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'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

173 reviews

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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: Yes

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dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous mysterious 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: No

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dark sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Great writing, love the characters, a genuinely scary book. Bit too long and some of the nasty bits felt unnecessary. 

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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: Complicated

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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adventurous dark reflective 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

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I never want to read Stephen King ever again. 

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adventurous dark tense
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Complicated

I first read this book as a teen, and it absolutely terrified me!  I was unable to go near any windows at night,  and I imagined vampires behind me all the time.  It had a deep impact,  and I've never really been okay with vampires - even sparkly ones - ever since.
  This was a reread for my book group & I approached with trepidation.  But oh, the first half is very dull!  I kept wondering if it was even the same book!  The small town Americana goes on & on...I suppose to make the horror,  when it comes, worse.
I was still scared, and I mostly only read in daylight.  But in my head I had remembered this as an amazing story, when really quite a lot of it was a bit dull.

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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