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Different Seasons by Stephen King

11 reviews

voldycat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Cursing

colene's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Incredible read! This is the first book I picked up solely because of the author, and it did not disappoint.

Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is an easy 5 ⭐ The plot is compelling, much more so its characters.

5 ⭐ as well to Apt Pupil. It was so intense that I had to put the book down for a day. Yet, I couldn’t stop reading because I genuinely had no idea how it would end. The story could have gone in several different directions, and by the end, I was left in awe, thinking about how Stephen King is indeed a master of horror.

The Body was lighter compared to the first two novellas. It was the first time this book made me laugh, though it didn’t lose any of its tension or dark undertones. 4 ⭐ 

I loved The Breathing Method, but it felt too short, to be honest. The stories the narrator didn’t share left me frustrated, and the ending made me crave for more details and a continuation that's why I'm giving it a 4.5 ⭐

This collection has quickly become one of my favorites, and I can already see a reread in my future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, War, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Shawshank Redemption is set in a prison and addresses sensitive topics, including sexual assault and rape within the jail environment. Apt Pupil delves into themes of Nazism and war crimes, and also touches on murder, gun violence, and suicide. The Body follows four boys on a journey to find a deceased child's body. The Breathing Method concludes with a harrowing tale of a woman meeting a gruesome death

patoopato's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

1° conto

história fixolass estive um pouco reticente durante quase o livro todo menos na parte final (ficou mais empolgante and a page turner kind of story)

Tem uma forma diferente de escrever neste conto (not usual from Stephen king (i think))
Ele escreve na sua perspetiva, e a sua perspetiva only. Não se mete na cabeça das outras personagens! Foi bom por isso and also porque a perspetiva dele é de um tema que não costumamos falar, at all, então senti que me expandiu a minha visão sobre esses temas!

Foi o meu 1o "livro" em Inglês então ponderem o que vou dizer a seguir (e a minha poor capacidade de imaginar imagens e cores e caras na minha cabeça)
Achei um pouco difícil de acompanhar, eram muitos nomes e um pouco all over the place a escrita. Havia alguns parágrafos que lia 1 vez 4 vezes e continuava sem entender o que ele queria dizer com aquilo, parecia desenquadrado. (Maybe porque é um livro antigo? Tem expressões antigas?)

Anyways, com o filme espero conseguir vir a finalizar algumas incertezas que tinha whilst reading :)

Ok, 2nd conto.

Bitch what. Han?

Já entendi que a vibe destes contos não é bem uma história mas sim a vida de uma pessoa que corre para o mal. Its a story mas not the usual type pf exciting story.

About apt pupil. Bro if animal cruelty isnt your thing its not worth reading it. The whole book is scary, but not in a suspense, instigating book, but in a psychopath, passive manipulative, toxic, insensitive, uncomfortable, nazist, stupid undiscussable topic, book.

It puts us in the perspective of nazi supporters. And its messed up. 
I mean if u are interested in holocaust, i mean is kinda interesting to hate even more on nazi ppl.

I can sum up this novella with: disturbing, obsession

3° conto- "the body"

4 estrelinhas

Foi um conto simples tranquilo, história calma.
O que foi confortável de ler e deu para apreciar ainda mais a escrita ✨FABULOSA✨ de stephen kingggg
Especialmente o capitulo 20! (A prova de quão bem ele escreve)

A escrita é especial porque tu realmente consegues imaginar tudinho, exatamente como ele descreve, crias uma imagem real, vivida, sem dar azo a ficar perdido na minha suposição do contúdo de que escreve.
Mas a cena é que ele não faz descrições muito grandes. Ele é exato no que escreve.

Depois de ler o livro fui ver  o filme ("stand by me")
Bro ERA EXATAMENTE COMO IMAGINEI. Todas as imagens que apareciam no filme era cópia chapada da minha visão do filme.
(Recomendo ver o filme, está muito bom)

É básicamente isso gostei do conto, é confortável


Demorei muito a ler, sim.
Mas doesnt mean I didint like like

4o conto
Lê-se fácil e rápido
Gostei imenso da forma como contout a história é muito original mesmo!
Senti é que a parte inicial foi demasiado descrita até começar a ação real!
Ou seja qhe foi mais apressada e um pouco do nada sei lá
Quase forçada 
Mas depois do esforço inicial da transição da não ação ~> ação
Foi entusiasmante e muito nice 

Parece que ele saber sempre que pormenores escrever para cativar o publico mas que nao aborreça 
São mesmo descrições boas e narurais! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying and Blood

Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia

asourceoffiction's review against another edition

dark hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

RITA HAYWORTH AND SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION 

⭐⭐⭐⭐🌟/5

Just one of the best things King has ever written, in a little over 100 pages. The film does absolute justice to the story (though I'm pretty sure Red was originally a redhead, and Andy is supposed to be short 😂) and it lives rent-free in my heart.

It's amazing how much is packed into such a short story, given how long some of King's books go on (I'm looking at you, The Dead Zone). Andy Dufresne is almost deified the way Red tells it, because he represents hope when life is at its most hopeless. And that's what the whole novella is about, and how it ends. With hope.

APT PUPIL

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

In stark contrast to Shawshank, there's no hope to be found in Apt Pupil. It's a study of darkness, and it only gets darker as it goes on. As the longest of the four stories by far, it's heavy. Todd scares me a lot more than Dussander as he sets everything in motion, and their association just gets creepier. I'd forgotten almost everything about this story except that ending, which haunts me.

THE BODY 

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

The first half of this is 3⭐, the second half is a solid 5⭐. It's the classic coming of age story, but has so much beauty and melancholy as the boys get further into their journey and Gordie becomes more reflective. Chris is just a wonderful character.

THE BREATHING METHOD

⭐⭐⭐/5

Wow. I mean... I read this 20 years ago and didn't remember any part of it. I think I repressed it. Only in Stephen King's mind could the Lamaze Method = horror story...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Racism, Rape, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy

mmadill227's review

dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Vomit, Car accident, and War

Minor: Fatphobia, Genocide, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

eternlbloom's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

I didn’t finish Shawshank Redemtption, it was too boring for me lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Antisemitism, and Car accident

Moderate: Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and War

sappypatheticm's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and War

Moderate: Homophobia and Suicide

sareena's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

thecatsmum's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

If you're new to Stephen King, and you ask for recommendations on what to start with, this is likely going to be one of the first you're given. 

I'm not going to tell you that this collection of four novellas are bad or should be avoided. Two are excellent, one is pretty good, and one is awful. They are all graphic and disturbing. 

Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption and The Body are great and have been adapted into what are now classic films. The novellas are much more explicit than the films, so check the content warnings. The Breathing Method is a classic gothic feeling King tale. The less said about Apt Pupil the better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

uhm_kai's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

nice and spooky

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy