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Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King

6 reviews

megbroache's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, Death, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Torture, Child abuse, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Minor: Gun violence and Cancer

mallory_desa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This is not something that you'd expect from a Stephen King's book. It doesn't involve supernatural stuff or weird mind connections. Yet i found it much scarier.
Because every story is plausible, every story could be happening right now as i read about it and I hold my breath rooting for the main characters. It made me question everything, and ask if I really know the people I have around. 
Perphaps is not the best book I have ever read, but it definitely changed something inside of me. Deeply recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Death, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

matttruss's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

4.25

My first Stephen King and it was a good one.  Very dark, very difficult content in several places, but King does a good job of shining a light on the unsavory.  I'm not sure how someone comes up with some of these ideas, but...wow.  1922 was very Tell Tale Heart-esque.  Big Driver was the hardest to read and also the character I rooted for most.  Fair Extension was interesting and the character I hated the most.  Good Marriage was also difficult but also very realistic I felt like.  The things that go on inside a person's head...King captured these very well.  I very much enjoyed my first dip in the King waters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, and Gun violence

avrorae's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Murder, Sexual violence, Blood, Gun violence, Gore, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, and Suicidal thoughts

readyourbookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book contains 4 novellas/short stories and so it's hard to rate the book as whole, so let's break it down.

1922: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Big Driver: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Fair Extension: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A Good Marriage: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I gave the book 5 stars overall and 3 of the 4 stories got 5s from me too. The only one I gave a 4 to was Big Driver. It was the longest of the bunch, dragged a tiny bit in the middle, and the ending was a kind of sad I don't like, true to life, but sad. 

The other three were all five stars in my opinion. This book has a LOT of difficult subject matter, so be sure to check content warnings before reading if you have any specific triggers.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Miscarriage, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Minor: Forced institutionalization

pourrir's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

What I got from these novellas is:
Male revenge/justice is evil, amoral and cruel while female revenge/justice is warranted, girlboss, valid. Couldnt agree more

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Cancer, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual content

Moderate: Child death, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Racial slurs