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Classic and highly entertaining Good Vs Evil story set in a small town, portrayed with a remarkable sense of intrigue and poignancy. There is enough here to keep you interested throughout. I did think King played it "safe" but this was only his second novel. He also relies on quite a few tired tropes, but again, this was an hommage to Dracula written in 1975. This wasn't his strongest ending or climax either, but what stays with me is the trip, not the destination... as is often the case with this author.

loves_nurse's review against another edition

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dark slow-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? It's complicated

2.75

SK in his early era! Love to hear his early voice in his writings. This book was a bit long winded for me. And perhaps I'm viewing thru the lens of forgiveness-nostalgia also when I say it's not worth a re-read for me, but Im glad having read it and look forward to his next one. He has written far better books than this one but I don't regret my time with it.

thelibraryofhannah's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

sayre_94's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

First horror book I have ever read! Not only that, but this is the longest book I have ever read at this point. 450 pages may not be a lot to many people, but it is an accomplishment I am proud of nonetheless. As for the book! In actuality, I probably give this 4.5 stars. Let's start with the bad parts. I hated how many characters there were. Way too much going on. It was incredibly slow for the first 125 pages because of this. Getting to know every little citizen in the town. However, the main characters are OUTSTANDING. Ben Mears is a wonderful protagonist. His chemistry with Mark towards the end is also fantastic. I loved both those characters tons. Jimmy, Calahaan, and Matt were also all extremely well written and fun to follow. Barlow was a great antagonist, and I enjoyed all the scenes we had with him, even though it took almost 300 pages to finally reach them. Overall, I really did enjoy this book other than a few things. I am very excited for the movie coming out later this year.

k_mcday's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

sayre94's review against another edition

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4.0

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