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danicat2's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Body horror, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide
pholcidae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I found the setting, pacing, and length to suit the story perfectly. It felt lonely, discomforting, and altogether an anxious account of events.
The characters were light on detail and not much development seemed to happen with them. I don’t know if that was deliberate, but it left me wanting for more to love/hate in them.
The plot itself was okay, a good and miserable tale. Like the characters, it felt hasty - almost as if the story itself was a passing daydream that never really fleshes out.
I enjoyed the way the story is written:
Overall, a good book, just not one I found difficult to put down.
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Animal death, Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Murder
Minor: Racial slurs, Misogyny, Sexual content, Alcohol, Cursing, and Gun violence
scogo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Suicide, and Body horror
natan_is_reading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood
Minor: Alcoholism and Suicide
un_savoury's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Animal death, Body horror, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gore
Moderate: Pregnancy, Drug abuse, and Gaslighting
Minor: Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Rape
debhawkins's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder and Suicide
Moderate: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Animal death, Grief, and Pregnancy
immaculori's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Suicide, Death of parent, Cursing, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, and Mental illness
loganreadshorror's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
icarus_has_risen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Animal death, and Child death
lunarreader's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Stephen King has always been a hit-or-miss author for me so I am always hesitant to pick up anything of his, but I try to do so with an open mind every time because I WANT to like his books so bad, but I tend to be disappointed. Prior to this novella, I have read 4 pieces of King's work and only thoroughly enjoyed 2 of them; Carrie and It. The other two I read were Pet Semetary and The Mist both of which hold a special, disdainful place in my heart. I found them both incredibly boring and I find a lot of King's writing to just drone on and on, often repeating itself. Obviously, IT had this issue, but I was able to enjoy it never the less. And Carrie of course suffers from the all too well-known women-written-by-men syndrome, but again I found it enjoyable.
Out of the few stories I have read from him, I think that 1922 was probably by far the most enjoyable. I found Wilf to be a fascinating narrator and I love the frame that King gives to the story; It is told by Wilf as a confession for his crimes as he waits for his long overdue punishment. For me, as a reader, you can really see that Wilf is a man who knows his end is approaching and is fully aware of how his actions have led not only to this moment but to every horrifying thing that has happened to him since 1922.
Also a side note: there are a lot of rats in this. Rtas freak me out when it comes to how willing they are to just eat people if given the chance, but King makes them even more haunting by placing these bloodthirsty rats in the most unexpected portions of the novella.
Graphic: Gore and Blood
Moderate: Violence, Death, and Murder
Minor: Pregnancy and Animal death
there are several instances of rats biting off parts of people or animals