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Gerald's Game

Stephen King

3.46 AVERAGE

wulfwyn's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gheneks's review against another edition

4.0

Another great SK novel. This one didn’t have a weird ending. This book actually had an ending that made sense and seemed to have been planned ahead of time. With SK ya never know.

I really enjoyed the pace of this novel. It didn’t feel too dragged out. I thought it was the perfect blend of creepy, scary, and suspenseful. I also think this book has some profound things to say about misogyny, about men and women, about relationships, and has a chilling #metoo storyline. It’s actually quite timely even though it was written decades ago.

Overall, this is probably one of the better SK novels I’ve read. I highly recommend it.

emilie_grumiaux's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

grumpyashale's review against another edition

2.0

I was really intrigued by the concept of this book, but it turned out to be a disappointment. I like how descriptive King can be. He really makes you feel like you're there in the moment. Unfortunately though, this book was very uneventful so it just dragged on for me. I couldn't finish it. I watched the Netflix movie and it was just as stale.

cmars83's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hannah1906's review against another edition

2.0

dark emotional slow-paced

thisisnotjules's review against another edition

4.0

truly horrifying, very interesting psychologically... bit hard to get through at times because the majority of the book happens in the bedroom within 28 hours or so- but man was it gory and toe-curling horror.