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Apocalipsa by Stephen King

73 reviews

kyoe983's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

This is King's magnum opus. Over one thousand pages create and put together one of the most vivid and complex worlds you can find in fiction. The constant dilemma of the flue and the depth which every important character in the series has are the main reasons why I find the story so compelling. It's worth reading, regardless of the page number.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Blood, Vomit, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

winglesswarrior's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

marabender's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

lauren_stephh's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

emilyrose724's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, and War

Minor: Cannibalism

emmacharlotte96's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs

ladawson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

muzik_izak1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

I don't have any words to express how happy I am to finally finish this book. I love King's writing but this was insanity. The sure length of the book was intimidating enough. But the story did not disappoint. From the first second of craziness to the somewhat twist ending, I was enthralled in this story. There were some boring parts, but there always are. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual content

mxpringle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Best Stephen King novel of all time. It was so masterful and complex and I think that I'll be thinking about this book for a long long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer and Drug use

nichole_of_numenor's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

4.0

This book has been on my TBR for so long and I even tried to start it once. It is ultimately the telling of a post-apocalyptic battle between good and evil.

What I didn't like:
- Part of the book (in true Stephen King fashion) were a bit slow. Slow but necessary to the overall story. (-0.5 stars)
- I really, really disliked the character of Franny Goldsmith. I found her to be immature, petulant, and VERY annoying.

What I did like:
- The flashbacks of Mother Abagail to her life as a young adult. They were so beautifully written they brought me to tears. (Not an easy feat.)
- Even during the slow parts, I kept wanting to know more. What happened next?
- The early descriptions of how the Super Flu spread were so very realistic and engaging, espcially in an era where we are still dealing with the COVID-19 virus. I'm really glad I didn't read this early in the pandemic because it would have probably freaked me out more. As a phyisican, I really appreciated the accuracy of the evolution of a pandemic. Fantastic.
- Tom Cullins. Love this character. M-O-O-N. That spells love Tom Collins.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Blood, and Medical trauma