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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this one was a slow slow build but when it ramped up... holy shit. the ending was so tense, knowing that everyone is trying so hard but it's not enough and everything is coming together in the worst way. sickening. another banger from mr king
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Grief, Medical trauma
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
not explicitly scary, but one of the best horror books i’ve read cause of how real/plausible it is made to be
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
mysterious
slow-paced
My first Stephen king !!! I was expecting tons of gore, but I found this book to be more philosophical and creepy/chilling than gory. It was so good and it think there’s a lot to unpack.
challenging
dark
tense
medium-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
Re-read. I originally read this back when I was 12 or so, and I distinctly remember it giving me nightmares. On this reading many years later, I can still understand why! This book presents a truly terrifying scenario, and I can only imagine what it must be like to read as a parent. I'm in the midst of a project of reading all of King's work in publication order, and this is probably tied for first place at this point with The Stand. The only two characters that are really developed at all are the main guy Louis, and his old neighbor Jud, with everyone else in the book being basically set dressing. But these two are all that's needed to really set the whole horror show in motion. As usual with King's best work, it's all about the characters, their motivations, their internal monologues. And this book of course has the truly creepy titular place, the Pet Sematary. Love this one. Highly Recommend. Maybe not for parents of toddlers. At least until they are grown up a bit.