Reviews

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King

kymayhew's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

freshairbookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

nayha_w's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

xtianxb's review against another edition

4.0

Puede que se sienta el vértigo de la narración si uno logra leer con suficiente velocidad, se imprime bien esa velocidad en Dolores al narrarnos su historia.
Quizá podría haber sido un poco más corta, por momentos sentí que se alargaba en detalles menos importantes.
Llegué a ver la película luego de leer el libro, me parece que de alguna forma complementan algún arco que quedó flojo en el libro, sin embargo no es tan buena como el libro.

kirkreads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

mima97_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

electricsteve's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

minnaobrien's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! As always, Stephen King's writing is compelling and insightful. The characters, as well as the relationships between the characters are brilliantly written. I enjoyed the testimony format, and King does very well with a female POV. I found the ending/epilogue to be a little lack-luster, but I find that is often the case with slice-of-life novels.

For audiobook listeners, the narrator was absolutely perfect. I recommend this particular audiobook over reading the printed copy.

beisbol_eric's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.5

ian_k's review against another edition

4.0

Exceeded my expectations completely. I didn’t know what to really expect, but being my favorite author, I knew it would at least be good. This was a rollercoaster of emotion. A lot of tough subject matter, as to be expected from King. The whole story really comes together and is so hard to put down. About as close to five stars as you can come. 9/10