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spicypumpkin24's review against another edition
- 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? N/A
3.75
I'm not fully certain if I really enjoyed this book, or just kind of like it.
The ending is honestly probably one of my favorite endings by King, but unlike The Stand, I'm not as impressed by the world and character development. A bunch of meth heads on a power trip, trapped inside a dome, with one veteran, who could have really helped the town survive and make it out relatively safe, but... Meth.
Moderate: Drug use, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide
sortakinda'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
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence
kimmecrow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder
jrocbutterfly'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
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
It's a horror novel. Be prepared for scary things and scary people.bookishbeccahale's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder
hampshark's review against another edition
4.75
Even 15 years later, it feels fresh and pertinent and subversive and possible.
Of note, due to its scope, there are many (every?) triggers so take care.
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Violence, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
hocuscrocus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
For a man who has made money offering advice to writers, you'd think he'd a) understand how human beings speak, b) put some respect into writing women, c) learn how to tell a shocking story without slurs, random gross out "humor," and graphically described sexual assault.
This book is a remarkably weak story hiding behind cheap, edgy humor and good worldbuilding.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Car accident, Murder, and Sexual harassment
chloerom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Police brutality
andrewbarzal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Worth reading if you can stomach some rather intense content. The climax of this book genuinely astonished me, but unfortunately I found the ending a bit weak and drawn out. The “man behind the curtain” if you will, was a tad on the predictable side of things which made the reveal less impactful than it could have been.
The strong point of this book for me was its characters, specifically its villains. The main bad guy in this book is FUN to read, and he has stuck with me, which is much more than I can say about the main Hero who is sort of your standard chill/cool badass with a dark past who is competent and likable. He serves his purpose in the book well enough, but I found myself wishing I was reading about more colorful characters whenever the book spent much time with him.
I thought more could have been done with the town. The decay took place over the course of just a few days if my memory serves me, and I just would have liked a bit more sociological content. I think King took a pretty straightforward approach with how the town would react to the dome which is fine, I just wanted a bit more spice I guess.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book. Parts were genuinely hard to read, and the bits about Big Jim’s heart condition made me squirm and still make me squirm today!
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury
seeker42's review against another edition
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail