{"id":27399,"date":"2025-01-15T00:58:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T00:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/stephen-king-you-like-it-darker-review-danecobain-com\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T00:58:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T00:58:19","slug":"stephen-king-you-like-it-darker-review-danecobain-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=27399","title":{"rendered":"Stephen King \u2013 You Like it Darker [REVIEW] \u2013 DaneCobain.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Title<\/strong>: You Like it Darker<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author<\/strong>: Stephen King<\/p>\n<p><strong>Type:<\/strong>\u00a0Fiction<\/p>\n<p><strong>Page Count\/Review Word Count<\/strong>: 488<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rating:<\/strong>\u00a04\/5<\/p>\n<p>Stephen King is one of my favourite authors, and so I know that whenever I pick up one of his books, I\u2019m going to enjoy it. And this one was no different.<\/p>\n<p>Before I get into my review, I should also mention that this was a \u201cjust because\u201d gift from my girlfriend, Shay. She asked me if there were any books that I wanted, and this one sprung to mind because it was King\u2019s latest. Sorry for taking so long to actually read it, Shay.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, so on to the book itself. Well, a lot of people say that King hasn\u2019t been the same since he got sober, but I\u2019m not one of the naysayers. His writing has continued to evolve throughout the years, and this collection of shorts is just further proof of that.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things that stood out to me as I was reading was the way in which King reflects real life events in his writing. In the first story alone, which was a strong start and the perfect way to kick things off, we have references to COVID-19 and Trump\u2019s failed bid for re-election, which is interesting in and of itself because he has, of course, recently won his second attempt at it.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot to like in this book, whether you\u2019re one of King\u2019s constant readers or whether you\u2019re new to his work. King has a habit of writing lengthy old reads that take forever to get through, and while that\u2019s great when you want to fall into something like The Stand and let it consume you, collections like this have a place as well. He still does an incredible job of world-building and characterisation even in his shorts, which for most other writers would more accurately be called longs.<\/p>\n<p>One of the great things about King is that as well as liking it darker, he and his readers like it deeper. There\u2019s plenty of scope to analyse each and every one of these stories to death, and you could write an entire book just digging deeper into this one. That takes us way further than I can go in a review, especially when I limit my reviews to the number of words that corresponds to the number of pages that the book has.<\/p>\n<p>Suffice to say that King is still at his best, and I\u2019m hoping that he doesn\u2019t follow in the footsteps of the character in Two Talented Bastids who retired from writing. I live in constant fear that he\u2019ll pass away and I\u2019m hoping that he has a couple dozen trunk novels that are ready to go after his death. But I\u2019m getting a little bit morbid, so let\u2019s move on. Ultimately, this is a cracking read that\u2019s worth grabbing if you\u2019re a King fan.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/201242757-you-like-it-darker?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=aIlDmzMwO8&amp;rank=1\">Learn more about You Like it Darker.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title: You Like it Darker Author: Stephen King Type:\u00a0Fiction Page Count\/Review Word Count: 488 Rating:\u00a04\/5 Stephen King is one of my favourite authors, and so I know that whenever I pick up one of his books, I\u2019m going to enjoy it. And this one was no different. 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