Reviews tagging 'Murder'

‘Salem's Lot by Stephen King

65 reviews

catsy2022's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

 Rating: A

This edition of the book includes: two supplementary stories and deleted passages from the book. 
One about a duo drinking in a bar when a man stumbles in during a snow storm. His wife and daughter are still in their car and they've crashed into a snow bank.
The second is about the history of Jerusalem's Lot and the familial Boone connection. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

seanajk's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Rape, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

jennyofark's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Alcoholism and Rape

discobitchxl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This one is chilling as hell. It's horribly beautiful and an amazing vampire novel. I found that I was scared of the dark for months afterword--definitely one of the better of King's works.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

mark5327's review against another edition

dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury