blearywitch's review against another edition
4.0
If you had the option to do so, would you bring back to life the people you love? Would you go against the nature of the world and face its consequences? We rarely think about going against nature and that makes it an eerie, creepy read.
ohnoflora's review against another edition
3.0
The first Stephen King book I've read where I thought, half way through, that I might not be able to go on with it. No hope, no cheer, just the grim inevitability of death and loss. In fact, there is hope in this, but it is a twisted hope, a misplaced optimism that things will work out differently this time.
Maybe I should have stopped when the unease first started to grip but, after the slow slog up the hill that was the first half of the book, the second half was a wild, lurching run down the other side and I just had to keep going (much like the main character of this book, who also kept going when he shouldn't).
Maybe I should have stopped when the unease first started to grip but, after the slow slog up the hill that was the first half of the book, the second half was a wild, lurching run down the other side and I just had to keep going (much like the main character of this book, who also kept going when he shouldn't).
ashleighbeanxo's review against another edition
5.0
When Louis Creed and his family move into their new home in Ludlow, Maine, the last thing they are expecting to find a field behind their house is a sematary for dead pets. But when their friendly new neighbour Jud Crandall takes them through the field to see it, their lives are thrown upside down. Suddenly, death is all around the family, and Louis finds himself asking if dead really is better than.. well not being dead anymore!
This book gave me chills. Urgh, and I loved it! Just the whole idea of a pet sematary, which is tended to by children, CHILDREN for God's sake, is horrifying enough for me. The fact that for generations, small children were burying graves for their pets and having to face death in the face like that scares me. Then there's the.
I loved that this book is not necessarily full-on horror non-stop throughout the book. The tension comes from the book hinting at what could happen and it keeps you on your toes as you wait for shit to go down, as you wait and hope and pray something stops the inevitable for happening. I made the mistake of listening to part of this on audiobook before I went to sleep and yeah, it scared the shit out of me.
This is definitely my favourite Stephen King book I've read so far, maybe tied with Misery. I can see why he thinks it's his scariest book because it's based on real human fears and something which will happen to us all: death. Urgh, it was so good. Highly recommend!!
This book gave me chills. Urgh, and I loved it! Just the whole idea of a pet sematary, which is tended to by children, CHILDREN for God's sake, is horrifying enough for me. The fact that for generations, small children were burying graves for their pets and having to face death in the face like that scares me. Then there's the
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Micmac burying ground. God, that place is creepy. The scene where Jud takes Louis down to the burying ground so he can bury Church and resurrect him was creepy, terrifying, utterly haunting to meI loved that this book is not necessarily full-on horror non-stop throughout the book. The tension comes from the book hinting at what could happen and it keeps you on your toes as you wait for shit to go down, as you wait and hope and pray something stops the inevitable for happening. I made the mistake of listening to part of this on audiobook before I went to sleep and yeah, it scared the shit out of me.
This is definitely my favourite Stephen King book I've read so far, maybe tied with Misery. I can see why he thinks it's his scariest book because it's based on real human fears and something which will happen to us all: death. Urgh, it was so good. Highly recommend!!
stubborn_girl's review against another edition
5.0
I finished this book in 9 days, I loved it. There were parts of it that made me want to stop listening. I read that king said this was his scariest book yet and I could see why, a man wanting to resurrect his dead son when he knows it’ll go bad is very scary indeed.
flowerwlf's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked the name Gage for a boy until I read this book. I think this is the one Stephen King book that completely disturbed me.
6ix_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
slow-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? No
3.5
plufifi's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
isfp6w7's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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? Yes
4.0
aye_sha's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
charlie3003's review against another edition
4.0
(REREAD)
I thought it probably was before, but after rereading this book again it is definitely the darkest book I have read. It is hard to pinpoint exactly why, as other books, even other books by King, definitely have darker and more uncomfortable moments, but at no point reading Pet Sematary do you feel ‘comfortable’. Even in the happier moments of the novel there is a constant feeling of imminent tragedy that lingers; every possible worst case scenario comes true, and most horrifying is the fact that for the most part these scenarios are grounded in real life.
The death and grief that permeates through the novel is inherently real and inherently human, and even in the darkest and most questionable moments of the novel there is a level of understanding with Louis the protagonist, a level of sympathy but also of empathy- there is a twisted logic to his terrible deeds and so it is disturbingly easy to understand why he does what he does.
4.5/5 seems a fair rating for this book. It mercilessly pulls you along, exhilarating and horrifying in equal measure.
If you can come out of this novel untouched then the rest of King will be a walk in the park.
I thought it probably was before, but after rereading this book again it is definitely the darkest book I have read. It is hard to pinpoint exactly why, as other books, even other books by King, definitely have darker and more uncomfortable moments, but at no point reading Pet Sematary do you feel ‘comfortable’. Even in the happier moments of the novel there is a constant feeling of imminent tragedy that lingers; every possible worst case scenario comes true, and most horrifying is the fact that for the most part these scenarios are grounded in real life.
The death and grief that permeates through the novel is inherently real and inherently human, and even in the darkest and most questionable moments of the novel there is a level of understanding with Louis the protagonist, a level of sympathy but also of empathy- there is a twisted logic to his terrible deeds and so it is disturbingly easy to understand why he does what he does.
4.5/5 seems a fair rating for this book. It mercilessly pulls you along, exhilarating and horrifying in equal measure.
If you can come out of this novel untouched then the rest of King will be a walk in the park.