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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don't know if too many people have seen the mid-80s film Silver Bullet, but that movie is based on this book. I've seen the movie, but this is my first time reading the book, and I have to say I'm a little torn on it.
The story itself is super short. I'm a slow reader, and I think I finished it in just over 2 hours. The chapters are divided into different months, which each dealing with a different werewolf attack. While I really like this idea, the chapters go by so fast that there isn't enough character development given to anyone including the werewolf. So I didn't really care what happened to anyone. That being said, the scenes were the werewolf attacks are so visceral and horrific that they remind me of old 80s horror movies. I loved it.
While not nearly King's best work, it's still worth an afternoon read.
The story itself is super short. I'm a slow reader, and I think I finished it in just over 2 hours. The chapters are divided into different months, which each dealing with a different werewolf attack. While I really like this idea, the chapters go by so fast that there isn't enough character development given to anyone including the werewolf. So I didn't really care what happened to anyone. That being said, the scenes were the werewolf attacks are so visceral and horrific that they remind me of old 80s horror movies. I loved it.
While not nearly King's best work, it's still worth an afternoon read.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A short werewolf story that's fun to curl up with. If you're a Stephen King fan and you haven't read this, definitely check it out. This book inspired the 1985 movie - Silver Bullet.
The illustrations by Bernie Wrightson are absolutely the highlight of the book - but I disliked how they always came up early in the chapter, spoiler alert every time.
The illustrations by Bernie Wrightson are absolutely the highlight of the book - but I disliked how they always came up early in the chapter, spoiler alert every time.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
A fun horror/mystery that works both as a suspenseful thrill-ride and a sad horror.
Die in zwölf Kapitel eingeteilte Geschichte über einen Werwolf, der in dem kleinen Ort Taker Mills sein Unwesen treibt, ist sehr kurzweilig und aus heutiger Sicht wenig schokierend.
Trotzdem hat diese Ausgabe gerade durch die Bilder des mittlerweile verstorbenen Bernie Wrightson eine ganz besondere, nostalgische Schaueratmosphäre.
Das Format und die hochwertige Ausgabe vom Splitter Verlag eignen sich hervorragend zum Verschenken.
Trotzdem hat diese Ausgabe gerade durch die Bilder des mittlerweile verstorbenen Bernie Wrightson eine ganz besondere, nostalgische Schaueratmosphäre.
Das Format und die hochwertige Ausgabe vom Splitter Verlag eignen sich hervorragend zum Verschenken.