A review by rileyharrell
If It Bleeds by Stephen King

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

To be honest, this one was weak for me. I only really liked the "If it Bleeds" and "Rat" stories. And even then, the "Rat" story had a weak ending for me. Is King losing his touch? Maybe. I used to really like the things he writes but these, even as they were short stories, failed to really captivate me. I am going to read "The Institute" next which seems to have a more hard storyline than these did. Maybe that one would be better but as it stands I like the old traditional King books better. We shall see!
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