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megselyane's review
- 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: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
amiegold's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
And in all reality, if most people had a chance to bring someone they loved back from the dead, especially in those painful first days, wouldn't they give anything to do it?
I didn’t love the condescending way Louis treats Rachel, even if it’s coming from a good place.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Sexism, and Sexual content
ladybocknite's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Infertility, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Cannibalism
laziceva_kala's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Body horror
yello_ow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
weinerman's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
louisegraveyard's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Animal death
stars_and_ink's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
whiteblue's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood
caylamaureen's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Okay, Pet Sematery has very little blood and gore and jump scares compared to other King novels and I was left thinking “would I even call this ‘horror?’“ To me it felt more like tragedy. Kind of like a bit of a haunted tragedy? I’m not sure… what it really, actually is at its core is thought-provoking and psychological. More than any other book I’ve ever read, you are going to be pushed right up against the glass to the questions of afterlife, the worst kinds of childhood trauma, and the complex interwoven effects of death in the family. It’s absolutely astounding to me how simply King was able to make me question everything I think I know about death (or don’t know about it) and not only that but FORCE me to think about it. Luckily for me, I love nothing more than to be forced to think about life’s tough questions and then have something to on overthinking about endlessly. So if the hard topics aren’t your thing (or are triggering!! Read the trigger warnings!!) and inevitable haunting tragedy isn’t your thing, you won’t like this book. But it is undoubtedly a literary masterpiece that I can’t stop thinking about!!
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Funerals, family death, pet death, grave digging, grave robbing