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Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

85 reviews

roadrats's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-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

On my journey to read all Holly Gibney books before diving into Holly. This was excellent. Usually I'm not a huge fan of the way King ends his books, but I thought this one was very effective and I'm looking forward to the rest of the trilogy.

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

Far from my favorite King book. It felt undercooked. Maybe Roland Deschain would have recognized Det. Hodges as a fellow Gunslinger, but I didn't find Hodges to be much a compelling character. "Retired cop investigates one of the only cases he didn't close" has been done to death, and despite his charbroiled personality, Hodges never felt as meaty as many of King's other protagonists. I also didn't really like how two women got fridged. Jerome is a bit of a stereotype ("model minority") and Holly is the most interesting character in the book but she doesn't make any real imprint on the plot until like halfway through.

Way too many racial slurs for a book published in the 2010s.

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