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icephoenix44's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
its okay, i guess? i feel like the writing style could be a little better though. some of the parts describing the female characters felt male gazey.
i also dont like the attempt to replicate accents, it makes the writing more weirder and clunkier to read, instead of feeling more authentic.
i also dont like the attempt to replicate accents, it makes the writing more weirder and clunkier to read, instead of feeling more authentic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Death
Moderate: Car accident, Body shaming, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs
also i really dont think the attempted sexual assault by billy towards chris near the end of the novel really added anything to the story, i mean yeah they are in a toxic relationship but it doesnt really adds anything and fslt like a random plot point as it was not mentioned afterwardsisabellaaaareadsss's review against another edition
1.0
amazing concept, fabulous plot, but i hated steven kings writing style it frustrated me so much, by the end i was so done with it, I wasn’t enjoying it.
in theory it’s a 4 star read because it’s just such a clever, empathetic and almost empowering story to young bullied girls. if it was written in a better writing style, this would be a true masterpiece to me. also it needs way more descriptive gore at the end because it’s hardly a horror, but generally descriptive and poetic language would completely elevate all aspects of this story!!!
in theory it’s a 4 star read because it’s just such a clever, empathetic and almost empowering story to young bullied girls. if it was written in a better writing style, this would be a true masterpiece to me. also it needs way more descriptive gore at the end because it’s hardly a horror, but generally descriptive and poetic language would completely elevate all aspects of this story!!!
achurxh's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kirsty_laird's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
5.0
mopherad's review against another edition
3.0
This is one where I do not get the hype. I feel like the character are super underwritten. Structure of the book has this interesting style where it shows in universe interviews and reports about the incident. But they don't really provide anything interesting, like a different perspective or thematic dissonance. A lot of it was spent on theories about the powers that didn't matter at all.