933 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781444707878
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date: 01 October 1991
Description
There was a new shop in town. Run by a stranger. Needful Things, the sign said. The oddest name. A name that caused some gossip and speculation among the good folks of Castle Rock, Maine, while they waited for opening day. Eleven-year-old Brian Ru...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,509 reviews
Moods
tense 77%
mysterious 74%
emotional 23%
adventurous 20%
challenging 17%
sad 12%
funny 9%
reflective 6%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 45%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 31% | Plot: 24%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 32% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Violence, MurderModerate
Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child deathMinor
Pedophilia, Racial slurs
933 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781444707878
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date: 01 October 1991
Description
There was a new shop in town. Run by a stranger. Needful Things, the sign said. The oddest name. A name that caused some gossip and speculation among the good folks of Castle Rock, Maine, while they waited for opening day. Eleven-year-old Brian Ru...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,509 reviews
Moods
tense 77%
mysterious 74%
emotional 23%
adventurous 20%
challenging 17%
sad 12%
funny 9%
reflective 6%
hopeful 1%
Pace
medium 45%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 31% | Plot: 24%Strong character development?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 32% | No: 19% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Violence, MurderModerate
Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child deathMinor
Pedophilia, Racial slurs