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A review by virgoblin
Thinner by Stephen King, Richard Bachman
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, and Car accident
i hated this book!! this is going to be my last stephen king read, that man cannot keep himself from writing the N word in his books.
also contains frequent usage of a slur against Romani people and depicts them as evil.
lots of fatphobia inherent in this book and concept (which i knew going in)