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Finders Keepers by Stephen King

10 reviews

bittie_bee's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, and Rape

Minor: Racial slurs and Vomit

lisaloveslions's review against another edition

challenging dark

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, and Cursing

bookishchaos's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I really liked it!! I finished the entire book in one day. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit

amalas_bookstop's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

Ummm…all I can say is wow! And I am immediately diving into the third book.

I can’t believe it has taking me this long to start reading Stephen King. After I am done with this trilogy, I am starting at the beginning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide

linda_wolf's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

michaelavictoria's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The pacing and tension of this book feels incredibly dull when read back to back with the first installment of the series. The mystery was not very exciting. But it's still a King novel so I didn't hate it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Rape, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit, Kidnapping, and Stalking

zara89's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Medical trauma

ripxreads's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, and Vomit

I’m not joking there are pretty graphic scenes of rape and sexual violence, a good chunk of it taking place in prison. Near the end there’s also a graphic death involving fire.

_mad_reads_'s review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual assault and Vomit

nytephoenyx's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

For a book that promised me buried treasure, Finders Keepers was extremely disappointing.

One of the things that made Mr. Mercedes so interesting was the villain.  While I was never keen on Bill Hodges, Brady Hartsfield was twisted and interesting.  A strong King villain. Morris Bellamy... is... not.  His motive was weak and tired.  And while our young POV Pete Saubers had potential to be interesting, I found King's other young protagonists (Jake Chambers!) to be much more compelling.

Basically, Finders Keepers is tired.  The story offers nothing that other King novels don't already do better.  There's a little The Body (Stand By Me, for movie fans) and a lot of Misery in the plot, but without the suspense or intrigue of either.  Bill Hodges, our series lead, doesn't even appear until at least 70% of the way through the book, and even then, he's just another one of King's nondescript cantankerous old white men characters without anything to make him appeal to the reader.  King's written better villains and better protagonists.

What's more, for a seasoned writer, it's disappointing how apparent the second-book-blues are in Finders Keepers.  This book feels very much like a bridge between Mr. Mercedes and End of Watch.  For me, Mr. Mercedes was an average-to-interesting book... and the sheer boredom of Finders Keepers really has me in a place where even Brady Hartsfield's return in End of Watch can't tempt me back to finish the series.

The pacing is really rough.  This is a common attribute of King's books.  We spend the first third of the book getting to know Morris and Pete's individual histories.  At about 50%, the plot starts moving forward.  A little.  At 70% we have Bill, Holly, and Jerome enter.  All the real action happens in the last 15% of the book, pushed through quickly and tied up in a not particularly satisfying way.  I'm left with a feeling that everyone suffered - myself and the characters alike - for no real purpose here.

And yet, somehow, this is one of King's short novels.

I suppose King fans should check this one out, and those who really enjoy crime novels.  Personally, I can think of a dozen better recommendations if you're looking to pick up a Stephen King novel.  And while I don't read a lot of crime thrillers, I'm sure there are more compelling recommendations out there for those as well.  Finders Keepers is a hard pass.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit