Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Finders Keepers by Stephen King

42 reviews

blondieabrams's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Fatphobia, Racial slurs, and Homophobia

jasmine256's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Homophobia and Rape

Minor: Racial slurs

justperr's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Slow in the middle waiting for the last 15-20% of the book when the main two characters meet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Rape

linda_wolf's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Rape, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Cursing, Blood, Medical trauma, Violence, Confinement, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Vomit

michaelavictoria's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The pacing and tension of this book feels incredibly dull when read back to back with the first installment of the series. The mystery was not very exciting. But it's still a King novel so I didn't hate it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Homophobia

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit, Stalking, and Kidnapping

yodamordecai's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

I genuinely really liked Mr. Mercedes, but this book was a huge let down. King tries to repeat the structure of Mr. Mercedes, with the criminal and protagonists perspectives alternating, but it fails the bring the tension it did in the first book. Pete Saubers and his family are not very interesting characters, and the characters that we are already invested in are barely in the book. Morris is a much blander version of Brady and is too pathetic to provoke much terror. I’m hesitantly hopeful for End of Watch, assuming it follows the plot hook of Brady’s

possible telekinesis

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape and Violence

Minor: Homophobia and Racial slurs

crystal689's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Violence, Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping, Gun violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse

vickyreptile's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Me encantó Quien pierde paga, la segunda entrega de la trilogía de Bill Hodges. Como todos los libros que leí de King (que son pocos, por cierto) tiene un ritmo EXCELENTE y me gusta mucho que Bill y Holly no son centrales en esta historia. Por otro lado, también celebro que en el corazón de esta historia está la literatura, la pasión por los libros, llevada hasta el extremo. 
Debo advertir, sin embargo, que me pareció SÚPER violenta por momentos y aunque para mí eso no es un problema, entiendo que puede serlo para otros. Ojo, nunca gratuitamente, pero sí es una novela violenta. 
Ya quiero meterme en la tercera entrega!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, and Violence

nightstitch96's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Murder, Violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Death, Rape, and Sexual violence

westernsunshine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical content, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Death, Fatphobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Racial slurs