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daringreader13'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, Violence, Physical abuse, Animal death, Miscarriage, Torture, Pregnancy, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Cursing, Cannibalism, and Body horror
joann3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Animal death, Miscarriage, and Cannibalism
eldritch_flower's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
In this story we follow Beck and Cal, brother and sister. They're on their way to California to live with some relatives for a short time. On the way, driving with the windows down, they hear a young boy calling for help inside a field of tall grass. They go in the help and shit hits the fan.
Now I grew up in a place where we went into cornfields and whatnot, and this story reminded me so much of the claustrophobia you experience when you're deep in a corn field. And in true Stephen King, Joe Hill fashion, shit gets crazy and fairly disturbing.
But it's also short, so the character studies you normally get from King aren't present, which makes the book a bit less enjoyable to me.
Graphic: Grief, Pregnancy, Death, Cannibalism, Murder, Torture, Body horror, Gore, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Confinement
nikkibejan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
Moderate: Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage
Minor: Animal death
bwwilhelm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Minor: Racism
spell_reader's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Violence, Murder, Death, and Animal death
Moderate: Cannibalism and Gore