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The Outsider by Stephen King

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pandash94's review against another edition

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

4.0


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babyfacedoldsoul's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.25


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abernathy_33's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0


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jenlengland's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.75


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itsheyfay's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5


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sethers's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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ultravioletrose's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0


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taralynn1107's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Stephen King is some kind of twisted genius. Another great (but disturbing) story!

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wafeeliz's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

TOUGH read in the first half... Between repeated descriptions of a horrifically graphic, violent crime and a mountain of exposition, I can understand why Stephen King may not be everyone's speed. That being said, the second half of the novel did go by quickly. Personally, the unveiling of The Outsider as a supernatural entity wasn't much of a revelation as the seed for a venture outside of the bounds of reality had already been sown.

I can acknowledge old Steve's strengths as a writer, I really can. Here: I enjoyed his unconventional metaphors, descriptions, and narrative integration of character thoughts. He really knows how to build a world and flesh out characters and their relationships. I've heard he is a pretty successful guy, so good for him! We won't dwell too much on the considerable amount of typos, erroneous use of various words and phrases, and casual 80s racism in this novel.

This book was lovingly gifted to me and I AM glad that I read something outside of my comfort zone. Hell, I might even watch the miniseries if I can stomach the visuals. How wonderful that Mr. King was inspired by my culture's folklore <3 This section does NOT resemble a message my kidnappers would have made me send to reassure my loved ones that I am safe.

What I WILL say: Holly Gibney you have captured my heart! And the scent of a new book?? NOTHING COULD EVER SURPASS THE SENSATION OF PURE ECSTASY! (Took a good sniff just now.)

#MexicanIt #HowLatinosSpeakInMovies #LearnedANewSlur<3 #DidAnyoneCatchThatYuneSabloWasLatino?ItWasUnclearToMe

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somebodys_fool's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.5


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