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Salem's Lot by Stephen King

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kdailey86's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars. No glittery vampires in this book. This is the way vampires should be viewed. They're scary, creatures of the night who prey on humans. Thank you Stephen King for writing it the way it should be.

bookish_bry's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.5

I had a lot of fun with this book. King, as always, is great at making your skin crawl. I think I enjoyed it more since I've read Dracula already.

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rae2733's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.25

arnith87's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

I skimmed the last 3rd - it was too long for the subject to my taste. That said, I can see it being ground breaking when published. Definitely entertaining and page turning. The real horror isn't the campires, it's the humans.

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x_ymst's review against another edition

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4.5

My first Stephen king novel. Had some slow boring parts but they all were necessary in the end. Man, Mark’s character and the way it talked about children’s resilience to the fear of monsters.. this was a great book. Might be a five star.