Reviews

Gerald's Game by Stephen King

taviacg's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

limbolambo's review against another edition

1.0

Some the worst internal dialogue I have ever read. Plot was done without any tact

bookstin's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

littlehauntedlibrary's review against another edition

4.0

4.5/5

aralizca's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

jamie44's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

aydon's review against another edition

5.0

i find it so interesting how king can make these grand, sweeping and epic stories with dozens of pov characters that quite comfortably fill up 1000+ pages, and then he can go and write a story like this. jessie is stuck in this bed, with nothing but the voices in her head, painful memories, and visitors that may or may not be real. it's raw, completely fucked up, and i love it. i'm a sucker for any heavily psychological story (in other words, any story where you get to spectate a literal or unconventional therapy session). this might be some of king's best work when it comes to character and description, and after reading 31(!!) of his books, i can say that jessie might be his most well-realized yet, at least at this point of his career. my only gripe, and this could change with time or a reread, is the ending. it's surprisingly long, and some of it kinda drags. it is growing on me the more i think about it, though. i'm sure the same will go for the rest of the book, and i already love it. can't say that the ride wasn't taxing, but i hated to get off it all the same. can't ask for much more from the king

9/10

bonus dbd section: bhvr put space cowboy in the game pronto

rowanbooker's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

hailbop97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

frankikaos's review against another edition

4.0

I started to read the book in light of the Netflix adaptation being made and read through half of it before I decided to watch the film - I feel that that helped me gain a deeper appreciation for the source material.
Even when writing from a female perspective, Stephen King is an absolute master - yes, there are bits in the book that make you feel uncomfortable (and even a couple of parts where I had to put it down and go back to it later) but I feel that that just goes to show what a fantastic writer Mr King is.