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remjunior's review against another edition
3.0
Meh. Not bad, but not great. The premise is cool, but King is no Harlan Coben. It's like...Coben-lite with supernatural twists. I think the HBO show improved on the book massively but even that fell apart near the latter third.
In some ways, it feels like King is just churning out books and isn't trying very hard. That's probably presumptuous, but this book just felt so rote and nothing worth loving. Like, I can't imagine anyone who has read King novels saying this is their favorite or even top 10.
So, yeah. Meh. That's how I feel. Not good, not bad, just meh.
In some ways, it feels like King is just churning out books and isn't trying very hard. That's probably presumptuous, but this book just felt so rote and nothing worth loving. Like, I can't imagine anyone who has read King novels saying this is their favorite or even top 10.
So, yeah. Meh. That's how I feel. Not good, not bad, just meh.
klimetzh's review against another edition
3.0
I really WANTED to give this 4 or 5 stars - the first half had me totally hooked, but it felt like we were treading water for the last half. By the time we made it to the actual climax, I was so impatient to get there it felt like a letdown. Very very interesting concept and has definitely inspired me to read some more Stephen King, but I liked Sleeping Beauties much better.
xxxstephnicolexxx's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.0
The ending confrontation with the creature was sorta lackluster
crystal22212's review against another edition
4.0
Wow!!! I absolutely did not expect the way this book went. Had some very graphic parts, but mind blown and Stephen King killed it as always!
abernathy_33's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Rape, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, and Gun violence
Minor: Animal death, Drug use, and Vomit
macyinretrograde's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
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
4.25
sancakes's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
alisarae's review against another edition
This was one of my favorite Stephen King novels (my all time fave is 11/22/63). It’s a pretty straightforward police procedural with a supernatural twist—a monster based on Mexican folklore. I liked the characters, too. It’s easy to like a book where the good guys do good and the bad guy is a monster.
Plus, that folksy language that Stephen King always uses is just the best. In the age of international blockbusters and language flattening, we need regional dialect revival in literature.
Plus, that folksy language that Stephen King always uses is just the best. In the age of international blockbusters and language flattening, we need regional dialect revival in literature.
sophiao's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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