Reviews

Bag of Bones by Stephen King

greyingnoob's review against another edition

5.0

It's a Stephen King novel :)

halloqueen9's review against another edition

5.0

This is my favorite book of all time. It's the perfect combination of action, love (without mushy romance), spooky, intrigue... I just love it.

tsavoie's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

3.0

badseedgirl's review against another edition

3.0

1998 Bram Stoker Award winner
1999 Derleth Winner (BFSA)
1999 Locus Horror Winner

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rkking's review against another edition

3.0

 

I really appreciate a well-done ghost story. Juxtaposing the living world and its plot with the underlying paranormal effect of the ghostly elements really jives with me. I was really looking forward to finally reading Bag Of Bones, and while I did appreciate the ghostly side of things, this book has one major weakness; pacing.
This book is just too long for what it says itself to be. Don't get me wrong, the important plot points were indeed very important, but it took far too long to get to each one.
I enjoyed Mike as a character, for I'm a sucker for writer protagonists, and I empathized with everything going on around and to him. The underlying mystery that needed solving was intrigue as well. But yes, it all too far too long to actually get there.
I really feel is this one had been pared down to a novella length, or even 'normal' novel length, it would have had more of a punch.
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nezumi13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

bookstin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

closteroven's review against another edition

5.0

(9/10)- Nothing like a good Stephen King book to pull me out of a reading slump. There may have been a few bumps, but I really liked this. I liked the characters and the internal struggles they were dealing with. I found the portrayal of grief as realistic as possible to my understanding (I can’t necessarily relate to it but I think this book did it better than many). I really liked the father/daughter dynamics, they were adorable. The plot was interesting, if a bit slow (but it’s always a bit slow for me, that isn’t really a bad thing). Some of the elements of the story didn’t come together super duper smoothly, but it still worked. I especially enjoyed the ending, which explained everything that happened and what’s going to happen in a realistic setting without seeming to go into it too much. It still left me with some questions, and it left me hoping for a (very) belated sequel, which isn’t likely but it could be possible. Overall this was a great book. It was recommended to me over two years ago, before I’d even started reading King, and I’ve finally gotten around to it and found it really good. I’m glad I read it.

bealiliwen's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Gun violence, Murder, and Child death

jimhart3000's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0