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Skeleton Crew by Stephen King

2 reviews

daisymaytwizell's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Kind of a mixed bag, but for the most part King's talent for writing tension pulls the stories through even if the individual concept doesn't hook you. "The Mist" is obviously phenomenal, and some of my other favourites were "The Raft", "Mrs Todd's Shortcut", and "Word Processor of the Gods". The Milkman mythos intrigued me and "Survivor Type" disgusted me, which probably means it was good.

Would trigger warning "The Monkey" specifically for racially insensitive language, "Survivor Type" for drug abuse, "Cain Rose Up" for a school shooting, and a confusing majority of these stories for drink-driving.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mass/school shootings, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Alcoholism and Racism

Minor: Cancer and Car accident

_penny_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail