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emilylouise1608's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content
badbratbaby's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Child death and Injury/Injury detail
sidekicksam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I am, slowly but surely, making my way through King's (most popular) backlist. Pet Sematary was one of those books I heard about but didn't really know what it was about. A Pet Sematary, obviously.
This was not the book I expected it to be, and it positively surprised me. I'm a big wimp so I thought I'd be super scared, but this is not that kind of horror story (though I did feel a bit odd about my cat for about 0.5 minutes). This book chills you to your bones, and though the plot twists are not entirely surprising, the way King writes the story, I still felt robbed somehow.
This book was so addictive, I did not want to stop listening to it. The narration by Michael C. Hall (you may know him as Dexter) was an excellent choice, his mysterious voice adds that chilly layer to the story that other narrators might not have managed.
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
stars_and_ink's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
sapphicmuscaria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, and Medical content
whiteblue's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood
leigh13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Medical content
sexualedward's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol and War
caylamaureen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Okay, Pet Sematery has very little blood and gore and jump scares compared to other King novels and I was left thinking “would I even call this ‘horror?’“ To me it felt more like tragedy. Kind of like a bit of a haunted tragedy? I’m not sure… what it really, actually is at its core is thought-provoking and psychological. More than any other book I’ve ever read, you are going to be pushed right up against the glass to the questions of afterlife, the worst kinds of childhood trauma, and the complex interwoven effects of death in the family. It’s absolutely astounding to me how simply King was able to make me question everything I think I know about death (or don’t know about it) and not only that but FORCE me to think about it. Luckily for me, I love nothing more than to be forced to think about life’s tough questions and then have something to on overthinking about endlessly. So if the hard topics aren’t your thing (or are triggering!! Read the trigger warnings!!) and inevitable haunting tragedy isn’t your thing, you won’t like this book. But it is undoubtedly a literary masterpiece that I can’t stop thinking about!!
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Funerals, family death, pet death, grave digging, grave robbingcygnus26's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief