2.33k reviews for:

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

Stephen King

3.57 AVERAGE

stewithaphen's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark 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: Yes

buonsai's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

david_downum's review against another edition

4.0

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3.5

bookfiend48's review against another edition

3.0

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Girl goes hiking in the woods with her mother and brother. Mother and brother get on girl's nerves with their constant arguing, so girl wanders unnoticeable away from them and gets lost going off trail. A week later, with the help of her guardian angel, Boston Sox relief pitcher Tom Gordon, she wanders onto a farm. Not much of a plot.

twisher's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Complicated

kanemawhit3's review against another edition

5.0

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

empresscirque's review against another edition

4.0

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The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon was the first King book I ever read. My mother could never stop recommending it, saying that the story was horrifying, but still about something more than the horror itself. Rather than being about horror, it is a story of survival and hope. About how we keep ourselves together in the worst situations and overcome challenges that seem impossible.

It still stands out as my favorite King book I have ever read (which truthfully has not been many) and even years after reading it, it stands out as one of the most inspiring books I have ever read.

captainschwee's review against another edition

5.0

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Second time reading it and still loved it.

pennrj430's review against another edition

2.5

slow-paced

kimsan33's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No