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Christine, by Stephen King

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bgaura's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.5

If being a kid is about learning how to live, then being a grown-up is about learning how to die

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msteasam's review against another edition

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1.0

I'm judging this one more on personal preference than the actual quality of the book.

I really didn't like how this book was written; the slang was off-putting, the references went way over my head, the book is very long and I found the pacing very slow.

I didn't mind the concept - I like the movie well enough - but I didn't think that it was very scary.

This one easily earns the title of my least favourite Stephen King book.

melsbookshelves03's review against another edition

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dark slow-paced

5.0

This is one of the few older King books that I haven't read yet and it's another one that I am mad I put off for so long. I was skeptical that I was going to absolutely love an almost 650 page book about a car that comes to life and murders people but I should have put my faith in King because he rarely disappoints. A big theme in this book is friendship and it is a theme I gravitate very hard towards and love when it is executed properly like in this book. I could see people having pacing issues with this one as it is a very slow start but I loved it. I also loved that 2/3 of the novel is written in first person while the middle third is third person. It is an interesting writing technique that I think could go poorly but works in this circumstance. This honestly might be one of my top five King works if I really think about it simply because of the ending. The last part of the last chapter and the epilogue hit me like a ton of bricks and left me both blubbering and with my mouth ajar. For fear of spoilers, I won't mention anything else but just know that I think this is one of King's best endings. I wouldn't recommend people start with this as their first King book but if you are a King reader and somehow have not read this one, it is definitely worth it.

ripvanwinkle's review

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5.0

Stephen King is such a good storyteller and I really don't know how to put it any other way than that. Also the last two lines were so good and final without completely ending the story