Paperback, 285 pages
English language
Published June 9, 2013 by Hard Case Crime.
College student Devin Jones took the summer job at Joyland hoping to forget the girl who broke his heart. But he wound up facing something far more terrible: the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and dark truths about life - and what comes after - that would change his world forever.
A riveting story about love and loss, about growing up and growing old - and about those who don't get to do either because death comes for them before their time. It is at once a mystery, a horror story, and a bittersweet coming-of-age novel, one that will leave even the most hard-boiled reader profoundly moved.
A solid murder mystery set in a theme park in the 70s. Pretty much a coming of age story as 21-year old Devin works in the park before starting college, falls in love with the carny ways and learns about the murder of a young woman in the 60s in Haunted Horror House.
Not his best work, but I was entertained enough and enjoyed the characters and the resolution.
“Joyland,” as this edition says on the cover, is indeed a hard case crime novel. Stephen King spins yet another enthralling story set in a 1970’s amusement park with an ending that’ll have you flipping back to the beginning to see what you missed. However, there is a dash of unexplained deus ex machina involved at the end, but it doesn’t really spoil my enjoyment (plus, I’m a hard facts kind of guy).
I really enjoyed this book. It is also a wonderful audio book. I thought Stephen King did a great job writing this book from a 19 year old young man perspective. I think people will think I'm crazy but I think this book ranks very well with his other volumes of work.
це, можливо, і не найсильніший кінґів твір, але добротне розважальне читання у його фірмовому стилі. вагався між 3 та 4… але нехай, "підтягну" трішки ;-)
It was good. I thought it'd be better, though. People made it sound better than it actually was.
