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nailartklaudia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
bookishchaos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I wouldn't call this "horror" as some might say but it's a psychological thriller with action and revenge.
Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, and Torture
Moderate: Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug abuse and Pedophilia
tvdeos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Minor: Rape and Vomit
clotalksbooks's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
The characters though, just felt so real. It showed how if you dig deep enough you can find good and bad in everybody, and it's up to you what you focus on.
The little mentions to COVID in the future I felt were unnecessary and didn't really add to the story, but that is my minor criticism.
It is not a book I could zoom through even though I wanted to find out what would happen, because it took a lot out of me emotionally and I needed to reflect. So it isn't one I can honestly say I enjoyed as such, but I wanted to keep getting to know these characters.
There were a couple of nods to this being a King novel, more noticeable towards the end. The writing as always is brilliant.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
leahdanielle131's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and War
Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Vomit
odette_tbdk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
No sé por donde empezar siendo honesta, al principio, este libro prometía mucho. La premisa principal del libro donde Billy va a estar encubierto en una ciudad para matar a un convicto se lleva a cabo en las primeras 200 páginas. Tirando todos los conflictos y personajes que habíamos construido hasta este punto A LA BASURA, no se vuelve a hacer más que pequeñas menciones de ellos y se siente desperdiciado.
Aquí es donde entra el mayor de mis problemas con este libro, las 400 páginas restantes, me pregunté a mi misma que iba a haber en ellas ya que el plot principal ya se había resuelto y me encontré con un relleno mal hecho.
Billy se esconde en esta casa que es casi un sótano. Esta parte es larga y no ocurre absolutamente nada más que Billy escribiendo su relato, el cual me pareció interesante hasta que terminó de relatar su infancia y prosiguió con su tiempo en la milicia, específicamente en la guerra de Iraq. Hubo muchas descripciones de armas y su ensamblaje que no servían para nada y fue una parte muy aburrida de leer, puede ser porque en general no me gustan los relatos de guerra, pero no fue nada más que sufrimiento que no me ayudó a empatizar con Billy debido a todo lo que hace a continuación.
Unos hombres dejan tirada a una muchacha enfrente del escondite de Billy, él sale en su rescate y hay una secuencia de escenas con tinte sexual (en la forma en la que se narra como Billy la salva y le quita la ropa que llevaba mojada por la lluvia) que me pareció grotesca, quise excusarlo con que es un libro de Stephen King, pero esto no es terror, son temas reales, que afectan a muchas personas, si él no sabe como se siente una mujer al ser violada, que mejor SE CALLE.
Bueno, en general, Alice (la muchacha rescatada) es muy sumisa con Billy, tiene la mitad de la edad de él y cae perdidamente enamorada, siendo él un asesino. Siento que King no sabe que las mujeres no actuamos así JAJAJA. Incluso accede a participar en el plan donde Billy va a matar a quién realmente lo contrató, el hombre en cuestión es un multimillonario pedófilo, qué sorpresa, y es camuflada como una chava de 16 años para poder entrar a su mansión, es simplemente repugnante como la expone a un abusador sexual habiendo sido ella misma una víctima del mismo crimen anteriormente.
PD: No Billy, vengar a una víctima de abuso sexual no te hace buena persona, solo fomentas más a la corrupción de la sociedad, gracias.
Siento que la gente que amó este libro leyó otro, le doy 2.5 estrellas porque estuvo bien escrito y me gustó el inicio, pero lo demás o simplemente no fue para mí o es una mierda.
No me cierro a leer otros libros de Stephen, pero me limitaré a los antiguos de terror.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug abuse, Vomit, Islamophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Confinement, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, and Pandemic/Epidemic
akvolcano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and War
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War
risemini's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
marine2907's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
kinley28's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail