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The Waste Lands by Stephen King

tomgenue's review

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

3.75

gilliangaskill's review against another edition

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5.0

I have read 17 books by Stephen King, and this one stands alone as my favorite. Was not expecting that. Incredible from start to finish.

One weird part that I could have done without… if you know you know… otherwise 10/10!

jakelewis_23_'s review

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3.0

3.5⭐️ was a bit undecided on this one a lot of the time but definitely still good enough to continue

moonsea97's review

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5.0

Story: 1
Characters: 1
Pacing: 1
Writing: 1
Impact: 1

OVERALL: 5/5 (A)

bethanyellen73's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kerps's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense slow-paced

3.5

lesker78's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

subparcupcake's review

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5.0

Let me start off by saying that I didn't rate this five stars because of its stand alone content. I rated it five stars because of the level it elevated the series too. I wasn't very interested in the Dark Tower series after Gunslinger, but I kept going. After Drawing of the Three, I was more intrigued, I liked it a lot better than Gunslinger, but I still could have not continued and not really cared. But now, after Waste Lands, I'm hooked. I can't wait to continue, and learn more of the story. I want to devour the remaining books now now now! But alas, I'm reading this as part of a group read, so I'm sticking to one per month.

Now as for the story itself... It started out weird for me. The plot kind of just meandered around, not really going anywhere that I could see. I worried that it was just going to fizzle out... But the ending definitely redeemed the beginning! I couldn't put the book down for the last 200 pages, I loved it. It ended it a total cliffhanger, which is making it even harder for me not to pick up the next book right away, but that's ok... I'll live. At least the next book is released and waiting for me whenever I want it!

On it's own, for the story in this book alone, I'd probably rate is 3.5 stars, rounded to 4. But for the level it took the entire series to, for me personally at least, I'm bumping it to 5. I can't wait to continue!

rashidmalik's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

m4riareads's review against another edition

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5.0

5/5 merecidas a mi Stephen, éste hombre hace todo bien.
Con cada libro me voy enganchando más a Roland y su mundo, es asombroso como King te adentra tanto en la historia que te hace sentir que estás allí junto con los personajes, experimentando los mismos sentimientos que ellos, el sufrimiento, las alegrías, el miedo, el dolor..
Es un libro maravilloso, es mi favorito de la saga hasta el momento, ha vuelto Jake (mi bebé) lo extrañé mucho en el libro anterior pero ya está aquí. Eddie por su parte es un personaje que ha venido creciendo en éste libro y me encanta su evolución y la manera como SK lo hace superar sus miedos, volviéndolo cada vez más fuerte; su esposa Susannah me parece super ágil, es toda una pistolera y sus momentos de Detta Walker son muy divertidos; Acho es el brambo más inteligente que hay, la manera en que ayudo a rescatar a Jake fue asombrosa de verdad, y por último está Roland personaje al cual amo y que se gana mi respeto y admiración fuertemente en cada libro, es sumamente astuto y listo, no puedo esperar a leerme el siguiente libro para seguir descubriendo más cosas de su vida pasada, sus secretos y continuar acompañándolo a él y a sus amigos en el gran y largo viaje hasta la Torre Oscura.
PD: La parte de Charlie el Chú Chú y todo lo de Blaine el mono fue muy espeluznante.