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Title: ElevationAuthor: Stephen King
Published: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 192
Rating: 2/5
Summary:
Set in a small town, a man discovers he is steadily losing weight without looking any different.
Review:
This was a quick and mostly enjoyable read.
The story is here is pretty intriguing and you want to know what's going to happen so you want to keep going. I've seen described as horror and I don't think that's really an accurate description of it; although what's happening to this guy is interesting, it's not particularly creepy or scary. I would say it's science fiction more than anything else.
I really liked the setting of this, as I always do when something is set in a small town. I liked getting to know our characters in here, even if I felt like most of them were not particularly well rounded. There isn't really time in the story to get to know them beyond the surface level.
Now, I had a slight snag with the way the weight of the main character (he's overweight) was handled and there are a few parts where other characters are just flat out rude and mean to him about it. Reading that made me flinch a little bit and I still don't really know how I feel about it. There is another part of the story where the main character is talking to a doctor and they talk about his weight, but that didn't feel the same at all.
There is a clear message in this story; it's about friendship, openness and acceptance, and that's great but the way we get to that is not particularly original and I don't feel like this story brings anything new to the table. It's kind of just an average story with a nice message, and the kind of book you read, think oh okay, and then you never think about again.
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