Black House by Stephen King

Black House

The Talisman #2

Stephen King with Peter Straub

688 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror thriller adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

Twenty years ago, a boy named Jack Sawyer travelled to a parallel universe called The Territories to save his mother and her Territories "twinner" from a premature and agonizing death that would have brought cataclysm to the other world. Now Jack ...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 2,768 reviews

Moods

dark 95%
mysterious 75%
tense 67%
adventurous 66%
emotional 34%
challenging 25%
sad 23%
funny 6%
hopeful 4%
reflective 4%
inspiring 3%

Pace

medium 52%
slow 41%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 57% | Plot: 33% | Character: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 60% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 48% | No: 40% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 40% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.86

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...