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Different Seasons by Stephen King

15 reviews

uhm_kai's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

nice and spooky

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy

kmolson29's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, and Gun violence

Minor: Rape

micasreads's review against another edition

4.0

 Andy Dufresne is in Shawshank after being found guilty of killing his wife and her lover…a crime he says he is innocent of. During his time at Shawshank, Andy becomes friends with Red, the prison's go-to man.  After years of getting to know each other, Red is surprised when Andy comes up missing, Red thinks about the events leading up to the escape. This story details Andy's time in prison, how Red believes he escaped, and the possibility of what Andy is doing with his freedom.

 

Frank Muller did a wonderful job of telling Andy's story through Red's eyes. The different characters and demeanors of each character were fantastic. Muller made the story a joy to listen to and I hope to read more books in which he narrates.

 

Audio is still the best way for me to imbibe Stephen King and this book was no different. Having watched the movie several times I knew the premise of the story yet still enjoyed hearing the story play out. I am looking forward to my next Stephen King audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

sunny_not's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Some of the stories were super brutal and awful, they left me with a sense of dread while others were almost hopeful. Apt Pupil was not what I expected at all and I hated it. I hated the characters so much, it was dreadful, awful and really portrayed humanity's lows. I really liked Shawshank redemption it was a great novella and the breathing method although sad was a great one as well. Since I liked some stories I gave 3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

fleetfoxes's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

i want to eat every page in this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Homophobia and Racial slurs