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Holly by Stephen King

11 reviews

eadrianschmitz's review

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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? No

5.0

What a horror! Really enjoyed this and love that Jerome and Barbara are still with us for the ride. Holly didn't seem as neurotic as portrayed in the prior three novels which I kinda miss but it shows her growth which I'm pleased with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Deadnaming, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Body horror, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racial slurs, Suicide, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Outing, Stalking, Violence, Biphobia, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Dysphoria, Addiction, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Confinement, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Dementia, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Grief, Kidnapping, and Lesbophobia

kalaser's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Dementia

Minor: Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Child death, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

yellowpurple500's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

An incredible book to carry on the Holly Gibney character. The plot kept me hooked throughout, I never wanted to stop reading. King has once again delivered an incredible book. 

At first I was a bit unsure about the inclusion of Covid and some other clear real world parallel events however after reading the end acknowledgements, I'm so glad that's the direction king went, it makes so much sense for the character. Also could someone explain to me why the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT section at the end had me tearing up. 

Definitely read this after the Mr Mercedes trilogy, outsider and the short story in if it bleeds if you want to avoid spoilers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Blood, Stalking, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Body horror, Colonisation, Cannibalism, Police brutality, Racism, Torture, Death, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Vomit, Addiction, Dementia, Medical content, Misogyny, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Child death, Gore, and Hate crime

lea8914lh's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Honestly? Awesome.
I don’t often binge books buuuut this one was too good.
Btw I LIKED all the political and Covid stuff, idk why everyone is so pressed abt it
+ the poetry content was very engaging, loved it (kudos go out to Barbara)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Violence, Cannibalism, Homophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Racism, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, and Mental illness

theimposter's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

browneyesblue84's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

I know that I am biased when it comes to Stephen Kings’ work. The man is one of my favorite authors and yes I’m a constant reader of his. I literally just finished reading Billy Summers right before I read Holly. To say that this is the most anticipated book that King has written in a while is an understatement. Holly is truly one of my favorite literally characters from such an awesome trilogy “The Bill Hodges Trilogy”. She has come a long way as a character. This is the sixth story she’s appeared in and a continuation of the short story entitled If It Bleeds which is the same title as the collection it’s from. A young girl woman goes missing, her mother is desperate to find her and hires Holly Gibney and Finders Keepers to solve the case. A few familiar character always pop up as well. 

The idea of two elderly Baby Boomers killing people and consuming them is wild. However, when you learn that they are doing this to make themselves stronger and more vital that is even worse. Did I mention these people are retired college professors? Yes, yes they are.

I always look forward to the release of new Stephen King novels. Holly did not disappoint at all. I am looking forward to the next story that Holly appears in. This is a story which is easy to read and has a few pop culture and current event references that are timely as well. I give it five out of five stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Gore, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Homophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Blood

maimy_santiago99's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Ableism

Moderate: Stalking, Mental illness, Medical content, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Confinement, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Suicide

chasingpages1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Medical content, Murder, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Death, Violence, Chronic illness, Dementia, Drug use, Gore, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Lesbophobia, Racism, Torture, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Police brutality, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Classism, Body horror, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Terminal illness, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Antisemitism, and Xenophobia

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Kidnapping, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Stalking, Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, Confinement, Grief, Alcohol, Dementia, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Cancer, Vomit, Child death, and Emotional abuse

jenniferbbookdragon'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? It's complicated

5.0

King brings his A game to the story of Holly Gibney's investigation of the disappearance of a young woman amid her own mother's death and her partner's illness. The darkness of the secrets she discovers, along with discoveries about her family,  brings her character new challenges. I deeply appreciate her growth from timid to powerful across multiple books,  and hope she continues to appear in King's books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Lesbophobia, Murder, Cannibalism, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Death, Racial slurs, Death of parent, and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Gore, Blood, Dementia, and Panic attacks/disorders