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A review by snootle
Billy Summers by Stephen King
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This felt like 3 stories in one that were disconnected. The first half of the book was slow and hard to get through, but the action picked up and had me interested. The book was maybe a little too long, with a lot of detail and filler that felt irrelevant. The ending is what pushed this to 3 stars for me, although I found many moments in the relationship between Billy and Alice questionable and dodgy.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Vomit, War, and Injury/Injury detail