Stephen King - Billy Summers *SPOILER-FREE REVIEW!*
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- Опубліковано 10 сер 2021
- Stephen King has a new book out. It's called Billy Summers and I've just finished it. So, here's my spoiler-free review of the Maine man's newest bestseller - is it any good? Should you read it?
Watch my review to find out!
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Billy Summers at the moment, is the only Stephen King book within a 30 minute radius of my house. My neighbouring town has many, though. All used. And in mint condition
Yo this book made me cry so bad at the end 😭😭😭😭
I can totally understand why! It’s a gut punch for sure!
If this IS Stephen King's last book, I wouldn't know what to do. Just treasure and read all the King books I'll get. 💚
It's not :))
@@wars1ck I know :-)
You were missed! And what a return to form.
Thank you! On both counts 😀
He’s mentioned last week that he’s developing a story that will be set during the 2020 pandemic, so he’s at least not planning to stop any time soon.
Ace - to be honest, I think even after he passes we'll get more books...there must be a few unpublished ones locked away somewhere!
@@DaveReadsKing this too, without a doubt. But hopefully he also have a bunch yet to write.
great review and good to see you back. I agree with everything you said with the review. I LOL'd when you mentioned Holly....but don't worry, now you'll have Alice pop up in various upcoming stories lol!
Thank you! Alice>Holly any day of the week!
Thanks for the comment on “Needful Things”. Today I started “Billy Summers”. Here I go!
Awesome - hope you enjoy it!
Great review! Can't wait to read it. I've always been drawn to stories about moral shades of grey (not the "50" kind....) Stuck in the middle/latter books of The Wheel of Time at the moment.
Nice! Hope you enjoy Billy when you get there!
So glad you're back!! Great video!
Thanks so much! Appreciate you sticking around!
I started reading this exactly a week ago from today and I have only 120 pages left and I thinks it’s a fantastic story! Definitely not my favorite but it’s also definitely not the least favorite I’ve read but who knows maybe the ending will make me love it more. I also love the little bit of Kings Dominion in it, it’s always something I look forward to.
Nice - I think that's the crux of this book...it's just such a well-told story, you're hooked from the start!
@@DaveReadsKing I just finished it today and I have to say the ending made me love this book, and like you said it made me want to go back to page 1!! It felt so much like 11/22/63 and I loved that book, reading this one just felt nostalgic to back when I read 11/22/63. Now I’m starting The Stand and as we all know it’s is quite beefy. Any advice on how to stick to it and finish it to the end and not abandon it half way through? I hope it’s action packed so I won’t have to worry but if you have any advice I would love to hear it!
@@colemeyer379 the first and third 'books' of The Stand are great - really action-packed and excellent. It's the middle one that is tough...lots of committee meetings and soap-opera style dramas. But, just know that it picks up again later on and where you end up is worth the sticky patch in the middle!
Billy Summers was superb, and King's best novel for ages. Not even the scores of unnecessary Trump digs (that add nothing to the plot) ruin what is a magical little story. It has three parts: the build up, which is deliberately slow and designed to lull you into a placid state just like the antagonist; the assassination and resulting chaos; then the entrance of a new female character that changes the plot completely. Themes of trauma, multiple personalities, righteous vengeance and platonic love abound.
I liked it plenty, including all the Trump digs!
I completely agree and even before i watched this video after I had read the book 2 months ago I also thought it was top 3 in the last decade and one of his best overall. Great characters you love and great story with a twist and great Easter eggs. Loved it big time.
Nice, thanks!
Absolutely brilliant. His best for years that gripped from start to finish. 5 stars.
I’m with you!
Also after this novel I’m planning on starting The Stand (yes I haven’t read it yet) but before I do is there any other specific novel I should read before I start?
No I don't think so - that one will keep you busy for a while!
The Stand is pretty much a “foundation” novel itself, not really one you need to read others before, but rather one which later novels will connect back to.
I'm reading it now, hope to finish tonight, but I would like to give advice to those just starting it. DO NOT youtube search the song Teddy Bears Picnic. I did and I really regret it lol.
I'm very intrigued now! Ha!
Clicked here whilst after a spoiler free review because I'm part way through the novel. Pretty randomly heard your local shop is Kenilworth. I'm reading (and watching) from Warwick. Nice review.
That’s ka I think, friend! (And geography, obvs)
Oh can't wait to read billy summers right now I'm in the middle of reading the dark tower 🤠😃😎
Oh nice - how are you finding it?
