Reviews

Mr Mercedes by Stephen King

smartie_dolfijn's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

lkeyte's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

ebrooks5's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

moirawho's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

geohound's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I thrill ride that varies in pace but hard to put down, Stephen King does a very convincing job of describing the mind of a retired old school detective, down on his luck, and contemplating suicide.

The villain of this story presents a corrupt and troubled consciousness, and serves a allegory for the racism and intolerance in America.

The author treats us a diverse cast of imperfect characters that are intriguing to learn about throughout the tale.

This ranks up there with some of Stephen Kings best work

ekillmeyer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense

5.0

caystaff's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

reading_inthe_woods's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

_calreads's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

ababs's review against another edition

5.0

Amazing character development, as you would expect from King. A standard gunslinger, Bill Hodges is a character to love; his love for the others is so fast and deep, you can't help it. The big break from the norm in this book is the seeming lack of the supernatural. The villain is disturbing, but pitiable and very, very human. I'm excited to see how the rest of the trilogy unfolds.