Reviews

'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

johnye'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? No

5.0

tara_crain's review against another edition

2.0

Slow af first half, pretty decent second half 

miqozerda's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

4.5

chasingpages1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Animal death

Moderate: Alcoholism and Homophobia

Minor: Abandonment

agweezy99's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.5

samhesss's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

jasminenicholas's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I would be grateful for someone to explain to me why I always struggle with the last remaining chapters of a Stephen King novel. I found with Salem’s Lot, that there a lot of unnecessary chapters at the end and I did just want the book to finish. Please don’t get me wrong, I absolutely loved this read and would sit for hours reading in the evening with a glass of wine. However, similarly to other Stephen King books, I just felt the ending could’ve happened sooner. 

bhavyn's review against another edition

3.0

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danaesb's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

4.0

stepriot's review against another edition

5.0

I found the Passage, by Justin Cronin to be an improvement on The Stand. 'Salem's Lot is a huge improvement on Dracula. The whippoorwills were a lovely touch.