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Fairy Tale by Stephen King

29 reviews

rissaread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

this was my first stephen king book and i think it was a nice introduction to his writing and his style.  i loved this book, i love the story and reading everything charlie was going through. i can of course see why people didn’t click with it, not everyone is into fantasy esque books and that’s fine. 

and yes, i can say at some points it felt as though there was unnecessary details or pieces in chapters that were definitely not needed ( like that part in a chapter about the jenny girl charlie knew, kind of unnecessary to me ) some parts did drag and i was like alright get to the point lol but i loved the story! 

i also saw some reviews here of people saying once charlie enters empis it got boring and they liked the beginning better but i completely disagree. the whole point of this story was about the other world, the world under the well and it was so fascinating to me. again, i get it not being everyone’s cup of tea but don’t pick up a book literally called fairy tale and expect a normal story about a teenager and a dog. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gore, Alcoholism, Body horror, Gun violence, Cancer, Death of parent, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content and Animal cruelty

unicornofblue's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Violence, Cannibalism, Addiction, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Classism, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, and Torture

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Bullying, Animal death, Child death, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

fritopie's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Medical trauma, Terminal illness, and Cancer

sabrinaslivingliterature's review

adventurous dark funny slow-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, Death, Alcoholism, and Body horror

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

The dog survives

ladyhunbun's review

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I think the main character growth is Charlie

understanding that he can be two things at once, that having strong sometimes brutal thoughts and behaviors doesn’t mean he can’t also be loving and kind and gentle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Grief, Violence, Excrement, and Body horror

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and Cursing

Minor: Alcoholism and Addiction

hannahrose_fgc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, Murder, Gore, Alcoholism, Violence, Alcohol, Cancer, Addiction, Blood, and Vomit

Moderate: Cursing

friedfae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

I wish it didn't end the way it did

sealing the entrance to Empis

, but I did quite enjoy listening to this book. The chapters when Charlie

is in prison,

tend to drag on a bit. The climax builds and builds, leading the reader/listener to look forward to

the battle with Gogmagog, which was a huge let down. Seriously, saying his name to defeat him???

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Gun violence and Cancer

xiggy's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Car accident, Medical content, Body horror, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, and Torture

lilitkathrin's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

Great buildup and character insight in the first half of the book but it was oddly simplified and rushed for the second half. Lost touch with the characters and their decision-making process.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Alcoholism, Addiction, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism

taryn_g's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Gore, Alcoholism, and Body horror

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Gun violence, and Cancer

Minor: Death of parent