beccajay's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Violence, War, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Animal death, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
ameliegrech's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I read this after watching the film and finding it utterly terrible. Reading a review for the book said, "not King's best novel, but even not his best are pretty darn good," which prompted me to give it a go and it was pretty good 😂 It's not amazing, but I enjoyed it and I liked the characters, especially Alice. In typical King fashion however
Spoiler
it doesn't actually end. Just stops
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, and Child death
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