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Billy Summers by Stephen King

14 reviews

funkaroo12's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, War, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Drug use

leahdanielle131's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Violence, War, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual content, and Pedophilia

odette_tbdk's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

• 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

Reseña llena de spoilers.

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.

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Content Warnings

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

ju_harue's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

3.5

Foi meu primeiro contato com a escrita do King, e achei que foi um ótimo início, embora a escrita seja bem prolixa, a construção de personagens dele é ímpar, o que motiva a leitura até o fim.
Relacionar a história de volta ao passado, com o ato libertador de colocar em palavras, através da escrita de um livro, foi ótimo.
Camadas de densidade de cada personagem que vai aparecendo, até culminar em transferir talvez o cargo de protagonista vs enredo, achei maravilhoso. Me motivou a ler mais obras.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Murder, Death, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Murder, Abandonment, Gun violence, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Genocide, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and War

bajablasthole's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Medical trauma, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, War, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Murder, Rape, Racial slurs, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

risemini's review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

emmasbookishself's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Strong dialogue and likeable characters have made this an unforgettable book. 

Billy Summers is a hired hit man, and he’s about to finish his final job. He immerses himself in this new community under the guise of a writer, working on a book. He becomes a neighbour and a friend, all while discovering that he’s enjoying writing… His own story. 

This last job takes a turn when Billy accomplishes his final hit, but he doesn’t comply with the provided out. He fears it’s a set up. Billy manages to hideout under yet another identity but once again it gets messy when he discovers a young woman, Alice, beaten and bloody, left in the ditch outside his home. 

The pair take to each other, and soon they’re two outlaws on the run together… 

This kinship between Billy and Alice, could it be Stockholm Syndrome, or could it be two lost souls coming together to find a way to heal?


I felt very connected to the characters and was desperately hoping for a “happy” ending.. or as happy of an ending it could be. In a way, it was.. Alice gets a chance to start fresh and be whoever she wants to be. I think by Billy helping Alice accomplish that, it helped absolve some of the guilt he felt surrounding his sister’s death. 

There are a lot of triggers in this book so be sure to check trigger warnings before reading!! 

Favourite quotes: 

“Fucking Marge!!” 

“A stranger came, and he turned into a neighbour, but here’s the punchline, he turned out to be a stranger all along.” 

“She’s in love with you, and she’ll follow you as long as you let her, and if you let her, you’ll ruin her.” 

“When you give pain, it leaves a scar. It scars your mind, it scars your spirit, and it should because hurting someone, killing someone is no little thing.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Murder, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Grief, Pedophilia, and Violence

kshertz's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

I read this because somebody told me that it is not scary at all and I was interested in what Stephen King was writing nowadays. I feel like it is an interesting adventure but could have been a lot shorter. I also realized I have a big trigger warning about old white dudes writing about young girls and how they think they’re so hot and what they wanna do to them. That felt really gross and was hard for me to get through the book because of that. But you do get invested in Billy Summers and his whole adventure. I definitely wanted to keep reading until the very end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Murder, Blood, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, and Sexual harassment

neptunereign's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and War

Moderate: Death of parent and Drug use

Minor: Trafficking

gurnoor's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Sexual content