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kaykay67's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I started reading this book wayback in April. I have to admit the slow pace of this book caused me to put it down many times. Even entertaining the thought of dnf’ng it, which I have never done to any Stephen King book. So I stuck with it and pushed through. I’m glad to say I did because the last portion of this book really saves it, for me anyway. Through a majority of the book I was bored, found the plot tedious, the characters kinda iffy, Billy mainly but he’s probably not suppose to be too likable considering what his profession is.
Most of the book is setting up his job and after his job then Alice comes in. Billy takes Alice in and here the story picks up a bit but loses its pace again. But I have to say! Stick with it if you’re finding it boring because it does pick up in the last portion of the book! That is where I fell whole heartedly for Billy & Alice! Two great characters and the story just pulls itself out of the muck, for me anyway! There’s even a shout-out to an older King tale in a few places. 4.5!
Most of the book is setting up his job and after his job then Alice comes in. Billy takes Alice in and here the story picks up a bit but loses its pace again. But I have to say! Stick with it if you’re finding it boring because it does pick up in the last portion of the book! That is where I fell whole heartedly for Billy & Alice! Two great characters and the story just pulls itself out of the muck, for me anyway! There’s even a shout-out to an older King tale in a few places. 4.5!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Addiction, Blood, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Drug use, and Rape
imstephtacular's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Overall, I really enjoyed the story in this book. However, I was very put off by some problematic content (lots of fatphobic language, one particular scene of questionable choices around race). I wanted to like this book much more, but I could not ignore these instances. I liked the characters and the plotting overall, it’s just unfortunate that a lot of little moments built up and left a bad taste in my mouth and overshadowed the storytelling. I will say that I did like the ending of this one. King is hit or miss with endings and I thought this was handled well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Death, War, and Violence
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcohol, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, and Rape
Minor: Suicide
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