Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
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Violence, Death, RapeModerate
Racial slurs, Ableism, GoreMinor
Addiction, VomitCommunity Reviews
summary of 6290 ratings (see reviews)
Moods
adventurous 77%
tense 65%
emotional 43%
mysterious 41%
challenging 33%
sad 28%
reflective 23%
hopeful 18%
funny 9%
inspiring 7%
informative 1%
lighthearted 0%
relaxing 0%
Pace
medium 45%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Character: 26% | Plot: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 1%Average rating
1153 pages | first published 1978
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Description
Stephen King's apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting--eerily plausible--as when it was first published. The New York Times called it the book that has everyth...
1153 pages | first published 1978
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Other countries
Bookshop UK
Blackwell's
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Description
Stephen King's apocalyptic vision of a world blasted by plague and tangled in an elemental struggle between good and evil remains as riveting--eerily plausible--as when it was first published. The New York Times called it the book that has everyth...Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, RapeModerate
Racial slurs, Ableism, GoreMinor
Addiction, VomitCommunity Reviews
summary of 6290 ratings (see reviews)
Moods
adventurous 77%
tense 65%
emotional 43%
mysterious 41%
challenging 33%
sad 28%
reflective 23%
hopeful 18%
funny 9%
inspiring 7%
informative 1%
lighthearted 0%
relaxing 0%
Pace
medium 45%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 55% | Character: 26% | Plot: 17%Strong character development?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 55% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 1%Average rating