Finders Keepers
By Stephen King
Scribner 2015
Book 2 of the Bill Hodges Trilogy
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Action,
Adventure
Writer John Rothstein wakes to three men
in his home trying to rob him. One of these men is Morris Bellamy,
he has been obsessed with Rothstein’s Jimmy Gold novels his whole life.
Rothstein doesn’t care if they take all the money in his safe, his main concern are his notebooks. He doesn't want these men to steal them. There are quite a lot in there and they are
very important to him. Bellamy knows that Rothstein has these books, and he has a hunch they contain more about Jimmy Gold. Bellamy hates what Rothstein has done with his favorite
character, Jimmy Gold. He feels Rothstein made Jimmy a sell out and lose that rebellious passion he
had. But
old Rothstein’s temper rises and he gets angry, so Bellamy shoots Rothstein during the altercation and
takes the notebooks. Bellamy’s cohorts don’t make it long into the night
either. Bellamy knows these books have to be hidden, so he buries them in the
forested area behind his childhood home. Once completed, he gets black out
drunk and when he wakes up, it’s behind bars and it’s for life. Fast forward to
young Pete Saubers, he and his family now live in the house Morris Bellamy grew
up in. This story is set during the recent recession and Pete’s family is
struggling financially. His father was injured by the maniac that ran everyone
over at the job fair (see Mr. Mercedes). His parents are always fighting and he
worries they will divorce. One day Pete comes across a buried treasure…
I really enjoyed this one. It wasn’t one of King’s usual scary supernatural type of books. It was a look into the reader and writer relationship. It felt a little Misery-esque. What with the crazy obsessed reader. But that was only at the beginning. I found it a little hard to believe that young Pete got in as deep as he did. But I still really liked it! If you are a Stephen King fan, you will like the little nods here and there to his other works and some of his other funny little references. I found that I was eager to reach the end and know what was going to happen to Pete and how he was going to get out of that mess.
Morris Bellamy was a great villain, someone you can really hate. I was so surprised at how much I resented that he just took loving a book too far. It was an affront to me as a book lover. We all have stories that we love, but I can’t imagine anything ever pushing me that far! I loved Pete Saubers and that he was the opposite of Bellamy. He felt the same passion but it was healthy and what I feel when I read a great book.
If I had to give this book one criticism it would be that it dragged in the beginning. There was a lot of background information on Morris’ life and his time in prison. But that didn’t really bother me too much. I do love King’s character development, his stories always feel like these are real people that you know. I think that this is due to his elaborate backgrounds. Also, I was horribly upset at the end that left me going “NOOOOOO!” I wanted to know what was going to happen. But I guess we will all have to wait to find out what happens…. CLACK! (Read the book and you will be in on that one)
I didn’t read these in order. I read Finders Keepers first and then I read Mr. Mercedes. You don’t have to read them in order. But what happens in Mr. Mercedes is obviously ruined in Finders Keepers.
I really enjoyed this one. It wasn’t one of King’s usual scary supernatural type of books. It was a look into the reader and writer relationship. It felt a little Misery-esque. What with the crazy obsessed reader. But that was only at the beginning. I found it a little hard to believe that young Pete got in as deep as he did. But I still really liked it! If you are a Stephen King fan, you will like the little nods here and there to his other works and some of his other funny little references. I found that I was eager to reach the end and know what was going to happen to Pete and how he was going to get out of that mess.
Morris Bellamy was a great villain, someone you can really hate. I was so surprised at how much I resented that he just took loving a book too far. It was an affront to me as a book lover. We all have stories that we love, but I can’t imagine anything ever pushing me that far! I loved Pete Saubers and that he was the opposite of Bellamy. He felt the same passion but it was healthy and what I feel when I read a great book.
If I had to give this book one criticism it would be that it dragged in the beginning. There was a lot of background information on Morris’ life and his time in prison. But that didn’t really bother me too much. I do love King’s character development, his stories always feel like these are real people that you know. I think that this is due to his elaborate backgrounds. Also, I was horribly upset at the end that left me going “NOOOOOO!” I wanted to know what was going to happen. But I guess we will all have to wait to find out what happens…. CLACK! (Read the book and you will be in on that one)
I didn’t read these in order. I read Finders Keepers first and then I read Mr. Mercedes. You don’t have to read them in order. But what happens in Mr. Mercedes is obviously ruined in Finders Keepers.
My Verdict: READ IT!
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Are you reading the series? What are
your thoughts? How do you feel it fits in with Stephen King's repertoire? Did
you like this book?
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If you Liked Finders keepers try:
Cuckoos calling
The silkworm
Mr. Mercedes
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