A review by helenope
'Salem's Lot by Stephen King

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

3.75

At first, the book disappointed me, because I actually had no idea the book was about
vampires
. And since I wanted to be scared and these things don’t scare me, I was kinda frustrated. It’s not my favorite Stephen king book (misery) and it’s very slow paced, but it’s a good book. it gets really exciting by the end.

Tip: when a character appears, write down the name and what they do, because you’ll need it. In the end I had a list of over 30 characters mentioned (mostly secondary but the book has chapters for each one of them).
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