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Joyland by Stephen King

9 reviews

aleesquer's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Pros:

I love a good coming of age story
Ghosts
Setting (amusement park). Very involved in learning the new lingo and how to work there. Immersive and interesting

Cons:

Predictable (had very few genuine surprises)
The way the background characters of color are treated is... not ideal.
Boy howdy, does King not write women well. Jesus christ.
That one "gallant men rarely getting pussy" line 🤮

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tifftastic87's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

A quick-ish murder mystery with dark undertones.

I really enjoyed this one, as per usual for King it is heavily character driven, until the last 50 pages when everything happens. We get to really know the main character, Dev, we spend time with him and get down into his soul. We follow him the summer he really grew up, even though he's 21, and watch him go from a whiney infatuated boy to a strong and kind man. A wonderful small theme park, with the colorful cast of characters that brings in, serves as a delightful background. But as per standard, things arent what they seem. A touch of ghost, a touch of sociopath, and a good ol' southern woman with a gun.

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jane_moriarty's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective

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

4.0

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kyleeb4by's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

there were a lot of moments where it was very clear that a man wrote this book… giving “her boobs boobed boobaliciously” . i liked reading it but it was very character based. there was some brief body horror that was pretty gross

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jourdanicus's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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? No

Another King done for me. I've been finding his books to be a good palate cleanser when I need something predictable (in a good way) in between more intense/heavy reads. Not much more to say... It's Stephen King...

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