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A review by starfiadh
Desperation by Stephen King
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The first Stephen king book I ever read and, despite reading it every year since, I never remember the ending. The relationship with god/religion is very strange and intriguing to me, and even the bad or slightly more boring characters get me interested in them at some point. Weird book. I liked it.
Graphic: Child death, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Racial slurs, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Drug use, Sexism, Mass/school shootings, and Sexual harassment