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Staden som Försvann by Stephen King

68 reviews

pescemariana's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

3.75

Nice book. I love the last chapter. It's kind of a slow burn so the beginning can get pretty boring. I didn't really like the characters, except maybe the priest and the vampire; they are the most interesting ones and they're interaction was pretty cool (maybe the coolest part of the book). It's worth the read. Great story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Violence

Minor: Sexism, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Suicide, Medical content, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

darkpizza's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

xphilphil's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcoholism

catsy2022's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

 Rating: A

This edition of the book includes: two supplementary stories and deleted passages from the book. 
One about a duo drinking in a bar when a man stumbles in during a snow storm. His wife and daughter are still in their car and they've crashed into a snow bank.
The second is about the history of Jerusalem's Lot and the familial Boone connection. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

seanajk's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Rape, Violence, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Bullying, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Car accident, and Cursing

discobitchxl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This one is chilling as hell. It's horribly beautiful and an amazing vampire novel. I found that I was scared of the dark for months afterword--definitely one of the better of King's works.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, Murder, Cursing, and Blood

thebooknook4857c's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, and Violence

kellyd's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

Well-written. King knows how to craft a sentence; that's for sure. Scenery, character description, small town life, all beautifully done. The plot is reminiscent to Dracula. I must ask though: how is this scary or considered horror? Was anyone actually afraid reading this?? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence and Rape