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A review by shawna_reads
Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"Sometimes you have to be a high-riding bitch to survive. Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman has to hold on to."
Suspected of killing her employer Vera Donovan, Dolores Claiborne tells the police her life story, going as far back as her failing marriage and suspicious death of her husband, and how she came to work for Vera and the relationship between them.
This is one of those books that you love tremendously, but don't really know why. At face value, all it is is Dolores sitting in an interrogation room recounting her life to the police. Sounds simple, right? However, it's all in the storytelling. King gave Dolores a voice and she flourished. She tells her story with such charisma that I was immediately captivated and wanted to know all about her!
Dolores is one badass motherfucker. The situations she faced made her resilient and courageous. Juggling her life between working for Vera, who you want to hate but can't help feeling bad for her, raising 3 children, and dealing with her abusive husband just to make ends meet. She makes a lot of difficult decisions to get through her tough life. Dolores is definitely a new favourite character of mine as this book has made its way in my top 10 King books!
Suspected of killing her employer Vera Donovan, Dolores Claiborne tells the police her life story, going as far back as her failing marriage and suspicious death of her husband, and how she came to work for Vera and the relationship between them.
This is one of those books that you love tremendously, but don't really know why. At face value, all it is is Dolores sitting in an interrogation room recounting her life to the police. Sounds simple, right? However, it's all in the storytelling. King gave Dolores a voice and she flourished. She tells her story with such charisma that I was immediately captivated and wanted to know all about her!
Dolores is one badass motherfucker. The situations she faced made her resilient and courageous. Juggling her life between working for Vera, who you want to hate but can't help feeling bad for her, raising 3 children, and dealing with her abusive husband just to make ends meet. She makes a lot of difficult decisions to get through her tough life. Dolores is definitely a new favourite character of mine as this book has made its way in my top 10 King books!