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11/22/63 by Stephen King

5 reviews

deathzilla's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Complicated

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For my first Stephen King book, I really enjoyed it! Though its a little bit of a slog in the middle, I really enjoyed it for what it was, and not what I expected it to be.

Read most of this while on the beaches in Greece, and was an amazing companion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Racism, Sexual content

the scene where Harry's dad kills the kids with the sledgehammer is the goriest this book gets.

For reference, I love Berserk and even the violence is too much for me in parts.

alainab113's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, War

clfenters's review against another edition

3.75

mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I enjoyed this book because I found the premise exciting and I wanted to know how the story would play out and be resolved. I did not find the main character himself to be that interesting and felt no investment in his personal relationships, so a good chunk of the last two-thirds of the book dragged, but I really thought it was all leading to something worthwhile. I was very curious to see how the story would be resolved once the main character carried out his mission, but I found the ending to be a bit of a letdown - perhaps due to my lack of emotional connection with the main character's love interest. Overall, I rated this 3.75 because I enjoyed much of the journey, but did not get the emotional "hit" I expected at the close of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt

emilythebarwench's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious 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: No

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This is the best Stephen King book by far. Historical fiction meets romance, loving it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

absinthe's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional informative mysterious tense slow-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship