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Needful Things by Stephen King

24 reviews

citlalialvrod's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Misogyny, Blood, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Much better than the last Stephen King I read (It), but it suffered some of the same issues: too many characters, too many pages. If he'd cut 1/3 of the characters, the book would've been as effective, easier to follow person-by-person, and rated a 4 by me instead of the 3.5 I give it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mechtimber's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug use, Racism, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

pinkleum's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

sick and twisted with a side of racism and misogyny. Finished the book out of determination to say i read stephen king but now i don’t know why it matters to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Pregnancy

illtakethenightshiftx's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Needful Things isn’t one of my favorite King novels but when it’s read by King himself, it’s 10x better

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Ableism

jojom77's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

veronikar's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Murder

catriona176's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This one’s particularly bleak 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Car accident

daniquevdijk_'s review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kerryamber's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Gore, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Vomit, and Car accident