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Pet Sematary

Stephen King

4.01 AVERAGE

bfloow's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad

spongeboob's review

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

woahnerr's review against another edition

5.0

Second Read: It's perhaps more terrifying the second time around, but it also has one of the most detailed and accurate depictions of grief that I've read. I glossed over that detail on my first read. I'm leaving Pet Sematary reminded of how precious each day is and how easily things can take a horrible turn. It's a great story, but I can't deal such emotional damage to myself again lol, so I doubt I'll read it again.

First Read: I've never been so terrified, invested, and disgusted while reading. Stephen King takes the reader on an emotional rollercoaster, ranging from the heights of joy to deep, dark horror. I can't recommend this book enough; it has rekindled a love for reading that I've been lacking recently and frankly, it has changed the way I look at life and has given me a deeper appreciation for my relationships.

droomdief's review against another edition

4.0

het was echt wel een heel goed boek. Het is de eerste keer dat ik iets van dit genre lees, ik zag dat dit het engste boek is dat Stephen King geschreven heeft maar ik vond het eigenlijk niet ZO eng?? Misschien ben ik een psychopaat, kan ook..

feintwell's review against another edition

3.0

So it was a good book. I really liked the start and their introduction. I also really liked the progress and the middle. It was like getting to see the family in its daily life. However, I do think there were a bit too many unnecessary details. Some parts were actually very scary, like a lingering fear as if someone was watching you. Unfortunately, I didn't like the ending very much. I see where the author was going with it but couldn't pull it through. It felt like a movie that ran out of budget by the end.

bhamilton's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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: Complicated

Dark. Heavy. Stunning.

peteyjakobson's review against another edition

3.0

A good, but disturbing, modern tragedy that deals heavily on the topics of death and grief; delving deeply into the psyche of a protagonist as he suffers through both of these. Biggest issues I had with the book was that most of the "action", so to speak, seemed to only happen in the last %10 of the book. although I do appreciate the intense character development in the first section, there were parts of the book that felt rather pointless. Nonetheless, I feel that overall it was a great horror and definitely not a book that you will want to speed through if you wish to keep your sanity. I would give it 3 and 1/2 stars if I could so I will give it 3 stars.