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jazhandz's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
This book essentially has four types of scenes: action, good guys, bad guys, and weird interactions between the good and bad guys. I happen to like these four scenes and think this was done decently well, although the first half was stronger and I would happily chop 70-odd pages out of the middle. It’s fine! Perfectly serviceable King book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal death, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Fatphobia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia
- adult/minor relationship insofar as Stephen King-typical adult men having feelings for little girls - eye horror and gore - medical experimentation - police brutality insofar as a government agency threatening civilians; it’s not the actual police but it checks a similar box imo - if you are afraid of snakes think twice about this one - King-typical racism ableism sexism etc throughout. the transphobia is only tagged bc it is, somehow, plot relevant.keen's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Racism, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Cancer, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, and Abortion
Content warning for moderate
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