Reviews

Thinner by Stephen King

qjbrown96's review against another edition

5.0

Idk how Stephen King is probably the most famous author yet his average ratings are usually 3-4 stars. This book is outstanding. Probably because he kept it around 300 pages which is where he works best. Just gets to the point with no filling!

Billy is an over weight lawyer that accidentally ran over an old gypsy woman. The judge let’s him off easy so the Gypsy’s put a curse on him, making him continuously lose weight no matter how much he eats. At first it was a blessing but now it’s getting dangerous. The story follows Billy trying to find the Gypsies and get his cursed removed. They may remove the curse but there are always consequences to remove a curse…

mjreutman's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

lourand's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

An interesting story with an ending that suited the book and protagonist perfectly. Definitely one I'll remember 

sushizhan's review

5.0

Took me FOREVER to finish because of vacation and work and then the holidays... I’m so tired. BUT I FINISHED THIS.

This would have been a 4 star book but I realize this is my favorite Stephen King book now (I’ve read a good number of his books).

The ending, I sort of predicted it, but I liked the errr twist at the end. Did not expect it. I was NOT expecting it. Loved that. The I only feel angry about is Ginelli tbh... he deserved better (#justiceforGinelli).

I read a good 3/4 of this book via audiobook, just FYI. The sound effects increased the creepiness factor. 👍🏼👍🏼

andr901p's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

tjanz1418's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

hakimbriki's review against another edition

5.0

It would have made more sense for Stephen King to publish this book under his real name. Thinner is a highly overlooked novel in my opinion. As most Bachman book, it's action-packed and written in a "countdown" format, which is a format King excels at. It is not the most uplifting book there is, but I loved every bit of it.

viceversounding's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

4.0

es_the_book_hoarder's review

4.0

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badseedgirl's review against another edition

4.0

This was a reread for me, but sometimes time is a good thing. When I read this as a teen, this felt like an interesting but ultimately shallow work, but now I see Billy as tragic anti-hero. When I read his soliloquy about who is to blame, it had the ring of truth. Yes, Billy and his wife made a very poor decision in that car, but I can't help but think, who hasn't made a poor decision, acted recklessly, and is it anything more than dumb luck that that decision did not end in calamity?

And like any good tragedy, King really needed to leave a character alive to clean up the bodies at the end.