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epeolatrist's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Car accident, Rape, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Child death, and Sexual violence
Minor: Alcohol and War
codyfrizzell's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Murder, Car accident, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Gore, Child death, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Rape
Minor: War and Alcohol
seeker42's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Murder, Violence, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Rape, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Car accident, and Blood
Minor: Self harm, Alcohol, Cancer, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Cursing
thenageler's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Blood and Suicide
Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Rape, Cursing, Animal death, Medical content, Gun violence, Infidelity, Child death, Car accident, Sexual violence, and Death of parent
rosereadsalot's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Animal death
obsessedmuch's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Murder
Minor: Child death, Child abuse, and Rape
kell_xavi's review against another edition
4.0
Johnny goes from a smart, likeable small town teacher to a haunted, sick man in the ten years this story covers; King articulates the internal pain and shame of his disability, coupled with the curiosity and hope and anger of those who encounter it, very well. I was on his side the whole way through, because he remains intelligent, considerate, the whole way through, even as he loses his ability to be part of the same reality as those around him.
Graphic: Car accident and Terminal illness
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Violence, and Suicide
Minor: Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, War, and Misogyny
christinakann's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Medical content, Suicide, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Rape, Murder, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Car accident, Blood, Child death, and Gun violence
Minor: War, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Death of parent
that_bookish_life's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The Dead Zone is about everyman Johnny (no middle name) Smith who after being injured in a car accident and lying in a subsequent coma for 4+ years suddenly awakens possessing a second sight. He's now able to touch people or objects and know things: like his physical therapist's apartment is at that moment catching fire or that a politician will come to power and destroy the world. It's a lot for Johnny, but he's a good person and wants to use his power not for fame and fortune, but for good.
After locating a gruesome serial killer Johnny turns his attentions to a potentially equally sinister subject: politicians. He meets Jimmy Carter and tells him he will become president. And he meets an up and coming local politician who promises to make it rain on demand, shoot pollution into space, and throw all the bums out of Washington. Is Donald Trump in this book? No, but I think Trump may have an advisor or speech writer who has read this book because the parallels are astounding!
Reading this book at this moment in time sure is something. I did not pick it up knowing that it would be quite this relevant, but it did made a good and scary pre-election read. I enjoyed the content overall, but found the story to be a little more meandering than usual and lacking in character development.
Not my favorite King novel, but man is it eerily prescient to current day reality. Too bad no one with second sight was able to shake Trump's hand at an opportune moment in the past.
Minor: Rape, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Child death