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A review by ppkfs
Rose Madder by Stephen King
3.0
It was...fine, I suppose. It sort of ended up being quite a generic King novel. He has a wonderful way with setting up this feeling of suspense, that the protagonist is being chased by this evil that will stop at nothing. You're constantly on the edge of your seat, worrying for their mental state, worrying what will happen to them, with this constant feel that something paranormal or supernatural is just looming over the edge..
But that's about it. The suspense is there, but it feels so generic. Rosie's always looking over her shoulder but you, as a reader, can basically imagine how the entire plot will unfold just based off tropes.
It reminded me of Lisey's Story to some degree; the paranormal feels forced. It's not pet Sematary, or Carrie, or Salem's Lot - where there's this bizarre otherwordly goings on. It's just this local "nobody else knows about it and nobody else will ever know except the protagonist so it might as well be their imagination".
But that's about it. The suspense is there, but it feels so generic. Rosie's always looking over her shoulder but you, as a reader, can basically imagine how the entire plot will unfold just based off tropes.
It reminded me of Lisey's Story to some degree; the paranormal feels forced. It's not pet Sematary, or Carrie, or Salem's Lot - where there's this bizarre otherwordly goings on. It's just this local "nobody else knows about it and nobody else will ever know except the protagonist so it might as well be their imagination".