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Needful Things by Stephen King

8 reviews

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

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

_marycappiello3's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

seeker42's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

Minor: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Car accident, and Pregnancy

smithreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

unboxedjack's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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, Domestic abuse, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Pedophilia, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

dannybrown59's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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

3.75

Overall this book was pretty good. I've  enjoyed other Stephen King books a lot more though and found this one to drag a little. I still found it really interesting and can definitely see how it relates to our society. I hated the ending of this so much, it just didn't make a lot of sense to me. I think it might as I read more of his books but who knows.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Murder, and Alcohol