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lochnessvhs 's review for:
Firestarter
by Stephen King
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
While the second half really made up for the incredibly slow first half, there still wasn't enough here to get me connected to this story at all. Combine that with this being King's first official publishing of his extreme hatred of fat people (an MC literally decides for a time that his best use of his psychic abilities is to help "disgusting" fat women lose weight) and it adds up to this being one of my least favorite of King's books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence