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Different Seasons: Four Novellas, by Stephen King

8 reviews

cate_with_a_c's review against another edition

3.0

Not really impressed by this set of Novellas but the Body had some good parts to it. 
My main critique is that in Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, the way Andy is revealed to be Black is really bad. The story itself is 113 pages and on page 100 Red (who is white Irish guy) says Andy was a good n word. 
I’ve read a lot of King and he is not afraid to use slurs especially for certain time periods when it’s more accepted but wow it looks like he really just wanted to use it right before the story wrapped up. It added nothing to the novella. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Violence, Death, and Rape

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

kmolson29's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Animal cruelty, Death, and Gun violence

Minor: Rape

micasreads's review against another edition

4.0

 Andy Dufresne is in Shawshank after being found guilty of killing his wife and her lover…a crime he says he is innocent of. During his time at Shawshank, Andy becomes friends with Red, the prison's go-to man.  After years of getting to know each other, Red is surprised when Andy comes up missing, Red thinks about the events leading up to the escape. This story details Andy's time in prison, how Red believes he escaped, and the possibility of what Andy is doing with his freedom.

 

Frank Muller did a wonderful job of telling Andy's story through Red's eyes. The different characters and demeanors of each character were fantastic. Muller made the story a joy to listen to and I hope to read more books in which he narrates.

 

Audio is still the best way for me to imbibe Stephen King and this book was no different. Having watched the movie several times I knew the premise of the story yet still enjoyed hearing the story play out. I am looking forward to my next Stephen King audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Sexual assault

mixtebaby's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? N/A

5.0

Wow wow wow. Definitely worth the listen with the audiobook! I would’ve given this 5 stars but I couldn’t get into the second story of this collection. The writing was fabulous, I enjoyed every character I came across. Stand outs were Red, the dr in the last story, and Chris in The Body. I feel like these characters were the best I’ve read so far in my obsession with reading King. My favorite was The Shawshank Redemption, The Breathing Method, The Body. I was shaken to my core near the end of The Breathing method that is THE ONLY REASON it tops The Body. I literally stopped breathing….lol. Anyway, this book is definitely worth reading because those three are 5 star reads in my opinion. I want to give these collections a 5 star but unfortunately Apt Pupil messed it up. Maybe I’ll go back and read it one day…who knows.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Suicide

sunny_not's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Some of the stories were super brutal and awful, they left me with a sense of dread while others were almost hopeful. Apt Pupil was not what I expected at all and I hated it. I hated the characters so much, it was dreadful, awful and really portrayed humanity's lows. I really liked Shawshank redemption it was a great novella and the breathing method although sad was a great one as well. Since I liked some stories I gave 3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, and Medical content

lovelovelove's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

i want to eat every page in this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Cursing, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Racial slurs and Homophobia

coloradolounge's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Alcohol, Infidelity, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts