Reviews tagging Murder

The Outsider, by Stephen King

72 reviews

chloevienna's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.25

i had fun with this book, but didn’t find it to be anything incredible. the only other king i’ve read is the girl who loved tom gordon, and i thought that was far superior. this had some eerie descriptions, but nothing ever truly scared me or got under my skin like i hoped it would when i started this book. i enjoyed the characters and core ideas, but feel this had too much going on for its own good; it was somewhat convoluted and hard to follow at times. it was a fairly easy read and i enjoyed the experience, but i can’t say i’d confidently recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Animal death

dark_221b's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Child death, Gore, and Murder

leligavi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Cursing

ccpetrikas's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Murder, Child abuse, Torture, Suicide, Gore, and Child death

amberlouiseking's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

4.5

I especially loved the character Holly, and her ability to enlighten the other characters about the truth of the murderer.

Spoiler

The only thing that disappointed me was how fast the ending was, all it took to defeat the shapeshifter was a hit to the head. There should’ve been more of an epic fight sequence and we should’ve learnt more about the character, like how they came to be, and why they did it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Child death and Death

lpdx's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Pedophilia, Suicide, Violence, Sexual assault, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Alcoholism

Minor: Cancer, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

bartlebies's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

3.5

I would die for Holly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Gore, Murder, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Torture, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Violence

pancaaakes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Overall I liked it! I thought it was neat that he was able to turn what could have been a very shot story into a drawn out, detailed account of everything going on. Without knowing anything about the book, I guessed that the outsider was a

Spoiler

shapeshifter

Fairly early in the book. I really liked Holly as a character, and I’m interested in reading the other book about her. Not my favorite King book so far, but it definitely wasn’t bad. Not for someone that likes long, drawn out, wild goose chase type books though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual violence, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Violence and Suicidal thoughts

kimskankwalker's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Death, Cancer, Child death, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Body horror, Grief, Alcohol, and Terminal illness

Minor: Blood, Drug use, Animal death, Dementia, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, Addiction, and Vomit

shoshpursley's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, and Child death