Reviews tagging 'Death'

'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

108 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.75

I always prefer a linear timeline. So many books go back and forth, and it takes an extra measure of concentration to keep everything straight. So I liked this book right off the bat because it went from point A to point B without any back and forth in between.

I liked the relationships Ben developed along the way, though I was sorry that so many submitted to Barlow. I liked the ending, knowing that there are always going to be (fictionally, anyway) people who take up the mantle to wage war against evil on my behalf.

That said, I wish evil hadn't been personified by an Eastern European. Felt like a metaphor for the chaos brought on by xenophobia (i.e., "They're eating the dogs. They're eating the cats." - if you haven't heard this one, Google this quote and it should be self-evident.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

karina_dreamsinwords's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

This was such a slog to get through and had wayyy too many characters for me to care about more than 2 (if even that). 

I’m counting the fact that I finished this book as a win because I was close to giving up a few times. Thank goodness for audiobooks and the ability to speed them up otherwise all hope would have been lost! This definitely served some eerie atmosphere, and was kind of enjoyable in the end.

Now that I’m somewhat familiar with King’s writing style, I can tamper my expectations with anything else I might pick up from him. 

p.s. Why do your chapters have to be SOO long??!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Animal death

booksandcoffeewithlexi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

jexjthomas's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia

black_cat_iiix's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, and Car accident

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pedophilia and Pregnancy

pastelhxrmony's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Rape

Minor: Homophobia

normalview's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction and Child death

Minor: Animal death

read_bransdon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and Torture

sharkbooiii766's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Rape, and Car accident

Minor: Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Suicide

wren_rainbow's review against another edition

4.0

Stephen King  is a wonderful story teller - he can be very drawn out and descriptive which can be annoying for some but it honestly helps the imagery formed in your head. Reading his books is like watching a movie - I can clearly immerse myself in his world (for better or worse). Ben Mears was a bit of a flat character in comparison to the others around him but I can over look that. Looking gears to reading more of Mr. King’s works!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Rape, and Sexual violence