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A review by remjunior
Pet Sematary by Stephen King
4.0
So, I'll go ahead and say that of all the Stephen King books I've read, this one certainly made me feel the worst. This mostly has to do with the small child that is killed after running into the road and being hit by a truck. I kept thinking about my own small children and it horrified me in a way that made me realize that no matter how much control we exert to keep our kids safe, bad things can happen and they can die. The way King paints the grief, the funeral, the what-ifs...it's all very, very good.
On the other hand, I've read a lot of Stephen King books and this one was good but nothing spectacular. It wasn't The Stand, or The Shining, or even Salem's Lot. Those felt like more complete stories with characters that felt a little closer to reality than this book. Something about it was off here, almost like it was written to be a screenplay. But, overall, it was a good book and one that scared me because of how much the death and grief could be a part of my life.
On the other hand, I've read a lot of Stephen King books and this one was good but nothing spectacular. It wasn't The Stand, or The Shining, or even Salem's Lot. Those felt like more complete stories with characters that felt a little closer to reality than this book. Something about it was off here, almost like it was written to be a screenplay. But, overall, it was a good book and one that scared me because of how much the death and grief could be a part of my life.