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Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

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tomgenue's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

doryn's review

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fast-paced

3.5

A fast-paced thriller that I really enjoyed.

I find Stephen King's books so very easy to read and this was no exception.
It's disturbing that the events in the book have parallels to real-world events that happened years after it was written.

jmmobley93's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

lsamuels80's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

meghturnsthepage's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

bookdeviant86's review

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.0

nicolemello's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

i was pleasantly surprised by this book! i wasn't sure what to expect from a detective story from stephen king, but i ended up enjoying this much more than i thought i would. as always, the characters are fleshed out in interesting ways, and stand out more than anything else in a king story. the plot was interesting enough, and was tense— and, at times, genuinely surprising— enough to keep me hooked and paying attention. i put finders keepers on hold with the library to keep on going— don't let me down now, stephen!