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binxthinx's review
3.0
This doesn’t feel like a necessary book- probably a shameless moneygrab. It’s not particularly well-curated or edited. Chapters start off seemingly grouped by time period but then are vaguely lumped by theme. These chapters are frequently repetitive, and often one or two interviews would have sufficed to cover the point. This book could be much shorter and not really lose anything for it.
That being said, this is an interesting primary document/archival document sort of book. Kind of fun to read old interviews and get a peek at the horror movie/book universe at the time and look into the mind of such a prolific author, especially one who seems pretty open about his thoughts- especially after a few years of fame, Stephen King is perfectly happy to complain about the film industry or say some kind of awkward, offensive things. Honestly, this book doesn’t make Steven King seem very interesting- he seems rather normal, and in that respect, that’s kind of interesting. Personally, I think he comes off as a conceited ass half the time, and despite his protests to the contrary, he’s definitely sexist, racist, and homophobic, although maybe his comments read more in line with the general way people talked at the time? It is remarkable how consistent some of his answers to interviewers are over the year though.
That being said, this is an interesting primary document/archival document sort of book. Kind of fun to read old interviews and get a peek at the horror movie/book universe at the time and look into the mind of such a prolific author, especially one who seems pretty open about his thoughts- especially after a few years of fame, Stephen King is perfectly happy to complain about the film industry or say some kind of awkward, offensive things. Honestly, this book doesn’t make Steven King seem very interesting- he seems rather normal, and in that respect, that’s kind of interesting. Personally, I think he comes off as a conceited ass half the time, and despite his protests to the contrary, he’s definitely sexist, racist, and homophobic, although maybe his comments read more in line with the general way people talked at the time? It is remarkable how consistent some of his answers to interviewers are over the year though.
bookworm33's review
3.0
The interviewers ask a lot of the same questions. Reading this book gives you a taste of what it would be like to be famous and have to do interview after interview.
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