The Diary Game 20/03/2022 - Billy Summers by Stephen King

alein (70)memberAquilain Italy • 2 years ago

Billy Summers, it must be said from the beginning that the story is a classic and well known. Over time, it has been written by others, films and series have been made, plays may have been written and include all possible clichés of the noir genre.

Only this story is written by the only Stephen King, and his magic worked perfectly: not only did I not realize all this until I finished it, but "Billy Summers" did not disappoint me for a second and I was even surprised by how many . I've liked it for a long time. Stephen King is almost in the TOP 5. Almost ... Now it's somewhere near the thin line that separates the fifth position from the rest of Stephen King's masterpieces.

Billy Summers Is A Paid Murderer Who Kills Only Bad Guys

Billy Summers is a former American sniper who became a paid killer and acts according to one rule: he only kills bad guys. After years and years of work, Billy is thinking of retiring. But before he does, he accepts one last order that will bring him a bag of money. And this despite the fact that the sixth sense of the paid killers warns him that something is wrong.

The blow has a small problem: the place is known, but not the date of its execution - it can be in two weeks or in six months. Because of this, Billy has to stay in that city indefinitely. In order to better integrate into the landscape, he receives from his employers a new identity, a new home, a new job as a writer eager to assert himself, and a new job, located right in the building opposite where he is going to work . reach the target at some point. Billy's anti-danger antennas continue to vibrate and warn him that something is wrong. Of course, as is always the case in this type of novel, the warnings are real and Billy is betrayed.

A Young Woman Drugged and Raped by Three Fuckers Complicates the Story Even More

The story is further complicated by the unexpected appearance of a young woman drugged and raped by three bastards who abandon her right next to the door of the former sniper. Although he is warned by the security and personal protection system that it is not safe for him to get involved, he takes the girl home and helps her recover.

Following the? A story of revenge, but also of friendship, a story of impossible love, a story about the relationships that are born between two completely different people, a story about trying to have a new beginning and about atonement for sins. Because Billy has many sins. He only kills bad people, but he is also a bad man, according to him ...

As in any book written by Stephen King, the characters give weight to the story. They are there, they are real, they exist, they live and breathe between the lines and the words. Their actions are credible, natural, and the interaction between them is not forced to match the action. Everything goes naturally, as natural as Stephen King used to do in all his novels.

Billy Summers, A 2-In-1 Novel!

Although Stephen King is the king of horror, the book has nothing "scary" about it, not even a small page or paragraph. It has a little supernatural moment about a certain hotel and some bushes in the shape of animals. Years ago, that location terrified me when I met her. And I admit that reading about it now, I had a feeling of uneasiness ...

And now, the icing on the cake! Because Billy's temporary job is as a writer, he decides to write an autobiographical novel while waiting for his victim. And like any novel written by Stephen King, it's great! And unfortunately, very short. And the worst thing is that it will never be published as a stand-alone novel. But a number of details are revealed about Bill: he had a terrifying childhood, an OK adolescence and a harsh and ultra-violent period spent in Iraq with American troops. And that's how I got a 2-in-1 novel! Happy me !!!