A review by auslyn
Gerald's Game by Stephen King

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

initial very first impression: 3.5 stars. this was probably my least favorite king book ive read yet, the horror was certainly effective and i understand that a lot of this book should be taken in context of when it was written. but i found it left much to be desired in terms of the handling of CSA. this may be influenced by the fact that cujo was my last king read; but the constant mentioning of the fact that the dog used to have a home and a family just got repetitive and redundant. i understand the purpose all of these serve but this book couldve easily been 30 pages shorter and lost nothing
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