sidewinder 's review for:

'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

3.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I will admit although was a great book, not as good as I thought it would be. I felt some parts needed some more spooky, tense depth but at the end there's quite a big selection of 'deleted scenes' which did satiate this need for more. I do wish some of those parts were used instead but was nice to have the option at the end to decide for myself and feel more happy with the book in general.
Enjoyed the short stories at the end too, great touch! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Car accident