LOVED the ending.
4/5 for me, great book.
My ADHD and a mild addiction to RUclips have made it really hard for me to read or watch movies now days. Is it hard to retain the information from audiobooks? I miss reading so bad, but I'll need to get back into a psychiatrist and get to an optometrist before it would be really feasible.
@@darktheories1758I totally understand where you are coming from. For me, as long as I follow along in the book, I can retain it, no issues. If I’m not following along, it depends on where my mental state is, and what’s going on around me while I’m listening.
Me: I'm finally going to beat Brian to a new release review
Also Me: *gets beat by 6 hours*
At 1st glance I thought that cover was an eye of a dragon
I'm always jealous at how fast your able to tear through new releases to get us these reviews.
It’s Amazing ! Mind blown 🤯
Speed reader for sure. Two days with 215k words and time to create a video review. No chance I could do that.
@@CurieBohr The amazing thing is that he's actually _reading_ the books. Unlike other BookTubers who skim through it and throw up a terrible review, Durfee _ACTUALLY READS THE BOOKS_ and so fast too! I wish he'd do a better guide on how to improve your reading speed because I'm awful. (I have a short attention span too)
@@dustymetso at 300 wpm that book would take near 12 hours out of 48. Add sleep, work, video creation, preparing food etc, it’s dang near impossible. Might not be healthy. Maybe audiobook at 2.0 speed….
I bought The forgetting moon, I'm looking forward to reading it.
Im just waiting for final book to release So i can binge.
@@muttineni03 it’ll be worth your wait. The book is amazing!
@@invaderzod8092 I'm excited!!
I just started it earlier today the prologue already hasn't me locked in. I hope it's that damn good
I just started Forgetting Moon. It’s really good so far.
Finished the book today, and thought it was a masterpiece!
Thanks 👍
I always enjoy when King writes a book that is EASY to read from the get-go... I find some of his books, (Misery, for example) require a lot more focus and feel like a bit of a slog to read. This one is everything I love about his books, including how he throws you right into the story from page one. Loving it so far. Thanks for the review.
Especially the early chapters with Charlie and radar. As soon as I set the book down, the book called out to me like stephen king’s Buick 8.
Bout halfway through, loving it. Damn, does anybody do characters better than King?
Brian Lee durfee has some v good ones
GRR Martin, Rothfuss, Abercrombie… I don’t think Kings creating super interesting characters.
Did you still like it after you finished?
I just finished this book the other day, and I really enjoyed it. Charlie and Radar make a great duo, and I loved the world King created. The world and denizens within seemed like a cross between Alice in Wonderland, and Return to Oz.
Nice. I am looking forward to reading this.
It's on my lap right now. I'm about 3/4 done. As always Stephen King does not disappoint. The illustrations were a surprising and pleasant surprise.
I met Master King...at age 17 in 1979, at a book signing in the back of a shaker hts ohio book 📕 store...ill never forget our convo...or him..ive read every book hes ever written.
i'm so Jealous you've met him and so young too have you been up to Main ? he's got books at the library up there you can read that weren't finished and short stories too but i believe you have to have permission to read those and you can't take them out either they have to stay there. there is one book that is quite thick if Wikipedia is honest pretty thick that he wrote in (1970) that he never put out later in life cause he thinks it's simply dreadful.
Lucky you :)
Thanks for your great reviews! I just finished The Forgetting Moon two days ago and absolutely loved it! I'm now about 200 pages into The Blackest Heart and its a fabulous follow up thus far. I'm so excited to see where the story goes.
I just picked up The Forgetting Moon! I’m glad to hear you liked it so much, makes me want to read it that much more :)
I am 33 percent into this. But I can't stop switching between it, the Forgetting moon, dark age, and the ninth rain. Can't wait for the final book in the your trilogy
Also! I too am a fast reader, and can't sleep without an audiobook. It's frustrating trying to get thru a book, when I read around 425 wpm, so I feel your pain. I hope your eyesight issue is going as well as it possibly can be going.
Much love and respect, brian!
@@seanhalpin87 I am intrigued by fast readers and want to read faster. Do you actually ‘hear’ each word in your head as you read fast? I have been working really hard to stop ‘mouthing’ the words. Any tips? Drew
I read in a similar way. I’m switching between Fairytale(hard copy), The drawing of the three(audiobook), and the barrow(hard copy). How is the ninth rain? I just had my copy delivered.
I less hear the words than visualize the scene in my head, I think it may have to do with my thousands of hours of listening to audiobooks that helps me do that? I'm not sure.
Ninth rain was a solid 4/5 for me, the characters weren't the most amazing I've ever read, but the unique twists on old tropes, and the absolutely bonkers world building really REALLY made it a super great read. I'm reading bitter twins now and I'm not sure how I feel thus far, I've heard it has awful case of middle book syndrome, but we'll see!
Oh my brother, you read so fast. Thank you so much for this review.
I'm glad you liked it.I'm on chapter 12 and I enjoy it very much.
I'm only about 20% in and loving it so far. It never ceases to amaze me how fast some people can read!
Surprised me by reviewing the book I happen to be reading. Months ago I requested my local library get it and they
called me the day it was released so I'm getting to read it for free. It reads faster than a Gray Man book, quite a feat.
Just finished this book and I absolutely loved it!!!!! I don’t read horror books anymore and I this fantasy world was so refreshing and perfect in every way!! This is one of my favorite books along with 11/22/63!!! Very best books. I’m read those other horror books from SK as a kid but never again. Love the fantasy books and keep them coming! What’s another book by SK that is fantasy that I could read next? So hooked!
Just finished this book and I absolutely loved it!!!!! I don’t read horror books anymore and I this fantasy world was so refreshing and perfect in every way!! This is one of my favorite books along with 11/22/63!!! Very best books. I’m read those other horror books from SK as a kid but never again. Love the fantasy books and keep them coming! What’s another book by SK that is fantasy that I could read next? So hooked!
Yo Brian, needful things is one of my favorite Sk novels. Do you have any recommendations with a similar premise ?
Just finished it earlier today. Loved it! Like a mix between The Talisman and that old classic movie "Little Monsters". I've been putting every SK novel I've read into tiers, and I honestly have to throw this in the S-tier. King still has his fastball after all these years
The best King ever was The Stand (the massive version) , after that all King pales..
It almost sounds similar to the world they go to in The Talisman. Would that be comparable? I’m going to binge a few classic King books this fall, I’m conflicted about buying this one though.
Go Forward and buy this novel mine will arrive in some days.
It’s killing me I can’t tear through this book as fast as I did his last release. Only on chapter 9 and enjoying it so far.
I just got this for Christmas. I've been looking at a ton of reviews for it and yours is the Best! Thanks, love your channel, I sub'd. Your a keeper!🤓 Happy new year!
Hope you enjoyed the novel. I finally got the opportunity to finish the book yesterday and enjoyed it. I'm a slow reader, but It was very nice characterization throughout that Stephen King knows how to do splendidly with the majority of his stories!
@@crazyconan28 I just started it last week, I was finishing up another book first. I'm a slower reader than I used to be lol I'm only in mid chapter 3, I love it so far! Glad you enjoyed it! xx
I know I'm late, and I even finished this on the 10th but I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
Mike kinda bummed me out bc he didn't care for the fantasy half of the book, which to me was THE BOOK!
Like you, I thought it was just an enjoyable experience with characters written in the way only King can do!
Great review man as always!
I've been looking forward to when you posted this review Brian! Looking to get into reading Stephen King for the first time.
I liked it. Finished it yesterday. I thought it was slow for about 80 pages in the middle, but otherwise was fast paced.
Oh my brother I just finished this book! It was awesome. Please revisit the audio book. It was amazing.
Would you recommend this to someone who’s never read a Stephen King novel?
Hi Mr. Durfee. I really like your review. It’s nice that you didn’t spoil the book. I think for a Constant Reader, this latest novel of his is a return to form. The book starts out innocuously with sketches of characters in a small town with plucky young protagonist and later a wonderful dog too. The early half of the book despite no supernatural incidents is a joy to read / listen. Highly recommends. The audible voice narration is possibly one of the best I’ve heard. Not just a narration but a tour de force of a performance. With that great cameo by Stephen King.
Fabulous review--gave me an idea of what the book is like without diving in too far. Not always easy to do that. Been getting the urge to read another Stephen King novel. This one might be my next!
Just picked this book up today! Looking forward to reading it. Thanks for the great review of it!!
Great review sir! I'm really looking forward to this one. King is the man.
You already finished!
Great review.
Like his fantasy the talisman with Peter straub was a favorite especially liked how it connected to the dark tower world
Raymond E Fiest wrote a book of the same name and was amazing wished fiest had gone back to that world disappointed that the rift war saga isn't on a favorite list (if it is I apologize) pug or milamber is a favorite character of mine and the companion series cowritten with janny wurts that takes place on the other side of the rift tsuranuanni I think was awesome
I was explaining to someone that I can't do audiobooks unless I'm doing something else i would estimate i read 50 plus pages an hour tsr books probably 100 and harry potter was so much dialogue I devoured those never thought of speeding it up
From 95 to 99 I was in the USMC infantry and had a lot of time to read
Someone asked why my pack was heavy when we head out to train in the okinawan jungle it was because I had books I was made fun of until we were sitting around base camp and my friends were bored and would read my fantasy outloud turned some jarheads onto reading and epic fantasy specifically also horror and scifi always loved me some dean koontz
Sorry for my lengthy comment I get excited about books
Im 🎧 to it now..i love ❤️ it...im 🙏 that GSD is 👌
Gabriel Rodriguez is the artist that worked with Joe Hill on Locke & Key. That makes me even more excited to get my hardcover in the mail!
i felt the same about the 1st half of FAIR TALE ...But once you get past the we'll say Caractor Building / Call Backs later... you get what you wanted and not bummed when that half of the story starts.
Half way through and just love this book!
Hmmm interesting for the heads up that the fantasy elements don't come into play until a decent way into the book that's good to know
I bought the Audible version after watching your review. I’m very pleased so far. It is my first King book but I am familiar with much of his work in a passing sort of way.
Lots of memorable lines and turns of phrase.
I was really tickled by Charlie’s references to Cujo, having watched it as a kid. It is an intriguing thing to see King use his own famous creation (Cujo) as a now famous and somewhat primordial fear of his teenage character Charlie. King’s work is legendary even within his own stories. Fantastic stuff so far.
in his new book coming out in May there's a sequel apparently to Cujo in a short story form
Radar's a girl :) love your review!!
Great discussion! I'm hoping to get through this book this weekend.
Just finished this book and I absolutely LOVED it. Thanks for the review!
I just complete the forgetting moon today and man i seriously wish I knew someone who would be up to discuss it with me.
I just picked it up myself! I will be reading it in November
Thanks for the review I am going to buy this book. The book sounds very interesting. Love all your reviews on your book thanks again take care Mr Durfee.
Omgggggg!!!!!! I'm waiting for FAIRY TALE here in the Philippines
What's your secret to reading books so fast? It takes me like 3 hours just to read 40 pages of a standard novel
I have a video about reading fast. Just type in DURFEE READING FAST
i read the book in 1 sitting lol 13 hours straight
Damn you read fast! You always impress me!
Now you need to make a top 64 novels by SK
I'm on chapter 2 and for me it's somewhere between 112263 and It, with a little of Stand by Me mixed in. Not so much because of the horror element (althouth I might be too early in the book to tell) but because of the way King writes his child protagonists and the backa and forth they have in the scenes where they communicate with adults. Very Americana and very late 80s/early 90s Sandlot feel. Couldn't wait for it to arrive by mail so I downloaded it and started reading it on my phone. Better than scrolling Facebook and Instagram so far bya a long shot. 😁
I hope the illustrator is the same Gabriel Rodríguez who illustrated the Locke & Key comics. His artwork is great.
Just discovered the channel! Really enjoyed your review. Super interested in this book, planning on picking it up soon!
Got me looking forward to it! Fantasy or not, his best or not. ;) It's next on my list, after the latest Anthony Ryan (which is also excellent).
I like your Review of Stephen King’s new Novel Fairy Tale as you said Fantasy Adventure and much more in this novel definite read by me after watching your Review I like it 😃👌🏻💫👍🏻
You actually did the description of the fantasy land justice. Acid trippy weird lovecraftian alice in wonderland type fantasy land. I'm 50% in right now
Great video Brian! I thought it was an eye on the front cover until you pointed out it’s a spiral staircase😂 Really excited to read this book. Hope you have a good day!
Does the book have any dark horror moments mixed with the Fantasy?
So, not as much like The Talisman? Which is the only novel associated with Stephen King, that I could finish. I am the opposite of you, i prefer the fantasy. The Talisman is one of my top 3 books, following Lord of the Rings, and a childhood book The Trumpet of the Swan. I read a wide variety of books. Mostly sinking my teeth into Native American Literature.
From the Acknowledgements, page 599: Thanks are also due to Gabriel Rodríguez and Nicolas Delort, who dressed up my story with wonderful illustrations and made it look like the classic novels of mystery and adventure in days of old, from _Treasure Island_ to _Dracula._ 1:49.
Great review! I put a hold on this with my library but don't know when I'll be able to pick it up. Really looking forward to it though.
I didn't read Eye of The Dragon, but I read the whole Dark Tower series. If you don't think The Dark Tower is fantasy, then I don't know what you are looking for? Sure it's not kiddie fantasy with fairies and princesses and kings. However it takes place in a fantastic(fantasy) world, filled with magical creatures and talking/riddiling trains. If you don't consider this fantasy then you obviously picture fantasy as Disney only and that is just one type of fantasy.
Finished this book yesterday. It was cute, I guess. King clearly wanted to bring in elements of our favorite fantasy stories, while also bringing his contemporary take to the genre. Overall though, I feel it fell flat due to his tendancy to bring in elements from other stories, while also neglecting to bring the flavor of those stories to the page.
For example (spoilers) the BBEG at the end of the story is an Eldeitch Horror, but King fails to properly describe the horror/experience in a way that we might expect from Lovectaft or Ligotti... King doesnt HAVE to do those things, but he didnt even try to capture the flavor of those kinds of stories, leaving me wondering why he even felt the need to incorporate those elements.
King is my wife and my favorite author.. I’m hesitant to read it because I also have a German shepherd that’s described in the book exactly like her.. I have to get past that.. thank you again king.. you truly are
This is the 2nd SK book that I had to put down and call a loss. The 1st half was ok. Then it bogged down into a chore. I began reading thinking it was going to get exciting or horrifying or interesting just to be met with more boring reading. They get into this magical land and it's just mundane... I can't recommend this book to anyone.
i’ll tell you what as far as a review goes I feel this was a little lacking. But one thing you did accomplish was to motivate me to get off my ass and start writing for myself. Because surely if someone has poorly spoken as yourself who constantly trips over your words and hunts for the right adjective, can write a book then surely I should be able to string together a few sentences of interest.
I wish I could read that fast(and retain what I've read). I pretty much read at performance speed in my head. :) so it takes me a long time. But I enjoy my performance. :)
I completely agree. I was waiting and waiting and waiting for the book to get going. This is definitely not my favorite SK book. A bit disappointed.
One of the worst Stephen King books of all time. The second half was probably written by James Patterson.
Sounds like the world from Lisey's Story. That always reminded me of the alter world in Rose Madder.
Got my copy today! Your review is the only review I trust on RUclips when it comes to King!
Nice review! I've got my spoiler review up as well. I thought it was good, but not great. I gave it 3 stars. I think a lot of people will love it, but I had some issues with it. I actually really enjoyed the first third of the book, before we get into the fantasy world. The second of the half of the book wasn't as great for me. I was slightly underwhelmed with it. Great video!
I hope it's better than talisman! That one was boring af!
@@sasapejcin3568 100% agree with you there haha
Not going to mention any spoilers.... Proceeds to run through a bunch of spoilers.
Sure the cover is great but.... Charlie uses a large "flash light" NOT a lamp...
I disagree calling this lovecraftian or alice in wonderland. Its a quest in a grimms fables
Isn’t the cover the well that’s in the shed that Charlie descends?
I just got my copy on Tuesday. I can’t wait to start it. Take care
Once it got into the alternate world I got strong Guillermo Del Torro vibes.
I'm reminded of my favorite portal fantasy: Tad Williams' War of the Flowers.
That books is great! That book reminded me of War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
I used to love Stephen King. Twitter fcked that up.
Just finished the book and got sad when it finished, love to visit Empis
Are you a natural fast reader or have you developed a faster reading level over time
This book takes forever to get going! I didn't like it for that reason.
I have not read any Dark Tower book yet. Is it ok for me to read Fairy Tale?
that's what you get from fast reading, getting the point...
Thank you so much for this review! I was kind of afraid it would be too horror-like for me, but now I'm surely getting it 😊 Thank you again!
SK novels are never 'too horror-like' unless you are a little kid.
The illustrations in the paperback are nowhere near as good
Excellent review.
So afraid of spoilers that you spoiled the review.
That God damn bridge 😱
Wasn't Charlie supposed to be an older teen?
Question, I'm about to read but I'm having a rough time lately and can't handle tragedies. Does this book have a happy ending? I'd rather not read a trainwreck of tragedies at the moment. Thanks in advance guys. I googled it but I'm trying to avoid major spoilers.
It has happy ending imo
This review spoils the first half+ of the book.
His books are so long…I’ve had it in my audio queue since release date… OK really, I cannot take the time with my review schedule so busy,,,, So, you will fill my cup of curiosity…
So did the kid at least get some chicken?
Just picked it up. First few pages are fantastic classic King.
Completely unrelated to this video, but I picked up The Forgetting Moon on Audible during the summer end sale! Made a video about it! I will be reading it in November. Thanks for being a great BookTuber!