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liam_ted's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Vomit, War, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence
Moderate: Rape, Trafficking, Pedophilia, and Panic attacks/disorders
nailartklaudia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
catcherntheryebread's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Minor: Abandonment, Blood, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
zoemaeboonz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Minor: Gun violence, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Murder, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Death
bookishchaos's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I wouldn't call this "horror" as some might say but it's a psychological thriller with action and revenge.
Graphic: Rape, Torture, and Gun violence
Moderate: Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pedophilia and Drug abuse
clotalksbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The characters though, just felt so real. It showed how if you dig deep enough you can find good and bad in everybody, and it's up to you what you focus on.
The little mentions to COVID in the future I felt were unnecessary and didn't really add to the story, but that is my minor criticism.
It is not a book I could zoom through even though I wanted to find out what would happen, because it took a lot out of me emotionally and I needed to reflect. So it isn't one I can honestly say I enjoyed as such, but I wanted to keep getting to know these characters.
There were a couple of nods to this being a King novel, more noticeable towards the end. The writing as always is brilliant.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, War, Violence, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Drug use, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Child abuse
odette_tbdk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
No sé por donde empezar siendo honesta, al principio, este libro prometía mucho. La premisa principal del libro donde Billy va a estar encubierto en una ciudad para matar a un convicto se lleva a cabo en las primeras 200 páginas. Tirando todos los conflictos y personajes que habíamos construido hasta este punto A LA BASURA, no se vuelve a hacer más que pequeñas menciones de ellos y se siente desperdiciado.
Aquí es donde entra el mayor de mis problemas con este libro, las 400 páginas restantes, me pregunté a mi misma que iba a haber en ellas ya que el plot principal ya se había resuelto y me encontré con un relleno mal hecho.
Billy se esconde en esta casa que es casi un sótano. Esta parte es larga y no ocurre absolutamente nada más que Billy escribiendo su relato, el cual me pareció interesante hasta que terminó de relatar su infancia y prosiguió con su tiempo en la milicia, específicamente en la guerra de Iraq. Hubo muchas descripciones de armas y su ensamblaje que no servían para nada y fue una parte muy aburrida de leer, puede ser porque en general no me gustan los relatos de guerra, pero no fue nada más que sufrimiento que no me ayudó a empatizar con Billy debido a todo lo que hace a continuación.
Unos hombres dejan tirada a una muchacha enfrente del escondite de Billy, él sale en su rescate y hay una secuencia de escenas con tinte sexual (en la forma en la que se narra como Billy la salva y le quita la ropa que llevaba mojada por la lluvia) que me pareció grotesca, quise excusarlo con que es un libro de Stephen King, pero esto no es terror, son temas reales, que afectan a muchas personas, si él no sabe como se siente una mujer al ser violada, que mejor SE CALLE.
Bueno, en general, Alice (la muchacha rescatada) es muy sumisa con Billy, tiene la mitad de la edad de él y cae perdidamente enamorada, siendo él un asesino. Siento que King no sabe que las mujeres no actuamos así JAJAJA. Incluso accede a participar en el plan donde Billy va a matar a quién realmente lo contrató, el hombre en cuestión es un multimillonario pedófilo, qué sorpresa, y es camuflada como una chava de 16 años para poder entrar a su mansión, es simplemente repugnante como la expone a un abusador sexual habiendo sido ella misma una víctima del mismo crimen anteriormente.
PD: No Billy, vengar a una víctima de abuso sexual no te hace buena persona, solo fomentas más a la corrupción de la sociedad, gracias.
Siento que la gente que amó este libro leyó otro, le doy 2.5 estrellas porque estuvo bien escrito y me gustó el inicio, pero lo demás o simplemente no fue para mí o es una mierda.
No me cierro a leer otros libros de Stephen, pero me limitaré a los antiguos de terror.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Blood, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, and War
Moderate: Alcohol, Islamophobia, Vomit, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Minor: Confinement, Pandemic/Epidemic, Fatphobia, and Kidnapping
stellavb's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, War, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug use
risemini's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Murder, Violence, Blood, Grief, Pedophilia, Cancer, War, Child death, Death, Rape, Vomit, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
marine2907's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Alcohol, Body horror, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, Pedophilia, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Vomit, Cursing, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, War, Child abuse, and Kidnapping