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kalliente's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Outing, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
devilavo96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Violence, and Cannibalism
michaelek2001's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
thebookaddict's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Dit is een luguber boek (zoals we van Stephen King gewend zijn). Het verhaal heeft verassende wendingen en wordt aan het einde heel erg spannend. In het begin vond ik hem erg langdradig. Ik denk dat dit boek ook wel wat korter gekund had. Sommige dingen voegde gewoon niet zoveel toe. Het klonk af en toe gewoon alsof de woorden geschreven zijn om ruimte op te vullen. De personages zijn wel echt perfect voor dit verhaal. Ze passen allemaal zo goed in hun rol. Het plaatje is gewoon compleet. Ik denk wel dat omdat het zo uitgebreid beschreven wordt je een enorm goed beeld krijgt van de situatie die zich afspeelt. Het kost alleen zoveel moeite. Ook vond ik het gek om weer over de corona tijd te lezen. Het voelt zolang geleden, terwijl dat niet zo is. Heel raar om te beseffen dat dat ook een tijd onze realiteit geweest is. Ik vind dat hij deze tijd heel mooi verwerkt heeft in het boek. Vooral de scheiding die de corona veroorzaakte in de maatschappij!
Al met al was ik erg bang om in dit boek te beginnen vanwege de dikte, maar ik heb totaal geen spijt. Je moet wel tegen lugubere verhalen kunnen om van dit boek te genieten, maar dit past juist goed in mijn straatje. De schrijfstijl is ook erg fijn en het leest totaal niet moeilijk weg! Holly vond ik erg leuk. Ik heb alle andere boeken niet gelezen waar Holly in voor komt, maar ik ga dit zeker nog een keer doen. Zo krijg ik net even iets meer achtergrond informatie.
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
emmmaustin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Cancer, Drug abuse, and Vomit
itsheyfay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Torture, Police brutality, Dementia, and Medical trauma
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Abortion
alibuhdali's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
lukel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
kitfkat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
okiecozyreader's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
In this book, Holly gets a call from a missing college librarian’s mother that her daughter has been missing for a few weeks and she finds it all unusual. As you start the book, you watch this couple pose as needing wheelchair aid to lure unsuspecting victims into their garage at different time periods.
Like many Stephen King books, this one is hard to read at times, just so gory and sickening. I had so much fun deciphering it with other readers, though. And it makes me interested in going back to the older Mr. Mercedes series to meet Holly there.
This does include a lot of pandemic information (in the setting) and does take a political stance. King discusses this in the author’s note.
“What went on between them was more like a stone you can’t get out of your shoe.” Ch 18
“Gifts are fragile. You must never entrust yours to people who might break it.” Ch 19
“Most cases are fragile, the way eggs are fragile. Why? Because most criminals are dopes. When it comes to doing dirt, even the ones who are smart are dopes. Otherwise they wouldn’t do dirt in the first place. So you treat a case like an egg. You crack it, you beat it, you put it in a pan with some butter. Then you make yourself a nice little omelet.” Ch 34
Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, and Death of parent