Reviews

1922 by Stephen King

whateversierra's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed this book! Easy to breeze through! 

troyarp's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

adrianagoycoolea's review

3.5

This short story read very similarly to 11/22/63 (duh same author). It was entertaining, and I didn’t want to put it down at times. This time Stephen King didn’t ruin the book by writing a mediocre ending, and I thought the story wrapped up well.

aeclark12's review against another edition

4.0

If you don't already think rats are creepy, you will after reading this novella. Couldn't move until I finished reading this dark tale.

katietater's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

dogsbooksandpizza's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Great body horror and gore right at the beginning - jumps into the main act immediately. A lot of suspense and foreshadowing. I didn’t like the narrator’s interpretation at times because it made things feel too comical (his voices for the son and mother, especially), but otherwise it was an absorbing and sad cautionary tale with a lot of solid horror.

izzyclouty's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jaycereadss's review against another edition

3.0

Wow! This is a good novella!

This is a part of the Full Dark, No Stars short story collection. By Stephen King. This is a book that contains three short stories. This is one of them. It contains 1922, Big Driver, and A Good Marriage.

This is probably one of the most messed up things that I have ever read by Stephen King. It was pretty good, I liked it.

1922 is a horror novella by Stephen King. That is in the Full Dark, No Stars short story collection. At ~130 pages. This is a fast read, and a short one too! This is a really entertaining read! This is also a movie on Netflix!


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TW: murder, and animal death
Genre: Horror, Fiction
Pacing: 3.75/5 (medium, to fast pacing)
Rating: 3 stars (I liked it!)

mattcarpenito's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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

1.0

Was horrific in the way I like, however, for a short story there were tons of gaps of very little happening other than farming, which is not very spooky, and all of the characters were straight men I dislike

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

summerhoney's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0