Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Different Seasons by Stephen King

4 reviews

sareena's review

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

thecatsmum's review

Go to review page

  • 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? It's complicated

4.0

If you're new to Stephen King, and you ask for recommendations on what to start with, this is likely going to be one of the first you're given. 

I'm not going to tell you that this collection of four novellas are bad or should be avoided. Two are excellent, one is pretty good, and one is awful. They are all graphic and disturbing. 

Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption and The Body are great and have been adapted into what are now classic films. The novellas are much more explicit than the films, so check the content warnings. The Breathing Method is a classic gothic feeling King tale. The less said about Apt Pupil the better.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

sunny_not's review

Go to review page

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • 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? Yes

3.5

Some of the stories were super brutal and awful, they left me with a sense of dread while others were almost hopeful. Apt Pupil was not what I expected at all and I hated it. I hated the characters so much, it was dreadful, awful and really portrayed humanity's lows. I really liked Shawshank redemption it was a great novella and the breathing method although sad was a great one as well. Since I liked some stories I gave 3.5
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

jenny_wren's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging dark 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? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This is a collection of 4 short stories/novellas that have a link to Shawshank. The first is the story that inspired the Shawshank Redemption film. The second is a book about a teenager and his attempts to exploit a former Nazi soldier - but like most teenagers, Todd thinks he has the upper hand despite only being 14. In the third book a group of 4 friends go on an 'adventure' to find the body of a missing class mate. In the 4th book we meet a lady who is pregnant but not married in a story within a story in a club that isn't a club! 
The author explained all these books were written immediately after some if his some length novels. Some of these are really difficult to read. Apt Pupil, contains really detailed descriptions of animal cruelty and 'experiments' that took place in concentration camps. However, all the books are really gripping. Despite being short stories they still have that classic Stephen King feel about them - the feel like a long ramble through a story where you get to know the characters... and some of them are not very nice! Todd is just awful!! 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings