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Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King

33 reviews

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

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Torture, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Blood, Body horror, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Rape, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

hollygmeier's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Rape

lauren3101's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

kingsteph's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Rape, Suicide, Murder, Mental illness, Death, Mass/school shootings, Animal death, Torture, Racial slurs, Child death, Abandonment, Infidelity, and Animal cruelty

mikeygaw's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Sexual violence

laurenvoice's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.25

Full Dark, No Stars is a collection of four novellas and one bonus story. All five stories centre around the theme of death, and the four main novellas focus on themes of murder, guilt, violent crimes and justice. Full Dark, No Stars has to be one of my favourite collections of short novellas, a close second to Different Seasons!

1922

⭐⭐⭐⭐.5

1922 was a great start to this collection, told through a letter from the POV of a killer. Our killer Wilf turned out to be a maybe unreliable narrator, and for some reason, I believe there is more to the story. 1922 was a dark, grotesque and sad read; the addition of rats provided a spooky touch.

Big Driver

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Big Driver was my favourite story in this collection. There were many twists and turns, and I knew Ramona couldn't be trusted as soon as she entered the story. Tess was bad*ss and served justice to that awful family that subjected her and many other women to a horrendous and sickening fate. Big Driver was dark, heartbreaking and emotional. But also addictive.

Fair Extension

⭐⭐⭐

Fair Extension was extremely dark and messed up. This one was the shortest story in this collection, not including the bonus story, and was not my favourite. Streeter was an awful human and never felt guilt for what he did to his best friend.

A Good Marriage

⭐⭐⭐⭐.25

A Good Marriage is from the POV of a wife that just discovered her husband is a wanted serial killer. It was interesting to go through the thought process as she digested what she found in the garage and to see her thought process when she decided to serve justice for the victims and her family. A Good Marriage was dark and hard to read, but it was addictive, nonetheless.

Bonus Story:

Under the Weather

⭐⭐⭐⭐.25

Under the Weather was quite an emotional and sad read. A husband wasn't ready to let go of his dead wife and kept her alive through his imagination, just like he promised her he would. The ending is left open, but we can assume that his dead wife is about to be discovered. Under the Weather was a short yet impactful read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Rape, Grief, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Cancer, Sexism, and Terminal illness

bookworm311's review against another edition

dark

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Animal death, Torture, and Animal cruelty

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

popiloey's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Death, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Grief