2.27k reviews for:

Needful Things

Stephen King

3.84 AVERAGE

veggieveg's review against another edition

3.0

dark slow-paced

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** spoiler alert ** This is my third Stephen King novel, the first two being The Shining and its sequel. This book was not only a horror story, but also extremely violent and gruesome. Also, note to self to check "does the dog die" prior to picking up a book... Also should check "does the parakeet die", apparently. I found the story (especially in the middle) unnecessarily long but the ending was captivating and fast paced.

 

hairpull's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark funny mysterious

amber_dusk's review against another edition

5.0

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I think this is one of my favorites by King. At least so far, not quite The Stand, but amazing. I love his longer novels and the character's in this book were great. I highly recommend this one!

aelis's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

interpretagain's review against another edition

5.0

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Classic slow burn. The characters were well developed and there was actual humour in the story despite the sinister nature.

ereid641's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

olevin84's review

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bellelouallen's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-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

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The atmosphere/ vibes of this book are IMMACULATE. It’s such a perfect representation of a small town in October with just the absolute most ominous feeling all throughout. Leland Gaunt is a fantastic antagonist, and I love how we never truly knew the truth about him. I also really like Alan pangborn as a mc, particularly after reading the dark half. The story is so smart and intricate and really horrific at parts. My only issue is that it certainly dragged a bit too long and could’ve been edited ab 100-200 pages. I also didn’t totally love the ending, but I definitely think it worked for the story. 

daniellemarie's review

3.0

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hollystribe's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced