etienne02 's review for:

The Outsider by Stephen King
5.0

4,5/5. This started like one of the best Stephen king's book I've read in a long time and it keep you at the edge of your seat for all your reading time. A fast-paced thriller, that have little reference to thee Mr Mercedes trilogy, which I haven't read yet so I got a bit spoiled, but my fault I guest... Anyway, a very good thriller, a good social reflexion/criticism as well, an interesting portrait of modern America and a touch of supernatural, that surprisingly was not the best part of the book. I find this part, and the conclusion to, a bit déjà-vu by King and by other author as well. I don't want to said too much, don't want to spoiled anything, but I could easily think of three book, two by King, who have a similar conclusion/confrontation, so that make it loose some points. But it's still a very good book, that I read three days even if it's kind of a big one, so I definitely recommended it for the Stephen King's fans!

One last thing, I don't know if it's just me, but I find that some reference to some popular objects/trademark where a bit force sometimes in the story. Was it to make it closer to our world where those objects are everywhere? Or was it kind of a marketing thing, where the author may take money to placed those products in his book (like we saw so often in the movies those years)? A question and a reflexion. Don't hesitate if you know something about it, or just wanted to think about it out loud!