olived218's review against another edition
- 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? No
2.75
Spoiler
The weird child sex part totally turned me off the book and didn't seem necessary to include.Graphic: Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Spoiler
child sex, N wordjaimc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Child death, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexual violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal cruelty, Racism, Violence, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Excrement, Kidnapping, Antisemitism, and Classism
Minor: Cancer
kreglow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Infidelity, Stalking, Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Vomit, Xenophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Torture, Cancer, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Police brutality, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Fatphobia, and Fire/Fire injury
sav_22's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Gun violence, Gore, Gaslighting, Excrement, Death of parent, Alcohol, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Torture, Misogyny, Mental illness, Infidelity, Hate crime, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Body shaming, Body horror, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Death, Confinement, Bullying, Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical trauma, Incest, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Dysphoria, Drug abuse, Cursing, and Alcoholism
analea_lucille'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Animal death, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Cursing, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Suicide, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexism
_izzy_thorne_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Murder, Racism, Sexual violence, and Suicide
deathtoy4444'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
4.5
Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child death, Cursing, Bullying, Hate crime, Self harm, Racism, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Murder, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Misogyny, Suicide, Sexism, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexual content, and Stalking
nicole_cob_reads'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
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Vomit, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Hate crime, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Physical abuse
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, Blood, Gore, Child abuse, Bullying, Murder, Child death, Sexual content, Violence, Toxic relationship, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Vomit, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, and Racial slurs
Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Alcoholism
raichou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Gekauft habe ich es vor allem wegen den neuen Filmen. Dass so viel der Handlung geändert oder gestrichen wurde, war mir nicht bewusst, aber es war eine sehr gute Entscheidung.
Einiges in dem Buch ist nicht besonders gut gealtert und das haben die Filme schön angepasst.
Alles in allem war es eine spannende Geschichte, die sich hier und da etwas gezogen hat. Dennoch war es bisher das spannendste Stephen King Buch, dass ich gelesen habe.
Schaut aber auf jeden Fall in die Content Warnings bevor ihr es lest! Es ist sehr grafisch in allen Teilen!
Graphic: Antisemitism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit