6.06k reviews for:

Holly: a novel

Stephen King

4.04 AVERAGE

mr_dulac's review against another edition

3.0

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Between 3 and 4... loved it, but not as memorable as some of King's other recent works in the last decade or so. At least that's my first impression. Finished on his birthday by coincidence.

inthefastlane's review against another edition

4.0

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One of my favorite things about this book is how Stephen King created a character and developed them, and then loved their development so much that the character now gets her own book. And Holly does not disappoint. Some times it feels a bit preachy about Covid, and this is something i struggled with in TV shows as well. Maybe it just feels too soon to be history? but I think King explains the importance of historical setting pretty well in his notes.

bren_wagner's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

kclaridge's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

paxtyn's review against another edition

4.5

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Cannibalism

ppielet's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

caswellj418's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

wellreadbadlybehaved's review against another edition

4.25

dark tense medium-paced

ashtonyork's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nada_elshabrawy's review against another edition

3.0

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too much cannibalism for my taste, but it was very nice to see Holly again