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A review by karina_dreamsinwords
Salem's Lot by Stephen King
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
This was such a slog to get through and had wayyy too many characters for me to care about more than 2 (if even that).
I’m counting the fact that I finished this book as a win because I was close to giving up a few times. Thank goodness for audiobooks and the ability to speed them up otherwise all hope would have been lost! This definitely served some eerie atmosphere, and was kind of enjoyable in the end.
Now that I’m somewhat familiar with King’s writing style, I can tamper my expectations with anything else I might pick up from him.
p.s. Why do your chapters have to be SOO long??!
I’m counting the fact that I finished this book as a win because I was close to giving up a few times. Thank goodness for audiobooks and the ability to speed them up otherwise all hope would have been lost! This definitely served some eerie atmosphere, and was kind of enjoyable in the end.
Now that I’m somewhat familiar with King’s writing style, I can tamper my expectations with anything else I might pick up from him.
p.s. Why do your chapters have to be SOO long??!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism and Animal death