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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: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Kidnapping, Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Pregnancy
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Torture, Blood, Death of parent
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Terminal illness, Car accident
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Car accident
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, Gun violence
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Alcoholism
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