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rosiecake666's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Child abuse
Moderate: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault
Minor: Homophobia and Alcoholism
itsheyfay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, and Infidelity
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Stalking, and Toxic relationship
laurenkristine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Death, Child abuse, and Blood
Moderate: Rape, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
Minor: Homophobia
shieldbearer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Grief, Sexual content, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Fatphobia, Ableism, Islamophobia, Transphobia, War, Bullying, Medical content, Racism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, and Vomit
Minor: Excrement, Addiction, Rape, Pedophilia, and Abortion
pussyslayer3000's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Gore, Infidelity, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Animal death
How he writes about women and describes minor girls is disgustinglydiavsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
I enjoyed this overall, it had the spooky small town vibes I was wanting and it was interesting to see King's take on vampires. I surprisingly enjoyed the priest character, and the exploration of faith and the concept of evil. The other characters were fine, although I wish Susan had a little more to her.
The pacing towards the end was a little odd, though admittedly probably partially because I didn't expect the last 150 pages to actually be a short story and deleted scenes. The build up to the 'big thing' at the end felt a little drawn out, with the end its self feeling almost rushed. But considering its length, it rarely if ever felt like a drag.
Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Gore, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Rape
jaedia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
That all said, I did enjoy reading it. The writing was enjoyable, the story compelling, and the dread creeping. A nice dark vampire horror story of a town's slow, sleepy, bloodcurdling death.
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Classism, Transphobia, Suicide, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Homophobia, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
kaythebee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing
georgiaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Animal death, and Death
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Rape, Infidelity, and Sexual violence
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
mojavetent's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Child abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Car accident, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Cursing
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence