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joshkiba13'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Car accident, Medical trauma, and Rape
Moderate: Gore, Suicide, and Pedophilia
Minor: Death of parent
thenageler's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Blood and Suicide
Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Rape, Cursing, Animal death, Medical content, Gun violence, Infidelity, Child death, Car accident, Sexual violence, and Death of parent
maclunkeyy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Murder
rosereadsalot's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Animal death
travisppe'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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Medical trauma, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Grief, Gun violence, Chronic illness, Confinement, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical content, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, War, and Blood
Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Drug use, Cursing, and Alcohol
christinakann's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Medical content, Suicide, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Rape, Murder, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Car accident, Blood, Child death, and Gun violence
Minor: War, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Death of parent
that_bookish_life's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The Dead Zone is about everyman Johnny (no middle name) Smith who after being injured in a car accident and lying in a subsequent coma for 4+ years suddenly awakens possessing a second sight. He's now able to touch people or objects and know things: like his physical therapist's apartment is at that moment catching fire or that a politician will come to power and destroy the world. It's a lot for Johnny, but he's a good person and wants to use his power not for fame and fortune, but for good.
After locating a gruesome serial killer Johnny turns his attentions to a potentially equally sinister subject: politicians. He meets Jimmy Carter and tells him he will become president. And he meets an up and coming local politician who promises to make it rain on demand, shoot pollution into space, and throw all the bums out of Washington. Is Donald Trump in this book? No, but I think Trump may have an advisor or speech writer who has read this book because the parallels are astounding!
Reading this book at this moment in time sure is something. I did not pick it up knowing that it would be quite this relevant, but it did made a good and scary pre-election read. I enjoyed the content overall, but found the story to be a little more meandering than usual and lacking in character development.
Not my favorite King novel, but man is it eerily prescient to current day reality. Too bad no one with second sight was able to shake Trump's hand at an opportune moment in the past.
Minor: Rape, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Child death