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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
dark
tense
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
A slow paced book to set up life in Castle Rock that immediately picked up around the 1/3 mark of the book and never took its foot off the gas until the end! A fun read for sure. A scary book? Not entirely. horrifically gory at times? absolutely.
So terrifying! I enjoyed most, King's toying with your understanding of the world. Is it a world where a woman is punished for adultery by being attacked by a rabid dog? How far does cosmic punishment go? Things get pretty bad. Or do such terrible coincidences just occur? Do we just see the terrible things that happen to us as punishment out of a function of our own guilt?
So I’m the world’s biggest wimp, and I have avoided everything Stephen-King-related because he’s touted as the master of horror and I was pretty sure I wouldn’t be able to sleep for days if I read his books. However, I can handle a lot more in a book than I can a movie, and I keep hearing wonderful things about him as an author, so I had pretty much resolved to read at least one book authored by him. I meant to start with the Dark Tower books, but Cujo happened to be on sale on Amazon so I started with that.
I want to start by saying, he totally lives up to the hype. I love everything about his writing style. His descriptions are poetic and immersive, and his pacing is flawless. I wouldn’t call Cujo a horror story (although the movie would scare me spitless) so much as a really intense thriller, but King’s pacing kept me in suspense from the very beginning, which is impressive when you consider that not much seems to be happening in the beginning, at least on the surface. I think it says something about what a great writer he is that I was just as anxious to find out what happened with the cereal scandal at Ad Worx and how the Trenton’s marriage fared as I was to get to the part with the dog. I started the book on a Sunday and got busy, so I had to wait until the next Sunday to finish it, and every minute that I was not reading that book hurt. I couldn’t stop thinking about it and wondering what happened next.
I loved his characters and setting; it all felt so real. I was a little concerned initially, because I did know a little about the book’s plot and I didn’t see how he could convincingly trap a woman in a car for several days without help, but he set up the perfect storm of coincidences beautifully. The story felt so true, and I genuinely believed in the circumstances so much that I didn’t have to suspend any disbelief, even for the supernatural element of Frank Dodd. I had to remind myself that the same thing could not happen to me because a) I don’t live in a rural area and b) we have cell phones now, but while I was reading, the story felt so real I was sure it could happen to anyone, even me (minus the part about not being able to call for help, but then--what if your battery died?!).
Overall, I loved every minute of it, and I can’t wait to read another Stephen King book.
I want to start by saying, he totally lives up to the hype. I love everything about his writing style. His descriptions are poetic and immersive, and his pacing is flawless. I wouldn’t call Cujo a horror story (although the movie would scare me spitless) so much as a really intense thriller, but King’s pacing kept me in suspense from the very beginning, which is impressive when you consider that not much seems to be happening in the beginning, at least on the surface. I think it says something about what a great writer he is that I was just as anxious to find out what happened with the cereal scandal at Ad Worx and how the Trenton’s marriage fared as I was to get to the part with the dog. I started the book on a Sunday and got busy, so I had to wait until the next Sunday to finish it, and every minute that I was not reading that book hurt. I couldn’t stop thinking about it and wondering what happened next.
I loved his characters and setting; it all felt so real. I was a little concerned initially, because I did know a little about the book’s plot and I didn’t see how he could convincingly trap a woman in a car for several days without help, but he set up the perfect storm of coincidences beautifully. The story felt so true, and I genuinely believed in the circumstances so much that I didn’t have to suspend any disbelief, even for the supernatural element of Frank Dodd. I had to remind myself that the same thing could not happen to me because a) I don’t live in a rural area and b) we have cell phones now, but while I was reading, the story felt so real I was sure it could happen to anyone, even me (minus the part about not being able to call for help, but then--what if your battery died?!).
Overall, I loved every minute of it, and I can’t wait to read another Stephen King book.
Demasiado predecible. No he sentido esa intriga característica de King esperando un giro final o algo distinto a lo que el lector piensa que va a ocurrir. Podría ser perfectamente un libro de 100-200 páginas.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Get past page 60 and it gets really good!
