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cloudbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
The bad:
Simply put, it was too long. 500 pages of this could have been cut out completely and it would have been a better story. I couldn't keep all the characters in my head and I lost track of who and where and how.
For a book of over 1000 pages, it spent so long talking about anecdotes, about side characters, about unimportant scenes and in general it does not talk much about the monster. You easily spend 200 pages waiting for the monster. It's not scary. It's just annoying.
Also kids having sex in a sewer as the solution to killing the monster? No thank you. I understand why but I simply didn't like it.
The good:
The monster was terrifying when it was there. The writing is really good too but this is Stephen King. That's to be expected.
I will never touch this book again
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Vomit, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Homophobia, and Alcohol
ro_lux's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Drug use
kylee_hegel's review against another edition
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Racial slurs
leonor_mozo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Blood
stuffo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War
livya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
bluejeepbaby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Excrement, Vomit, and Antisemitism
reading_ani'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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
apxllo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
esfjmrk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail