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A review by voxvenati
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Reread for the first time since the 2010’s. It hasn’t aged well in some ways, but King’s characters always captivate. Holly and Jerome are especially sweet in the last ~1/3 of the book.
This remains my favorite in the trilogy. It’s the most grounded and interesting, imo.
However, there’s just no reason King needs to use so many slurs. A couple specific uses for emphasis of character traits (read: this is a nasty dude or etc.), fine, I can understand, but this was just not it. It was published in 2014 for Christ’s sake.
Slurs:
Cr*pple, n*gger
This remains my favorite in the trilogy. It’s the most grounded and interesting, imo.
However, there’s just no reason King needs to use so many slurs. A couple specific uses for emphasis of character traits (read: this is a nasty dude or etc.), fine, I can understand, but this was just not it. It was published in 2014 for Christ’s sake.
Slurs: