Finally, it's done. After reading the words of the last page, it hit me that I don't have to read this book anymore. Don't get me wrong, the book was interesting.....at first. Then I kind of got bored. The last half is about writing styles and tools that he agrees or disagrees with. Many I was with him, many I was not. For instance, he writes about symbolism and why one should use it. I agree with him in that if a writer chooses to use it, he or she must know how to use it and the point they are trying to make. So know what you're talking about.
I'm guessing the reason why I wasn't too fond of the ending is I just got bored. Many of the things he said was a repetition but some of it was interesting, I must say. He talked about how maybe the reason many people don't like to read and or write is they don't find the joy in it. He talks about how you must find that connection, that bridge between the author and yourself. The human minds connect although there are different opinions and outlooks. He mentions that if you are writing a book that you must give it time to marinate. After completeing it, don't touch, look at, or even be around it or you will be tempted to review and possibly change things that don't need changing. But I don't think it takes 6 weeks, as he said, for it to go unlooked at. At least 4 but you should get an amount suitable for you. It is YOUR book!
So basically, I'm glad I read it. I learned a lot not only about the aret of writing but about Stephen King, himself. His humor, honesty, bluntness, and more. I find that if you read and learn something about somethings that was not the point of the book, it makes your read unique. And this, my firend, was some type of unique.
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