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mechtimber'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
4.0
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
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
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
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Suicide, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racism, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Ableism
_marycappiello3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Racism, Car accident, and Alcohol
jordan_uhden'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
tcgarback'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
3.5
Critical Score: B
Personal Score: B+
Reading Experience: 📘📘📘📘(4/5)
This was refreshingly classic King, and that’s just what the doctor ordered. I loved the huge cast, small town vibes, and gradually increasing dread.
At times the satire is in full command, and other times it feels like the joke is more on King than anyone else. There’s some implausibility with the general function of the book.
So anyway, if you get over the silly stuff like that (and I found this relatively easy to do) this is deviously fun and cozily nostalgic.
But of course, because this is classic King, there is some problematic stuff to shift through: fatphobia, casual racism, and homophobia are the most obvious ones here. I also hate that the protagonist is a cop.
This one also lacks scariness, but honestly, there are very few King books that scare me.
I loved the unexpected twist on the meaning of the title at the start of Part Three. I loved the colorful assortment of merchandise and their respective human flaws (addiction, chronic pain, grief, materialism, loneliness, lust, etc).
To wrap things up, I loved that this was a nice and long deep dive into another small town falling apart, complete with a balanced ensemble cast and an increasingly complex web of subplots.
Not in my Stephen King God-tier, but not far below it either.
Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Racism
hschlecht's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
smithreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Excrement, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
readwithbells's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Vomit, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, and Racism
btrz7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail