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Well this series is over and I must say I'm sorry. I enjoyed it immensely; typical Stephen King in the third book. Creepy, eerie, disturbing but exciting at the same time. Great ending for the nutcase, but so sad for the rest.
5 stars from me.
5 stars from me.
The final book in King's Bill Hodges Trilogy and it really was a great conclusion to a very compelling series of books. This one continues where the first book, MR. MERCEDES, left off. Brady Hartsfield, the Mercedes killer, is in the Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic in a coma after having his head smashed in with Bill Hodges slapper (a sock loaded with ball bearings) by Holly Gibney. This act by Gibney saved hundreds of kids who were in Hartsfield's path as part of his plan to blow up a concert they were attending. So is Brady really in a coma? It's five years later and he is awake even though he pretends to still be comatose. Bill Hodges knows he is faking it but is there any hope for recovery? And Brady has found a new way to wreck havoc and vengeance on his adversaries; he is able to use an outdated computer toy called a Zappit to reach into people's minds. So what is his ultimate plan and can he carry it off? Not if Bill Hodges and his crew, Holly Gibney and Jerome Robinson have anything to do with it.
I have really enjoyed this series by King. I decided to read them after seeing the first two seasons of the TV series that was derived from King's books. The second season of the TV series was based on END OF WATCH. It deviated quite a lot from King's book but the essence of the story was still there. I did enjoy the TV series but of course, the book, as usual, was better. Overall, a high recommendation for both. I'm sorry to see this series end but I know Holly Gibney shows up in some subsequent works by King including THE OUTSIDER, which I read and enjoyed a couple of years ago, and in IF IT BLEEDS, which I'm looking forward to reading...
I have really enjoyed this series by King. I decided to read them after seeing the first two seasons of the TV series that was derived from King's books. The second season of the TV series was based on END OF WATCH. It deviated quite a lot from King's book but the essence of the story was still there. I did enjoy the TV series but of course, the book, as usual, was better. Overall, a high recommendation for both. I'm sorry to see this series end but I know Holly Gibney shows up in some subsequent works by King including THE OUTSIDER, which I read and enjoyed a couple of years ago, and in IF IT BLEEDS, which I'm looking forward to reading...
Not a bad ending to the Bill Hodges Trilogy. Good closure.
End of Watch is a very fitting conclusion to Stephen King's masterful Bill Hodges trilogy. I enjoyed every single page of all three books. Super villain Brady Hartsfield is pumped full of pills, he's pumped full of hate, and he's pumped full of powers that he's never had before. If someone doesn't catch on quick, the damage he could do is well beyond all imagining. Who can possibly fight him? One rundown, old ex-cop named Bill Hodges who's just about reached the end of his trail.
I don't think anyone can write about the fight between extraordinary evil and ordinary good better than King. For decades, this man has made us believe in the unbelievable. He's scared us spitless. He's made us cheer on his ordinary heroes. He's made us laugh. He's made us cry. He's made us want to join in the fight. End of Watch-- and the entire Hodges trilogy-- had me hook, line, and sinker. If you haven't read them, pick up Mr. Mercedes and board the Stephen King Rollercoaster. You'll be in for the ride of your life.
I don't think anyone can write about the fight between extraordinary evil and ordinary good better than King. For decades, this man has made us believe in the unbelievable. He's scared us spitless. He's made us cheer on his ordinary heroes. He's made us laugh. He's made us cry. He's made us want to join in the fight. End of Watch-- and the entire Hodges trilogy-- had me hook, line, and sinker. If you haven't read them, pick up Mr. Mercedes and board the Stephen King Rollercoaster. You'll be in for the ride of your life.
