Reviews

Salemovo by Stephen King

heisenburger229's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

4.0

fun!!! and scary!!! except for the underwhelming final showdown ig

southern_book_lover's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I went into this book being told it was scary, and even though I didn't get scared scared there were times I was stuck in a state of suspense. Stephen King is the king of thrillers for a reason. I highly enjoyed this book. 

dustea's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

plasm4_4's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

rosatibiscotti's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

herbertthagreat's review against another edition

4.0

I found the beginning chapters to be quite slow, it seemed pointless to describe so many little instances throughout the lot. Only about halfway through did I start to see the genius in King’s form, by describing the seemingly meaningless he made the town feel alive, only to further grab your attention when he starts killing it piece by piece. This was my first book by Stephen King and it definitely left me wanting more.

lmichellereads's review against another edition

3.0

Fantastic writing, per usual, from Mr. King. Scenes were vivid, characters were full bodied, and the horror was not in short supply. But, let’s be honest, taking on the folklore of vampires is no easy task and I’m not sure anyone can bring that to life in a mere 600 pages.

Good work but not Mr. King’s best work.

Although, I say all this with a grain of salt, I won’t be finished with King anytime soon.

jolitaval's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

fortesque1066's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

sneeps's review against another edition

2.0

The last 10% after the epilogue, classic King overexposing the mysterious villain, and made it stupid