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molsreads's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
4.0
I liked this a lot. Major Stephen King’s It vibes. Loved the friendship between the kids. Some seriously spooky moments.
But a few things really irritated me…lots of describing fat folks in really grotesque ways. Also there is a story of a lynching with lots of slurs, could have done without that. I understand it was set in 1960 but still. Geeze. He also killed off one of my favorite characters about halfway through.
But a few things really irritated me…lots of describing fat folks in really grotesque ways. Also there is a story of a lynching with lots of slurs, could have done without that. I understand it was set in 1960 but still. Geeze. He also killed off one of my favorite characters about halfway through.
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
lunarmagi42's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
The beginning is a bit slow but about a third of the way in, boy does it get going! The tension and the scare factor kept building and building the way all the best horror books do until it reached a very satisfying conclusion with only a few pages left in the book. This book is absolutely worth a read if you're a Stephen King fan, especially if you live in a farming town, even more so if you live in the Midwest. I could have done without the sort of sexual description of a 12 year old girl, but given the book is from the perspective of 11/12 year old boys, I guess it makes sense even if it's gross.
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Racism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
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