Reviews - Cycle of the Werewolf

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Cycle of the Werewolf

Stephen King

3.54 AVERAGE

lukeslytalker's review against another edition

2.0

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jacob1480's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jakeypootomebound's review against another edition

3.0

This was alright. Some fun scenes. Definitely a Stephen King book.

smalljeannie's review against another edition

3.0

I don't know what I expected, but this wasn't it... I typically like stories from the werewolf's perspective and we only get a very little bit of that here. It's mainly a cast-of-characters mystery: each month a resident of a small town is brutally murdered. Point of view changes each chapter, merging the collective perspective of the town. Whodunnit? becomes a question as King hints that it is someone he's introduced us to. Each chapter has its own twist as King plays with the expectations of the audience. It is a short story so there isn't much development, but he packs quite a bit of depth into it. It's also pretty gory--I didn't like eating while I read it.

It's a very well-written short story (of course), but it felt more like an experiment or exercise than a great, captivating tale to lose onesself in, which is really what I wanted out of a werewolf story. That’s not the story’s fault that I wanted something else.