2.26k reviews for:

Needful Things

Stephen King

3.84 AVERAGE

marshalls_library's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

urbanall's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 10%

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Will definitely come back to this one one day, just not in the mood right now!

bookishpocketdragon07's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book was insane from start to finish, an absolute must read!

misschievous's review against another edition

3.0

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This book really drew me in with the storyline at the beginning. Who (or what) was the owner of the new shop in Castle Hill? What was he really selling? Two thirds into the story it became a really tedious read. There were too many characters and I didn't feel drawn to any of them. The story started to get too repetitive. By the end of the book I was skimming the chapters to finally get to the end. This is definitely not one of King's best works.

dangreen4211's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

eileen_reads_horror's review against another edition

5.0

dark

h4ppycupcake's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ayteekay's review against another edition

3.75

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Long-winded as King books can be, but the payoff was worth in a sense. Not as good as It. People still acted absolutely bonkers by the end. 

kriavidar's review against another edition

4.75

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

that_bookaholic_gal's review against another edition

2.0

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People milled on the sidewalks, gazing in shop windows, and waving hello to their friends and neighbors. It was a quaint little town. The sun was shining; a perfect spring day… this town was flourishing, but something bad was lurking.

Needful Things is a horror novel following a small town, Castle Rock, and all of its inhabitants. A new shop in town has opened and people are curious and excited to see what it has in store. It’s an unusual store and inside is an unusual man.

I read this book to fulfill the PopSugar prompt for “a book published the year you were born” and I’m a Stephen King fan, so I was excited to read it. I will say though, this book did not age well and is one reason for my low rating. The other reason for my low rating is the horror element of this book doesn’t really start until 300 pages in and that’s a lot of reading to do before anything starts to unfold. There are a ton of characters to keep track of as well so it was hard to keep focused.

A cool concept, but not my favorite King book.