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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
While the book is great I wish there was a longer sequence with the zombie “Gabe “ but the story is down right thrilling . Stephen Kings metaphors and analysis of loss and how the characters deal with said loss is superb. Very Close to the movie adaptations but with more raw insight into Lois and Rachel .
dark
tense
fast-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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:
Yes
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Ohhh this was a difficult read. Made me cry, gave me hope, snatched it away and then I experienced such helplessness as everything went downhill quicker than…whatever object goes downhill the fastest. lol Stephen King is a master storyteller for sure.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The supernatural elements with Victor Pascow and the Wendigo were very scary - on multiple occasions throughout my read I had to turn on all of the lights, and at a certain point I stopped reading at night (with the exception of the night I finished it, and at that point it took me about 45 minutes to calm down before I was able to sleep again).
I think the scariest thing for me however, is the grief Louis went through at the loss of his son. Having recently become a parent myself, I cannot fathom the idea of losing my child. This story is so compelling because if I knew what Louis knew, and I was in his position, would I do anything differently? The love for a child supersedes time and space, it supersedes anything I have ever known. If something were to happen, there are no limits to what I would do, and presented with the option to bring her back, I probably would in a heartbeat.
Aside from being chilling, frightening, and utterly heartbreaking, King has such a particular way with words and does an excellent job at evoking intense emotions with a word or a phrase. As with most of his other works I've read, he does an excellent job of bringing you inside the heads of his characters. I often felt as though I was there with Louis, or Jud, or Rachel, feeling what they were feeling.
An excellent book that I read at super human speed, and may have ousted Salem's Lot as my favourite King novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Murder
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes