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Billy Summers by Stephen King

11 reviews

catcherntheryebread's review

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-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? No

5.0

I am not typically a King fan (just personal preference) but WOW. Just wow. This was a PHENOMENAL story. Had me on the edge of my seat til the last page. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Blood, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

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

stellavb's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

theremightbecupcakes's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Pedophilia, and Murder

dirtandtrees's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gun violence, Murder, War, Violence, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Trafficking

mimccub's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Child abuse, and Drug abuse

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. 

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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

cblunier's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Vomit

Moderate: Abortion and Pedophilia