Reviews

Four Past Midnight by Stephen King

dr_mendoza's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

3.0

miss_chanandlerbong09's review

dark mysterious

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

3.5

jasonlaw77's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

addison_reads's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

leaheve's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

imposterwalrus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

letxpaiva's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

pcdilger914'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

4.25

katiedermody's review against another edition

0.5

I chose this because it was the start of Halloween season and also I am looking for a book with four in the title that I like. This isn't it. Stephen King is way too wordy (it was SO LONG), plus overall this collection of stories from the late 80s/early 90s has some outdated ideas/words and some flat out racist terms. Each story had potential but I hit something in the third one that if I hadn't been so far in I would have DNF'd. CW for that story below: CSA.
Story1: probably my fave of them all, very full of tension and not as much gore.
Story2: enjoyed comparing this one to the movie from back in the day, which I haven't seen in probably 15-18 years.
Story3: **CW above**: was going well but then there was a flashback scene of sexual assault that happened to the MC as a child and it was quite graphic without real warning. No thank you.
Story4: concept was cool but was just too long. 

golddust95662's review

I couldn't renew my library loan so I placed it on hold