Billy summers: By Stephen King | Book Review Podcast

<p>Billy summers: By Stephen King</p> <p><strong>Website:</strong> <a href="https://gobookmart.com"><strong>https://gobookmart.com</strong></a></p> <p>“Stephen King is an artist, and readers and critics who underestimate him do so at their own peril…<em>Billy Summers</em>&nbsp;is a very good story, told economically with an ear for rhythm. It’s about what it’s like to be a human being, and how that doesn’t really change much, no matter what situation you find yourself in…while there are plenty of action sequences, the heart of this novel lies in its quietest moments.”<br> <strong>—Philip Martin,&nbsp;</strong><em><strong>The Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette</strong></em><br> <br> “A love letter to the transformative effects of putting words on paper…the impassioned argument Mr. King makes for the role of writing in healing traumas is heartfelt and affecting…&nbsp;fast-paced and cleverly constructed…&nbsp;written with Mr. King’s legendary eye for detail, and his ability to immerse readers in the mindsets of fictional characters serves the story well…&nbsp;witnessing this deeply-scarred man discover a new way of seeing himself and his place in the world is beautifully resonant.&nbsp;Mr. King’s sheer pleasure in the alchemy of turning mere words into entire universes is on full display here, and it is contagious&nbsp;— not just for Billy, but perhaps for Constant Readers as well.”<br> <strong>—Wendeline Wright,&nbsp;</strong><em><strong>The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</strong></em><br> <br> “Stephen King hits the mark with assassination thriller <em>Billy Summers</em>…It’s downright unfair, really: Not only is&nbsp;Stephen King&nbsp;an undisputed&nbsp;master of horror, he’s a virtuosic&nbsp;crime novelist as well…&nbsp;King&nbsp;actually is as good at the hard-boiled prose—in this case, the tale of an extremely effective assassin trying to get out after one last job—as he is the scary stuff…&nbsp;King’s known for his literary villains, yet in creating his killer title protagonist, he exquisitely gets into the mind of