Review: Fairy Tale by Stephen King, read by Seth Numrich
The king of horror, thrillers, and suspense is back! I was eagerly awaiting the release of Fairy Tale, as I always consider any Stephen King book to be worthy of excitement and celebration.
Over the last few nights, I experienced the audiobook in relatively short intervals, cherishing and treasuring the time spent with this latest book from one of my favorite authors. Flawlessly plotted, exquisitely detailed, and vividly alive, for me, this story is reminiscent of A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World and, of course, of the cult-classic King novel, 11/22/63.
Best-selling and award-winning author Stephen King delivers another amazing adventure with Fairy Tale! Set in a strange new and magical world, featuring a number of unforgettable characters compelled to take part in a series of epic events, the story shows us how far a boy is willing to go in order to save his adopted dog.
If you want to find out more about the story, I suggest that you read the Publisher’s Summary on your own, but I definitely won’t spoil this awesome Fairy Tale for you here.
Stephen King is one of the best authors in the world. He has written more than 100 books, short stories, and novellas in almost all genres out there, so we can say that he is an expert in telling tales and fairytales. I experienced many of them as audiobooks and his latest novel, Fairy Tale, is sure to delight and entertain everyone who picks it up – I’m sure that this is a must-buy that will bring excitement to millions of his fans around the world.
Renowned actor Seth Numrich does a stellar job with the narration for Fairy Tale. He perfectly captures the emotions and drama that our young hero is living. Switching seamlessly between characters, assigning each of them different voices, accents, and personalities, he grabs the listener’s attention right from the beginning with a superb and emotional performance and doesn’t let go until the very end. Fairy Tale is Seth Numrich’s second time performing a Stephen King book, after delivering us Later, last year, but in my humble opinion, he acquitted himself exemplary once again.
Fairy Tale is classic Stephen King, original, dark, gripping, entertaining, scary and so captivating! If you pick it up, make sure that you have some time on your hands because you won’t be able to stop listening!
This is definitely the kind of tale that constant readers and listeners of Stephen King are hoping for. At the end of my review, I feel the need to add a small observation. During his adventures in this new world, our hero will encounter people afflicted with all sorts of disabilities and impairments, from blind to deaf, to physically disabled characters, and so on.
I know that some readers or listeners could be feeling let down by these portrayals, but I’m sure that Mr. King didn’t mean to miss represent any disability or hurt the feelings of anyone on purpose. This is a work of fiction, let’s just take it this way. Some of you may already know that I’m blind, so although the characters depicted in this novel feel at times that they don’t do us any favors when it comes to proper representation of a disabled individual, I enjoyed the many hours spent in their presence.
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