A review by violetturtledove
Desperation by Stephen King

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

This one gets started with the tension pretty quickly, there is a creepy and unsettling atmosphere right from the start and the characters come second. Not that the characters are bad, but there isn't the usual depth of backstory that I usually notice in King's books. There's plenty of gruesome body horror in this, and although the creepy atmosphere dies down a bit by the end, the ending at least feels satisfying (endings generally being a weakness in King's longer books).
Ultimately is I don't think it's going to be one of my favourites but i DO want to look up 'The Regulators' which is a companion book to this.
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