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honeybeewitched87's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Sexual content
devynreadsnovels's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Vomit
privateimposter'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
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
jenniferbbookdragon'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Dementia, and Suicide attempt
lydiavsbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Holly Gibney is my favourite King character so I'm so glad she got a book of her own.
Similar to Mr Mercedes, this is a cat and mouse type thriller where you know who the killer is from the start and are watching as Holly gets closer to figuring out the truth. I know that doesn't work for everyone because it does remove some of the mystery, but this worked so well for me.
In terms of King's writing, you could tell he's taken some common criticisms on board, and there's even a joke in there referring to how he's described tits in previous books. The female characters were better developed without being heavily sexualised, and he's dropped his use of racial slurs despite there being racist characters. That's kind of just asking for the bare minimum, but it felt like a deliberate shift and I appreciated it.
A good time, an intriguing plot, brilliant characters and decently paced. A very solid 4 star read.
Graphic: Gore and Cannibalism
Minor: Racism, Blood, and Dementia
nicole_cob_reads'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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
zosiablue'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? No
3.5
This was also his most openly political book to date - not only does he satirize health nuts who are also anti-vaxxers (an elderly couple turns to cannibalism as a health cure, but thinks COVID is fake), but he spends a good deal of time excoriating the right-wing fringe. Listen, I'm not complaining. I'm on his side! But the murder mystery - which was fascinating! - was often drowned by all this other stuff. And Holly as a character seems dulled in this iteration, though maybe that's part of her arc - the healthier she gets, the more boring she becomes. Not a bad moral.
I had a good time reading (except when I had to think about COVID). And hey, Willa from Succession narrates the audiobook! (She also played Holly in a TV version.)
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Torture, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder
Moderate: Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, and Stalking
Minor: Racism
winterlee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
jemmabrown'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? No
5.0
I loved the Mr Mercedes series and really liked the first 2 books in the Finders Keepers series so when I saw this book I probably read the first line of the blurb and that was it.
As a result I went on a fascinating, dark, mystery ride across American Politics, Literature and attitudes to the pandemic.
Stephen King winds together so many threads to create a book that leaves you guessing just what will happen next whilst also creating debate on serious social issues.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Please be aware there are very graphic descriptions of things that appear in the content warnings. Particularly racism/racial slurs, homophobia/lesaphobia and graphic violence.