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ice_princess's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
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
4.0
kitkatsbookden's review against another edition
3.5
Not my favorite. Easy read but didn’t grab me like his others.
3.5/5
3.5/5
lisa_reads_a_lot's review against another edition
4.0
Took me a bit to get into, but after i did i couldn't stop. Sad story.
bkmckown's review against another edition
5.0
He is a King in more than just name. His writing is superb and a storytelling style that is unmatched. Such a great book and I love that it tied back into some of his other stories. Looking for the Easter Eggs in his books is so much fun and these connected well.
dana_reads_books13's review against another edition
3.0
Liked the story but good lord it was a 372 page monologue.
billy_iii's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
howatdk's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- 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
5.0
ladywinchester's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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
5.0
katiescho741's review against another edition
4.0
I love when Stephen King does books like this. Most of my favourites by him are the non-supernatural stories with a dash of real horror, and this is one of them.
I've never read a book written this way and I think it's a really interesting POV, with the whole book being told first-person as Dolores tells the police about her life and mis-adventures. The fact that there's no section breaks made it more real, and I loved the Maine accent that came through in the writing. It is rambling enough to come across and realistic, but not rambling enough that the reader gets bored. Ironically, for a book told from the POV of a woman telling a long-winded story, it's one of King's best-edited books in terms of length and content!
The story comes together across the years. This is the one and only book of King's that actually had me laughing while reading...the sections about Vera and her stubornness and meanness towards Dolores were told in such a funny way that I couldn't helf laughing out loud at the way she describes things. King doesn't always do female characters justice, but I liked that this book was not only from the point of view of a woman, but there are strong female characters too.
There's a dash of horror in this, but it's minor and it's much more grounded. This is the sort of horror I like and the sort that King does really well.
Definitely one of King's better (if unfortunately lesser-known books), I really enjoyed it.
I've never read a book written this way and I think it's a really interesting POV, with the whole book being told first-person as Dolores tells the police about her life and mis-adventures. The fact that there's no section breaks made it more real, and I loved the Maine accent that came through in the writing. It is rambling enough to come across and realistic, but not rambling enough that the reader gets bored. Ironically, for a book told from the POV of a woman telling a long-winded story, it's one of King's best-edited books in terms of length and content!
The story comes together across the years. This is the one and only book of King's that actually had me laughing while reading...the sections about Vera and her stubornness and meanness towards Dolores were told in such a funny way that I couldn't helf laughing out loud at the way she describes things. King doesn't always do female characters justice, but I liked that this book was not only from the point of view of a woman, but there are strong female characters too.
There's a dash of horror in this, but it's minor and it's much more grounded. This is the sort of horror I like and the sort that King does really well.
Definitely one of King's better (if unfortunately lesser-known books), I really enjoyed it.
hela_reads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
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
3.75