Full Dark, No Stars

""This was the Darker Life, where every truth was written backward."<br/><br/>Full Dark No Stars is a book of 4 novellas - 1922, Big Driver, Fair Extension, and A Good Marriage. I'll talk about each of them since there are only 4. This collection is pretty bleak, and the title is serious about the content - there are no light stories here. <br/><br/>The collection opens with 1922. I've always heard such good things about this story. I did like it overall, but it often reminded me of something I would have had to read in a school. It's well-written, and a pretty extensive character study; I think you just have to be in the right mood for it. <br/><br/>Next was Big Driver, which is a story about rape and revnlenge. It was heartbreaking. It's a really stressful read, and while it's worth reading once, it's probably not something I would ever read again. It hurt to read Big Driver, and it's one that will stick in the back of my head.<br/><br/>Fair Extension was after that. This was probably my least favorite of the 4 novellas. It's the shortest, and while it has an interesting set-up, I felt like it didn't really go anywhere. <br/><br/>My favorite was the last one - A Good Marriage. I wish that there would have been a story between this one and Fair Extension because they were both about a marriage and had some similarities in the beginning, but they wound up being quite different. I couldn't put this one down, and was completely hooked until the last page. <br/><br/>Overall, this was a good collection. I haven't read a ton of King's shorter works yet, and I was very happy with this one as a whole."

"Great stories. "

"Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 Stars<br/><br/>1922<br/>Rating: ⭐️⭐️<br/>“This is a ghost story, but the ghost was there even before the woman it belonged to died.”<br/><br/>Big Driver<br/>Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️<br/>“If people didn't root for psychos, they wouldn't still be making movies about the nut in the hockey mask and the burn victim with scissors for fingers.”<br/><br/>Fair Extension<br/>Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️<br/>“We never cease wanting what we want, whether it's good for us or not.”<br/><br/>A Good Marriage<br/>Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️<br/>“It was really amazing, the number of hard hits from which a mind could recover.”"

"I thoroughly enjoyed this book. "22" was my favorite of the stories."

"This book consisted of 4 short stories that were particularly gruesome and a bit shocking. They were all about 'normal' people dealing with abnormal situations. It makes you wonder what you would do if put into one of these similar situations. All the stories were well written but I think the one I liked the most was the last story "A Good Marriage". I really tried to think what I would have done in that situation and I just don't know. It was a very unnerving story and gives you pause to think. I enjoyed this book and the readers did a great job of making the characters come to life. Another great Stephen King book."

"Some of it was definitely tough to read but I found it intriguing and it stuck with me. Wasn't a fan of Fair Extension and didn't love 1922, but thought Big Driver and A Good Marriage were stronger reads. On to the next one!"

"Deeply disturbing"

"I love the Dark Tower series! But Full Dark, No Stars is my favorite! I absolutely love rereading this book! "

"Full Dark, No Stars Review<br/>1922- I loved this book. No doubt in my mind that I wouldn't read it again in the future. Learned more than I would have thought. 5/5<br/>Big Driver- This one was the hardest to read. As a female you have to carefully watch your back in this world. The main character in this book had gotten raped and when it happened it was like a whole other person when she left. After that it took a TURN! Overall a strong 5/5!<br/>Fair Extension- This book showed me to be grateful for what I have because I don't know when it could be taken away. The main character makes a deal with the devil then it all goes downhill from there. Don't really have much to say about this book considering it was short but I saw it as a little realistic..? 4.5/5<br/>Lastly A good marriage- This one was also hard to read. Considering the lessons I learned this book made me a little weary because that one person you love and thought different of could be a whole other person and you wouldn't even expect it but it's a strong 5/5 !"