gabigw's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
wondawilson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Child death
Minor: Pedophilia
abogges1's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-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? No
4.5
perax_01's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rayne_e_reads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
rsmith2613's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
nahnahnancy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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
3.5
myqz's review against another edition
4.0
Good King. Could have been a hundred pages shorter, but I liked the pacing of the story: it spends so long luxuriating in world building, then suddenly accelerates to breakneck pace. I think this story has aged well; it seems to get directly at the heart of the greedy American individualism and tribalism that continues to tear communities apart- in a way, these tired hostilities bringing a community to an absolute boiling point of war feels prescient, in reality, it’s just King seeing who we’ve always been.