Reviews

Tapahtumapaikkana Duma Key by Stephen King

envy4's review against another edition

5.0

What I learned from this book: “Do the day and let the day do you.”
I fell right into this book. Something about King writing an American story just gets me. I definitely got spooked at the end.

kpombiere's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Car accident

alexisgordon's review against another edition

5.0

Amazing! There’s no feeling quite like the one after finishing a Stephen King novel. Absolutely spellbinding

davehershey's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow. 

I didn’t expect to put this close to my top five Stephen King books when I began. It was such a wonderful book, mostly because of Edgar and Wireman. The ending was a couple of gut punches of sadness. To add to great characters and an emotional ending, this is the kind of book that will sit with you and make you ponder life. What kind of people are we and how do we use our time with those we love?

Fantastic all around…if not a bit dragged out near the end.

libraryam's review against another edition

3.0

Read by John Slattery! "Me gusta, Muchacho!"

giovanni_pn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

kaelaceleste's review against another edition

4.0

Finally finished this marathon read. This took me a long time but I did really enjoy it in spite of that. It didn't feel like a typical King book but it was an interesting change. SO much character development, like even more than normal. I loved the different setting and how much he painted the picture (no pun intended) of Duma Key. I normally don't love a slow burn but I found myself almost compulsively coming back to this. I was so intrigued by how everything seemed a little too "normal" for a King book, and wanted to see what happened...and once it ramped up it really went from 0 to 100. Some very creepy goings-on especially at the end!!
I did feel like it dragged on a bit at certain points, but overall I really enjoyed it. I think this could make an absolutely stunning movie, but I also sort of like that there isn't one (yet). The scenes were described so beautifully that I could clearly see everything in my head, especially the paintings.

3.5-4ish stars.

teri_s's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

frogbeam68's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

booooooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5