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Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Xenophobia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Toxic relationship, Car accident, War
- (Unnecessary) use of racial slurs and sexist language and the clearly white male perspective on those issues (in the past and present)
- There is too much happening with the characters, making the plot that the book is supposedly about, almost seem like an afterthought
- I really didn't like the protagonist..
- The ending.. (but that's to be expected I guess when you pick up a Stephen King novel)
But, I did finish it and there were parts that I was really enjoying it, but that doesn't make up for the story overall being underwhelming in the and, on top of the problems listed above..
Also, I read some positive reviews about the narrator of the audiobook, but I really cringed the way he portrayed the speech patterns and accents of certain characters, especially foreign, black and mentally challenged people.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexism, Stalking
Minor: Cancer, War
This book is LONG, over 800 pages. For the first 400, I was actually quite liking the story, but it became very repetitive. And the love interest was boring and needed more development.
if this is your first SK novel, I wouldn't recommend it.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual content
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Classism
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
King's writing is so visceral and evocative, I could practically taste the '50s root beer and soda that was so fatty and flavourful. But it also means that no one can build horrible tension quite like him. The "obdurate past" is a character in itself and it's devastating (and often funny) to see how it trips Jake up as he tries to change the future. Much like in Pet Sematary it felt like there was a force governing these characters' lives and I was never able to quite relax.
But while I love this tension, and the sense of dread that permeates even the most peaceful moments, I also just got so invested in the life Jake creates as George Amberson. So when the pace slowed in the middle of the book, my attention never wavered. The end was like a series of punches to the gut and left me with this overwhelming sense of futility, but there was a sliver of goodness that I was able to cling to because of my love for the characters. It's another of his books I'll be pondering for ages.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism, Sexism
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Car accident, Murder
Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief
Minor: Racial slurs, Antisemitism