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brookebatesratesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Car accident, Drug use, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Suicide, Gore, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Vomit, and Violence
anne_marie_samp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
Graphic: Confinement, Suicide, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Animal death, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Drug use
melosamatic's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Misogyny, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
jrocbutterfly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Racism, Body horror, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Suicide, Animal death, and Death of parent
It's a horror novel. Be prepared for scary things and scary people.hampshark's review against another edition
4.75
Even 15 years later, it feels fresh and pertinent and subversive and possible.
Of note, due to its scope, there are many (every?) triggers so take care.
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Death, Violence, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Addiction
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Alcoholism
roisin_marie'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? No
3.5
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Rape, Police brutality, Animal cruelty, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcoholism
andrewbarzal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Worth reading if you can stomach some rather intense content. The climax of this book genuinely astonished me, but unfortunately I found the ending a bit weak and drawn out. The “man behind the curtain” if you will, was a tad on the predictable side of things which made the reveal less impactful than it could have been.
The strong point of this book for me was its characters, specifically its villains. The main bad guy in this book is FUN to read, and he has stuck with me, which is much more than I can say about the main Hero who is sort of your standard chill/cool badass with a dark past who is competent and likable. He serves his purpose in the book well enough, but I found myself wishing I was reading about more colorful characters whenever the book spent much time with him.
I thought more could have been done with the town. The decay took place over the course of just a few days if my memory serves me, and I just would have liked a bit more sociological content. I think King took a pretty straightforward approach with how the town would react to the dome which is fine, I just wanted a bit more spice I guess.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book. Parts were genuinely hard to read, and the bits about Big Jim’s heart condition made me squirm and still make me squirm today!
Graphic: Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide
c_dmckinney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, Racism, Fatphobia, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Rape, Racial slurs, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, Addiction, Biphobia, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual assault, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Dementia, Suicide, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Sexism, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Islamophobia, Gun violence, Grief, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Cursing, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Abandonment
Minor: Chronic illness, Ableism, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Antisemitism
necrophilia, cancer, brain tumor,bittie_bee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Cursing, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Terminal illness, Confinement, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Police brutality, Drug abuse, Bullying, Death, Murder, Rape, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Car accident, Cancer, and Child death
braveprincess11'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? Yes
3.0
Stephen King could’ve made a point here, but he threw it all away for some
Graphic: Murder, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Animal death, Body horror, Death of parent, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcohol, Cursing, Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Cancer and Vomit