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lyfeinpr0gress's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Ableism, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Bullying
josiew's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Stalking, Pregnancy, Body horror, Suicide, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Child death, Rape, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Animal death, and Trafficking
katie_helf96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Pregnancy, War, Child abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Slavery, Gore, Child death, Rape, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, and Grief
minttruffle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual violence, War, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy
archimboldo_7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Death, Pregnancy, and Violence
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Mental illness
saj04's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Car accident, Sexual violence, Vomit, Violence, Body horror, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Rape, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore
rosereadsalot's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Abortion, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Gun violence, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Physical abuse, Addiction, Ableism, Animal death, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Gore
scip's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Racial slurs, Racism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Slavery, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Suicide, Vomit, Cursing, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, War, Ableism, Grief, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal death, Car accident, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Abandonment
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Animal death
Minor: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia
tacitusreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Minor: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Xenophobia, Vomit, Body horror, Addiction, Cursing, Violence, and Drug use
sarutobu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Der Plot und die Charaktere sind sehr gut ausgeschrieben, man kann sich sehr gut in die Charaktere hineinversetzen und aufgrund der Menge dieser, ist es auch möglich sich mit einigen zu identifizieren.
Der Anfang des Romans befasst sich mit dem Ausbruch der Seuche und den Konsequenzen, die dadurch für die unterschiedlichen Charaktere entstehen. Dieser Teil ist sehr gut geschrieben und man vergisst, wie viele Seiten man liest. Dabei werden viele verschiedenen Ethnien, Bildungshintergründe etc. von den Charakteren abgedeckt (z.B. der taubstumme Nick, der nur über Zettel mit den anderen kommunizieren kann.) Zudem wird in diesem Teil der Konflikt zwischen Gut und Böse (dargestellt durch Randall Flagg und Mutter Abigail) langsam vorgestellt. Dieser Konflikt zieht sich durch das ganze Buch.
Anschließend werden die Geschehnisse in den zwei entstandenn Lagern beschrieben, bevor es zur Auflösung der Geschichte kommt. Leider ist diese Auflösung etwas kurz geraten, aber nichtsdestotrotz spannend und teils schockierend. Am Ende folgt noch eine Art Epilog, der einen Ausblick auf die Entwicklung der Welt nach dem Roman geben soll. Auch diese ist gut gelungen.
King schreckt nicht davor zurück Charaktere, die vorher eine große Rolle eingenommen haben, umkommen zu lassen und auch sonst lassen sich die Geschehnisse im Verlauf des Buches nicht vorhersagen.
Die Auswirkung, die eine solche Pandemie auf die Gesellschaft und das Land hat, sind sehr gut recherchiert und regen zum Nachdenken an.
Alles in allem ist das Buch uneingeschränkt zu empfehlen.
Neben der gut gelungenen Szenerie sind es vor allem die ausführlich beschrieben Charaktere und deren Gedankengänge, die das Buch lesenswert machen.
Moderate: Cannibalism, Blood, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, War, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy