Maybo
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This is an entry from my diary. Please check it and correct any mistakes.
I just finished reading Fairy tale by Stephen King. The story follows a teenage boy, Charlie who ventures into a creepy underground world for turning his dog Radar young again. Radar used to be owned by Mr. Bowditch, who was saved by Charlie. Before he died, he told Charlie the secret of the well in his shed and how he found a sundial there to turn himself young. Radar is weakening so Charlie decides to risk his life to find the sundial.
I liked the first half of the story but the second half was difficult for me to get into it. At first, the underground world reminded Charlie of classic fairy tales like Jack and the Beanstalk, Hansel and Gretel and The Wizard of Oz... I found them quite interesting but later on the writer’d gone too far. It was because he kept mentioning about some modern movies and stories such as Walking Dead, Alien, Hunger Game, Sherlock Holmes and even Ben-Hur! Therefore, every time I invested into the story, I was dragged out by those names. I guess he wanted to help readers imagine a world he created but that didn't work me. I learned that there will be a movie adaptation for the book and I hope the director cut those parts. Otherwise, it's an interesting story.
I just finished reading Fairy tale by Stephen King. The story follows a teenage boy, Charlie who ventures into a creepy underground world for turning his dog Radar young again. Radar used to be owned by Mr. Bowditch, who was saved by Charlie. Before he died, he told Charlie the secret of the well in his shed and how he found a sundial there to turn himself young. Radar is weakening so Charlie decides to risk his life to find the sundial.
I liked the first half of the story but the second half was difficult for me to get into it. At first, the underground world reminded Charlie of classic fairy tales like Jack and the Beanstalk, Hansel and Gretel and The Wizard of Oz... I found them quite interesting but later on the writer’d gone too far. It was because he kept mentioning about some modern movies and stories such as Walking Dead, Alien, Hunger Game, Sherlock Holmes and even Ben-Hur! Therefore, every time I invested into the story, I was dragged out by those names. I guess he wanted to help readers imagine a world he created but that didn't work me. I learned that there will be a movie adaptation for the book and I hope the director cut those parts. Otherwise, it's an interesting story.
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