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blueberry31's review against another edition
3.0
Hard to rate this book... I’ll start off by saying that I’m a fan of King’s style, he has the extraordinary ability to write in a way that makes the reader picture all the scenes very vividly. After reading a Stephen King novel I always remember it as if I just watched a movie because that’s how it feels when I read, like I’m actually seeing it happen.
I loved the first half of the book, and I was extremely intrigued. I guess I got a bit disappointed by the direction the story took in the second half because I was really not expecting it. The genre this book was classified under could have been a hint... It’s not like it was completely outrageous, King has this talent for making everything completely plausible and really gets you onboard with anything. I did follow along and buy into it, it was just... a bit of a letdown because I had expected something rational (also given the fact that the first half is written as any realistic murder-mystery would be). I also think the end had too much cheesiness to it, which could have been avoided.
So to conclude: entertaining but not amazing plot-wise. Amazing style-wise, as usual.
I loved the first half of the book, and I was extremely intrigued. I guess I got a bit disappointed by the direction the story took in the second half because I was really not expecting it. The genre this book was classified under could have been a hint... It’s not like it was completely outrageous, King has this talent for making everything completely plausible and really gets you onboard with anything. I did follow along and buy into it, it was just... a bit of a letdown because I had expected something rational (also given the fact that the first half is written as any realistic murder-mystery would be). I also think the end had too much cheesiness to it, which could have been avoided.
So to conclude: entertaining but not amazing plot-wise. Amazing style-wise, as usual.
helenofbolton's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
jules840's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
karlapanda's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- 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? It's complicated
3.0
A fun read, not my favorite but I love Holly Gibney.
itsheyfay's review against another edition
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
Minor: Vomit
darth_vader's review against another edition
3.0
DNF
the first half was suspenseful and totally grabbed my attention. Then it got stale. Meandering dialogues and pointless paragraphs which turned to chapters. I picked it up 4 or 5 times to give it another “go” because I did enjoy the first half but I just couldn’t move on.
the first half was suspenseful and totally grabbed my attention. Then it got stale. Meandering dialogues and pointless paragraphs which turned to chapters. I picked it up 4 or 5 times to give it another “go” because I did enjoy the first half but I just couldn’t move on.
anachronaxia's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
2.5
Twice as long as it needs to be, and often at odds with itself.
zinedine's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
My first Stephen King, and I didn’t realise that this is related to the hodges trilogy, but can be read as a standalone.
I didn’t expect the story to go to where it did, but it had me gripped.
I didn’t expect the story to go to where it did, but it had me gripped.
imy8myoats's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Very disappointing