Book Review: Kristopher Rufty's Jagger

While racing against time, a man is forced to kidnap a large breed dog in order to use it to win a dog fight and recoup money he has lost for a very dangerous man. But when desperate times call for desperate measures, Clayton finds out that he may have caused himself an even bigger problem.

CUJO ON STEROIDS! 

That is the best and simplest description I can give you of this book!

The opening chapter get's you hooked into the book immediately and keeps you reading for more thanks to a very great use of description to detail every little aspect of the different characters throughout the book as well as the environments the scene's are set in.

The last 3 chapters were amazing and the ending was awesome. I thought I had this novel figured out after the second chapter but Rufty kept the surprises coming which kept me on my feet throughout most of the book.

Otherwise, I had two slight issues with it which both ended up being resolved prior to the ending of the book, one being that I could not get into the characters until it seemed like it was too far into the book. With the exception of the character of Janice and her son, I was not a fan of anybody till about 70% into the book. After that point in time I felt like I was better able to connect to most of them but it still felt like it may have been too late.

The other issue that I had was I noticed a lot of repetition in the middle of the book which slowed down the momentum for me. But, once again, it picked itself back and and finished strong which I enjoyed thoroughly.    

I am looking forward to reading more of his work and hope to eventually check out some of his film contributions as well

With that being said I will be giving Jagger a 7 out of 10.

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The Drawing Of The Three: The Dark Tower Part II (1987)

The Drawing of the Three is the continuation of the Stephen King story "The Gunslinger" and is the second of eight parts in the "Dark Tower" series.

The story once again follows Roland Deschain on his quest to find the Dark Tower. After the events of the first book, Roland awakens to find himself being attacked by what he deems to be a "lobstrosity" a large, vicious beast resembling a lobster. Due to the attack, Roland loses two fingers, part a toe and has been poisoned. This forces him to race against time to not only find a cure to his ailment, but to discover the three doors that will help lead him to the Tower.

Another great book by King. The beginning of the book kind of threw me for a loop but it quickly got right into the action taking my attention away from the starting events. Throughout most of the book I was easily kept entertained and was unable to put the book down. There was however a section that dragged on for me, for those of you's who have read it or plan on reading it that portion would be in "The lady of shadows".

Most of the characters introduced throughout the novel are very well developed and mostly all very likable.

Though it is very action packed, the story line does not progress very much as they are using this part of the series to introduce a few very important characters, each in great detail.

I did not like this entry as much as the first due to the progression, but I understand that if you're going to have such a long series it's good to build up your important characters early on to avoid any questions the reader may have, With that being said I give The Drawing of the Three 7 out of 10.

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Stephen King's: The Shining (1977 Novel)

Today we have a great piece of horror literature written by the one and only Stephen King.

The Shining is the story follows the Torrence family who has been struggling financially for the last few months made due to and unfortunate event which lead to the dismissal of Jack's employment as a teacher.

In order to help himself and his family get back on their feet, Jack takes a job as the winter caretaker of the Overlook Hotel as offered to him by an old acquaintance and move himself and his family up to the mountains where the Overlook laid.

Upon their arrival a man named Dick Hollorann senses something in Jack's son, Danny. Once he pulls him aside, he learns that Danny, like himself, has what is called the Shining. This is the ability to read people's minds and predict events that will be happening presently in another place or things that will be happening to themselves in the near future.

Once snowed into the hotel, Jack starts to act strangely and violently, prompting Danny and his mother to act quickly in order to avoid getting caught up with the strange phenomenon plaguing the hotel.

Written by Stephen King and published in 1977, the shining was quickly adapted into a film which received mixed feelings from audiences but eventually started to get a warmer reception  throughout the summer. It is now at the level where critics are calling it a masterpiece but the man who wrote the book states otherwise. King stated that, although the film "contributed something of value to the genre" he did not find it to be a good adaptation of his novel.

This is something I can agree with.

The detail that King uses in the novel really help you delve into the minds of the characters showing you every aspect of the story from all their points of view. It was also able to help provide a true horror aura in some parts of the book.

There are also a ton of differences between the book and the film that made me jump up and yell out "how did they not put this in the movie!".  These are differences that I will gladly break down in the near future in a special spoiler filled review session.

I could not get enough of this book and can not give it any less than a 9 out of 10.

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