A review by sappypatheticm
Apt Pupil by Stephen King

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

3.0

An old Nazi and a teenage sociopath forge an unlikely friendship. Partnership? The story is gross in the way violent bigotry is gross. Still, it was compelling. At one point one of the characters got bitten by an animal and I caught myself hoping he would get rabies and die.
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