Reviews

Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King

stacylazodeiss's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful sad 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? Yes

5.0

saniazd's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

garthranzz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

2023 - 52 Weeks of Short Novels, A Buddy Read

From the book: A Year of Reading - Briefly Great Short Books by Kenneth C. Davis

Week #45: I will never not love this story. Shawshank has always been one of my top five King short stories/novellas. This is where his love of character building shines. Even before we were given the image of Morgan Freeman as Red, I could see our narrator and the story he was telling.

rmseivard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

osutton's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-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? No

4.0

margint's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

joshuabushen's review against another edition

3.0

7.2/10

ktxx22's review against another edition

5.0

Still one of the best stories every wrote. Will need to rewatch the film asap.

finnsnowbevi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

lanternite's review against another edition

5.0

Read this as part of Different Seasons, but it deserves its own rating because I can't stop thinking about it.