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Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King

16 reviews

op3's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The plot and Andy carried hard
I think it’s a good story, I don’t entirely agree with some of the terminology used but that’s just me and prison is tough so I guess you gotta use the tough words to portray that.
I feel the story starts out fast (
which is fair since it’s just a summary
)but turns more medium paced after the half way mark or a little passed that. I don’t have any complaints with that but just thought it’d be important to disclose.
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sydnie90's review against another edition

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

4.25

Similar to King's other non-horror stories, this was a heart-warming jaunt. It was also a quick read. Could be done in an afternoon. 
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wishlissa's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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ellieswilliams's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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blackeyedraptor's review against another edition

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emotional reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

I absolutely love the movie Shawshank, and this book is essentially the movie. There are some differences (obviously), but for the most part if you've watched the movie, you've read the book. I wish the movie had ended where the book ends, with Red simply saying "I hope". That ending was *chef's kiss*. Definitely worth the read! Beautifully told, a lot of emotion. 
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chapters_and_pages's review against another edition

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

2.0

So, this review is probably going to be on the shorter side, because I wasn’t really a fan… 

Told from the perspective of Red, an inmate of Shawshank Prison, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a banker convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover, a crime Andy insists he is innocent of. 

I have been really enjoying Stephen King’s books this year, however this book is very different to his normal horror/paranormal work, so unfortunately, I think it just wasn’t the one for me… 

I’m glad I read it, and it definitely wasn’t bad, but it isn’t one I could see reading again in the future. 
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epeolatrist's review against another edition

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

5.0

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andyweather's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

3.5



Upon completion, I enjoyed Shawshank Redemption more than I thought I was during the moment.

I liked hearing how Andy was sort of this inspiring and living legend, but really was a normal guy just living in hope for justice.
I enjoyed Red's telling of the story, it felt more endearing than I think it would have been had Andy been telling it himself.

I loved the ending, that made me feel really happy and it had this hopeful air to it.

Of course, being King, we has his typical rascim, homophobia and sexisim sprinkled in there. Surprised it wasn't much more, if I'm honest, but I guess this is only a small book. I can't write this review without at least mentioning this.

Overall, this was a solid character study and an interesting look at life in prison from around the 1940's onwards. I'd pin this as more of a historical, slice-of-life short story, with mystery and thriller elements.


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voldycat's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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