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A review by eri_cat93
Gerald's Game by Stephen King
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
3.3 stars
I've probably said this before, but I truly think this is the most f*cked up book/anything I've ever read. OOOOF this was a hard one. Gerald's Game is an incredibly written, suspenseful horror that had me both needing to know what would happen AND taking breaks to process or prepare myself mid sentence in a way that only King can.
When a sex game goes wrong, Jessie has to get creative, and maybe a little insane, to survive. The story follows Jessie's efforts to survive and her even more desperate efforts to keep her childhood trauma deeply buried. There's gore, there's disgust, there's just plain f*cked up sh*t all through this book. It's not for the weak of heart or weak of stomach for sure.
My biggest complaint is the subplot of the Moonlight Man. I don't want to discuss much to avoid spoilers, but that subplot felt unnecessary and really made the last 1/3 of the book drag for me.
This isn't my favorite King story, but if you can handle it, I do recommend to horror lovers.
I've probably said this before, but I truly think this is the most f*cked up book/anything I've ever read. OOOOF this was a hard one. Gerald's Game is an incredibly written, suspenseful horror that had me both needing to know what would happen AND taking breaks to process or prepare myself mid sentence in a way that only King can.
When a sex game goes wrong, Jessie has to get creative, and maybe a little insane, to survive. The story follows Jessie's efforts to survive and her even more desperate efforts to keep her childhood trauma deeply buried. There's gore, there's disgust, there's just plain f*cked up sh*t all through this book. It's not for the weak of heart or weak of stomach for sure.
My biggest complaint is the subplot of the Moonlight Man. I don't want to discuss much to avoid spoilers, but that subplot felt unnecessary and really made the last 1/3 of the book drag for me.
This isn't my favorite King story, but if you can handle it, I do recommend to horror lovers.