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sp0okysandwich's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
anyabot's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is my favourite Stephen King book that i’ve read so far! It was also my first SK book i ever read, i remember thinking “This story is weird asf. Was this guy on drugs when he wrote it. Wtf is happening rn.” And it turns out that, yes, he most likely was, in fact, on drugs.
I also remember thinking that Stephen is the King of horror & story telling for sure, because there was not a moment i wasn’t fully enthralled by this book. And I absolutely love the way he gives characters whole chapters of fully fleshed out backstory just to kill them off in their first sentence back in the present tense. :)
“…When a person stops changing, stops feeling, they die…”
But also far too many unnecessary sexual descriptions thrown in amongst otherwise very tense and mournful scenes, but it’s Stephen King, and it was the 90s.. and he was probably on drugs, and also i crossed them all out on my second read through.
Far more enjoyable the third time around :P
“So it always has been; so shall it be, life sucks, then you die.”
I also remember thinking that Stephen is the King of horror & story telling for sure, because there was not a moment i wasn’t fully enthralled by this book. And I absolutely love the way he gives characters whole chapters of fully fleshed out backstory just to kill them off in their first sentence back in the present tense. :)
“…When a person stops changing, stops feeling, they die…”
But also far too many unnecessary sexual descriptions thrown in amongst otherwise very tense and mournful scenes, but it’s Stephen King, and it was the 90s.. and he was probably on drugs, and also i crossed them all out on my second read through.
Far more enjoyable the third time around :P
“So it always has been; so shall it be, life sucks, then you die.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment