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milessmiles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Child death, Sexual violence, Violence, Gore, Blood, and Child abuse
chicageek's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Antes de empezar a leerlo sabía que iba de un pueblo con algún misterio entre sus habitantes, pero sin tener claro el qué. Luego vi que era un tema relacionado con vampiros y eso por algún motivo me echó para atrás, pero al final lo cierto es que me ha gustado mucho.
La historia te mantiene en tensión todo el tiempo, y siempre quieres leer un poquito más a ver qué va pasar. Los personajes son majos, aunque no tengan mucho desarrollo en sí, pero en general caen bien. Eso sí, no le cojas mucho cariño a ninguno porque King hace una buena escabechina xD
Y desde luego da bastante miedo (algo que también me habían comentado). Miedo, angustia, ese rato de pasarlo mal porque el protagonista lo está pasando mal… pero en su justa medida.
Si te gusta King, lectura imprescindible. Y si nunca has leído nada suyo, un buen libro para empezar a conocerlo :)
Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Death
kelleykamanda's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Homophobia, Sexism, Child abuse, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Medical content, and Addiction
Moderate: Sexual content, Infidelity, and Grief
Minor: War and Vomit
Just assume this book has it all.chris_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I enjoyed the plot and—while at times meandering—his prose was great. I liked the focus on classic vampire lore and how it connects to the characters' tenets of literature and religion in the modern world. But there were things that bogged it down as well.
To start, there were so many characters referenced it felt like I was expected to learn the names and personalities of the entire town. I liked the main players, and thankfully I got over the confusion once the plot got going and focused more on them. There were a couple relevant female characters, but I wish they had a larger role in the story overall. And of course the casual use of homophobic slurs/mentions of rape/slut shaming really date the book. And I honestly expected it to be scarier.
I'd heard about his lackluster endings more than once, but I quite enjoyed this one. I thought it worked for the story being told, if a bit simply. And I know horror endings are though to land.
Overall a good book with flaws. I'm definitely willing to try more of his work, so if anyone has suggestions of where to start, please feel free.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Alcoholism, and Animal death
Minor: Blood, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, and Rape
carrionkid's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, and Alcoholism
alyssatuininga's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Gore, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Confinement, and Murder
spoookycat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Violence, Animal death, Gore, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Death
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, and Rape
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
barrybj's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Blood, and Animal death
Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Rape
Minor: Terminal illness, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Rape
itsheyfay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, and Infidelity
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
shieldbearer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Grief, Sexual content, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Fatphobia, Ableism, Islamophobia, Transphobia, War, Bullying, Medical content, Racism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, and Vomit
Minor: Excrement, Addiction, Rape, Pedophilia, and Abortion