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asifsyed'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Death
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail
devynreadsnovels's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Vomit
wednesdayzombie'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
4.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
zosiablue'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? No
3.5
This was also his most openly political book to date - not only does he satirize health nuts who are also anti-vaxxers (an elderly couple turns to cannibalism as a health cure, but thinks COVID is fake), but he spends a good deal of time excoriating the right-wing fringe. Listen, I'm not complaining. I'm on his side! But the murder mystery - which was fascinating! - was often drowned by all this other stuff. And Holly as a character seems dulled in this iteration, though maybe that's part of her arc - the healthier she gets, the more boring she becomes. Not a bad moral.
I had a good time reading (except when I had to think about COVID). And hey, Willa from Succession narrates the audiobook! (She also played Holly in a TV version.)
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Torture, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, and Stalking
Minor: Racism
jemmabrown'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? No
5.0
I loved the Mr Mercedes series and really liked the first 2 books in the Finders Keepers series so when I saw this book I probably read the first line of the blurb and that was it.
As a result I went on a fascinating, dark, mystery ride across American Politics, Literature and attitudes to the pandemic.
Stephen King winds together so many threads to create a book that leaves you guessing just what will happen next whilst also creating debate on serious social issues.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Please be aware there are very graphic descriptions of things that appear in the content warnings. Particularly racism/racial slurs, homophobia/lesaphobia and graphic violence.