5k reviews for:

Billy Summers

Stephen King

4.04 AVERAGE

mallory_lager's review against another edition

5.0

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4.5 stars, again, surprised on how much I enjoyed this, especially the ending, which was masterfully done. King is a great writer, this isn’t something I’d usually be into, but overall very good writing

jonathans_books's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

candiecane333's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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really enjoyed this story, very different from most of his other books. I found the mc interesting, loved Alice & found the ending sad but perfect. I wish there wasn't so much detail on the story he was writing, I felt it really slowed down the book & didn't add anything

frankylone's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

goodnight_moon's review against another edition

2.0

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Mostly uninteresting. I thought the war background was cliche, the mob and hitman detail was caricature. The "dumb self" was laughably corny. The story never goes in a direction you don't see coming; it has nothing to offer. Sure, you don't anticipate Alice, but Billy's actions aren't a surprise, and her arrival barely complicates matters. Am I supposed to feel stressed for him? He's not interesting. For this to work, Billy needs a lot more going on then "I'm a nice enough guy who just wants to be paid to kill bad guys and go home."

All my favorite Stephen King stories are bananas. You can chalk this up to me waiting for something exciting to happen, but I was shocked how two-dimensional I found these characters and how cheesy the action and dialogue, given the mostly positive reviews. 

anniika's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

beans99's review against another edition

5.0

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King writes a “one last job” novel and makes it both poetic and beautiful. We all know that when hit men sign up for “one last job” things don’t ever go as planned. I fell in love with Billy Summers and will be thinking about him for years to come.

morrisa7's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-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: Complicated

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I have no words right now. 
This is my first Stephen King book i have ever read. I now know why he is the GOAT ! 

lemony12's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

your_favourite's review against another edition

3.0

emotional mysterious tense medium-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