Holly rant review || full spoilers at the end

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[marcystiff]

I agree wholeheartedly with your review. I felt it was a decent book, but I enjoyed the Bill Hodges trilogy more. However, I really wish King would go back to straight up horror stories. The thrillers are fine, but classic King horror is what he's really good at. Congratulations to you and Danielle on your new son! So very happy for you both, he is ADORABLE!

[mollypercet]

6:38 I agree the politics were waaay too involved in this book. The racial talk also annoyed me. It felt unnecessary and heavy handed in so many places.

[JuanCarlos]

I got to say people reading this in the future will probably appreciate the history King put in the book regarding Covid and his views on politics. But since we have been living through it, we are all kind of over it. That set aside, Holly has such a great story line that I really enjoyed. Those that haven't read Bill Hodges Trilogy (Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers and End of Watch) and If it Bleeds novella, be warned that Holly will spoil those books.

[RonanRead]

Congratulations on the child; and I wish you and your son a fun, happy and healthy journey!

[renaemirror]

Stephen King is one of my all-time favorite authors, I was really looking forward to this, but I was so disappointed I wanted my money back. I wish I would’ve just got it from the library, Holly was just so unlikable as a character in this book and I’ve always been OK with her in the other books, but yes, this book was just irritating on so many levels, I also was not a fan of the person reading the audiobook.

[BrklynsmM]

Congratulations on the sweet boy! Thank you for reviewing this. I am a big King Fan myself and I was really hesitating in buying this. Good reads, everyone reviewing are just attacking each other. I’m like… well if I read it, I might not want to review it 😂

[michaeluyehara]

From story line to characters to resolution, everything was his worst performance in a novel.

To have such an anticlimactic ending with such a soft climax is an embarrassment to his other great works of art.

After this, I need a several year break from Stephen King and his newly found pandering to a certain audience.

If you want a standalone King novel, try The Institute, The Stand, Fairy Tale, Billy Summers, or Under the Dome instead. Holly was the longest listen/read I’ve forced myself through in nearly a decade.

[stanleydriessen]

What i don't get is that King writes for a worldwide audience the rest of the world doesn't care about american politics.

[ConstantlyRead]

Congratulations on your new bundle of love and happiness! Maverick is so adorable and I love his name.

[BishopWalters]

King needs to lay off CNN and get back on drugs because King on coke was more fun back in the day. Holly was the book that really burned me out on Kings politics, for his future books, If I find out that he is still whining about Trump or whatever, I'm just going to skip it and not waste my time from now on. I'll support his books down the road if he can move the f@@@ on from Trump and stop being so bitter over the 2016 election.

[crooksbooks]

Totally agree. Solid story, but the political rhetoric was heavy and made me so tired of the book. Which is sad, because it’s a great story regardless. I’m glad I pushed passed it though. Congratulations on the birth of your son! 💙

[kellyhauber]

Congratulations! Love his name and so happy for you.

[christinelagueux]

Do you need to read the Mr Mercedes series before reading Holly?

[torresrem]

That happens went people by books just for the name. They write whatever any still make money. King and others are not for me for that reason.

[books-n-coffee]

Congratulations on your son 🎉!
I was so excited to read Holly until I heard all of the politics and have taken it off of my TBR. I dont want alot of politics (either side) in my fiction reading.

[books-on-a-wire]

Spot on review, I agree with King and even I got tired of it, got a little repetitive with each person she encountered. Congrats on Maverick, so happy for you both!

[miasoto]

Omg!!! Congrats you two on Maverick! Awesome name

[pearcegreatesteverleftback]

This is another Great King read, a very enjoyable thriller and I really don’t see any problem with this book, was just hoping that The Harris’ were more shapeshifters!

So what if King hates Trump, he’s not alone and as for Covid, WHO knows exactly how it all started?? His opinions being integrated into this book (others too btw) matters not as most authors do this and there’s very little included here.

[mhelgers]

I agree with your review. Even when your from Europe this is to much politics and covid talk. That is why I Iove fantasy worlds.

[theclown]

I got tired of the nonstop Covid stuff. I guess it’s an interesting setting, but it was too much.