@@DaveReadsKing I finished it this morning I was shocked by the ending but it all makes so much sense to me though 🤔😱😳
hello im currently reding billy summers. the first few chapters were a drag. and now im on chapter 16 currenlty and im enjoying it. but one thing keeps besetting my mind. i get the point that billy disappears like"houdini" after his every contract kills. what i dint like was why was he put in a disguise for so long and making it' obvious' to everryone that he ws the shooter. and why did he diguise himself as colin white while escaping the building after the shot, after-all the tenants do know where the shot came from, so why the trouble? i thought it was bit far fetched, or i maybe wrong but why not make it a succinct one without raising ay flags or attention . could anyone please explain it to me without spoiling anything further. 😂sorry fro my english. thank you.
I think the Colin disguise really did help him escape - he was able to just blend into the crowd. Glad you're enjoying the book!
Good review of Billy Summers sounds like a good book. I'm waiting for my to arrive through the post.
Thank you! Hope you enjoy it when your copy arrives!
Next king purchase for me. The guys just so consistent and prolific. Does he ever sleep?! Great review.
Thanks - he is an absolute machine...and a very high-quality one at that
You do an excellent job of reviewing books!
Thank you!
I got it as an audiobook and man it was a blast of emotion.
It's certainly quite the ride! Thanks for the comment!
Great stuff. Started it this morning and I'm hooked, immediately got 11/22/63 vibes, and that's no bad thing . Think your right about some of his stuff, it's hard to be relevant to people 50 years younger than you. You may think your cool and have millennials nailed but you really don't . Believe me, I mean I just used the word cool!!!!
Great review, I'm off to sneak another chapter in!!!
Totally...although, *you're* still cool 😉 enjoy the rest of your ride with Billy!
Hello from France ! I read this book !
Salut! Hope you enjoyed it!
Just finished this book I absolutely enjoyed it king did a marvelous job on billy summers the book definitely reminds me of the girl with the dragon tattoo I'm definitely am putting this book in my top ten favorite books from king and it's also one of my favorite books of 2022 🤗📖⭐👍💯
Awesome!
Great video Dave. I really like your channel and appreciate the work you must put in making these videos. Anyway, I'm 80% through Billy Summers and am really digging it so far. Great chemistry between Billy and Alice and I can't wait to see how it all plays out. Cheers!
Excellent, glad you're enjoying Billy! And thanks for the kind words about my channel too - appreciate it!
The book just seemed like a different, more fleshed out Leon: The Professional
Interesting! I’ve still never seen that movie
@@DaveReadsKing Give it a watch. It’s basically the same story. Interesting that he would follow such a close storyline because that’s a cult fav movie. Natalie Portman was in it as a child.
And Jean Reno in the lead, right? I really must get round to it, it’s been on my list for a long time!
@@DaveReadsKing yes, he is!
Loved it, beginning to end! The novel was pretty great, too.
Oh *you* - stop that! (Not really, keep going!) 👍
Yes I got hooked into this book its definitely king at his best 🙂💯
I live in the US and I ordered a UK edition lol. If you post a non-stalker address (like a PO Box here in the US) I would be more than happy to send you a US edition of this book.
Oh wow, that's very kind - lemme see what I can do!
I loved it!
Nice!
Hello Dave! How are you doing? Its been a while, hasn't it? :))
It sure has! I'm ok thanks - plugging away as always! Hope you're doing ok too and thanks for sticking around!
God, this book sucks. I never had such hard times to read a book.
Mentions Trump 20 times, seems like an add for Amazon, plays with neighboors kids and eats every 4 other sentences. Thats all i've got for the first 200 pages.
Also what is a potato buster ? Lol
Or ' bodalicious booty'....is this even English ? Silly old man,King
I saw the plot and the so called twists from the beginning , Alice was just a lame excuse to change the gear and drag the story more and more....and after what happened to her its so childish the way she acts right after.....
Glad you liked it
Thanks for commenting. I agree with you on the Amazon references, although I guess that's always been part of King's writing - really capturing and embedding modern culture, and most of us probably do just go on there now. I also didn't mind the Trump bashing - he deserves it imo - but I know it does grate with some. Appreciate you checking out the video!
Lol I kinda agree with u but hope Billy cornholes you in your sleep :p
King seriously needs to stop watching so much political news shows it bleeds over heavily into this book more than any other
I mean, if anyone has earned the right to do whatever the heck they want to it’s King. For me, I like when he’s slamming on right wingers and Trump supporters, but I’m very aware it bothers plenty
the worst SK book...
Nah, not for me - even trying to be as objective as possible, there are at least 15-20 King books I can think of that are nowhere near as good as this one
I’ve been waiting for over 100 pages for this piece of crap to be compelling…sigh…🥱
They can’t all be winners for everyone I guess 🤷🏻♂️