Reviews

Pet Sematary by Stephen King

sethro93's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

derry's review

4.0

A real cult classic. Absolutely loved it, but a wee bit predictable. As the owner of two cats and a self professed crazy cat lady, this quote was one of my favourites:

" he's my cat! He's not God's cat! Let God have his own cat! Let God have all the damn old cat He wants, and kill them all! Church is mine!"

amandalyn's review

4.0

Man. This one was wayyyy sadder than I expected it to be. Everyone knows the premise of this novel, but the execution was so much more than I ever thought, having seen the old Pet Sematary. The depictions of grief and shame and guilt that comes from death were so beautifully written and well done. If you had told me King’s child had really died and inspired this novel, I’d believe it. It all felt so real.

The real spooks didn’t start till the end, but the atmosphere was tense and daunting for so much of this novel. It’s probably my second favorite King so far. Gotta keep working through them!

chronicallyonline's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

cowsaymuh's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Animal death

Moderate: Grief and Violence

choimaximalistjae's review

5.0

it was an amazing first stephen king read! although, i do not reccomend trying to compare it to the movies, especially the new one. i tried doing that for a bit before i realised that it was ruining the experience for me. all-in-all though, it was a great read! i loved the characters, their interactions, their stories, and their development. i enjoyed how it focused on the creed family as well as the whole main story which we all know. at first it seemed a little slow paced, but once i got into it, i could not put it down! 5/5 stars, i highly recommend!

mar_2001's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

baybooks's review

5.0

This book rocked me so badly that I stopped reading it for two months and finally was able to return to it. The scenes are described in a way that allows the reader to imagine taking each step with Louis and Rachel. It is immersive and terrifying.

obliviously's review against another edition

• stephen king is stephen king
• the ending is a ride but was it worth the rest? no

tashpointsue's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0