Five "Magical Well" Stars
Magic Moments Galore!
A very small taste of what lies within:
Charlie Reade is just an average young man who has seen some bad in his life with his mom getting killed when he was a kid and his dad drinking his life away, but when Charlie helps an elderly neighbor man is when Charlie's life changes.
The elderly neighbor, Mr. Bowditch has a wonderful dog named Radar that his is life's companion. Charlie not only becomes close to the dog Radar, but becomes good friends with Mr. Bowditch and helps him do things around his home and yard.
But it is what lies within a shed in the backyard of Mr. Bowditch that has Charlie intrigued but events have to happen before Charlie can even set foot within the doors of the shed and what he finds eventually is a magical world that is beyond his wildest dreams!
That is about all I can give on a taste without giving away spoilers so if you are wanting to learn more than you will just need to read the book!
Thoughts:
This story just captured my interest right away and slowly drew me in to the magnificent story telling of Stephen King. The master of horror is also the master of fantasy and he is able to weave magical webs around the reader pulling them into his world.
I loved all the characters, especially Charlie, Mr. Bowditch and the dog, Radar. But there are tons of other characters that are wrapped within this book and they all have their own stories to tell as Charlie journeys into the great unknown magical world of this book. There are also enemies lying in wait as well which were not very nice but you cannot have a world without some kind of villains. I felt that the book just gave me a relaxing and cozy feeling as I was reading it and I just wanted to stay wrapped within the whispers of King's mind.
The story is told in two sections as the first part of the book is the growing relationship between Charlie, Mr. Bowditch and Radar, but the last half of the book is the magical portal into the other world which totally brings you into the forefront of what author, Stephen King can do with a fantasy story. He will take you to worlds unknown on his magic carpet ride and leave you there in awe of this story.
I would love to see this book brought to life on the big screen as I am sure it would capture all the wonders of what this story did to me while reading it. I never wanted it to end and it will definitely be going on my favorites shelf.
Attached is the author, Stephen King, profile page from Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3389.Stephen_King
Attached is the author, Stephen King, profile page from Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Stephen-King/e/B000AQ0842
Attached is my review from Goodreads:
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