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The Outsider by Stephen King

82 reviews

jenciereads's review against another edition

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

3.75


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docrobreads's review against another edition

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

3.25


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miimsyy's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0


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hopper's review against another edition

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

3.0

after seeing numerous ads for the HBO program, i decided it was time to read this novel and see if i took a liking to it. there were times where i would be unable to put this book down, quite literally walking back and forth at work just reading through. yet, there were other times where i felt unable to lift it up, primarily in the first third of the book or so. i enjoyed the plot, but felt like it took too long to set up and that the ending was too rushed. the characters were enjoyable but all rather one sided with a lack of nuance or any significant change, and i closed this novel feeling satisfied but without any major emotional change.

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readsandrants's review against another edition

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

2.0

I know that Stephen king tends to write paranormal things, but I think in this case he just shouldn’t have. I loved the idea of the book, even loved maybe the first half of it, but then it started getting supernatural and there was just too much. This would have been a really good story if king had just left the supernatural out and kept the case as a main focus.
And I really feel like he could have gone into the mind of Frank (I think his name was Frank anyways) while he was in his coma. I would have loved to see king’s take on the mind of a coma patient who tried to kill them-self. 

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nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25


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urreadtome's review against another edition

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

3.5


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anitaxlit's review against another edition

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

3.75

This was a fun, gripping, fast-paced read. Seeing the premise I thought it would be scarier, but bar a couple scenes — which were terrifying albeit brief — the novel was more a thriller than horror lit.

Kings' ability for strong characterisation shines here, and I was surprised by how likeable most characters are. It had great writing all throughout, and an emotional ending that caught me unawares.

This might not be the best King novel, but I really, <i>really</i> enjoyed it.

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mackenzievirginia's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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thatsssorachael's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I can't say a whole lot about this because spoilers, but I was hooked almost immediately. I couldn't put this book down. I thought it would take me a week to finish and it took me 4 days. I read quite a few reviews that the ending was weak, and fizzled out. But I liked the ending, it tied it up nicely. Maybe a nicely tied up ending isn't what we've come to expect from King, but I thought it fit in this instance. Obviously the writing and character development was excellent, as to be expected. 

Highly recommend. 

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