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clfenters'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Sexism
newswoman's review against another edition
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Child death, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Alcohol, Gore, Sexual content, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Racism, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Terminal illness, Murder, Misogyny, Death, Chronic illness, Cancer, Body horror, Antisemitism, Animal death, Racial slurs, Drug use, and Cursing
kregs910's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, Gun violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
funkaroo12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Racism, Murder, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, Stalking, and Racism
sarahrolinski's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
The first portion of this book is slow. It drags. Elements are not cohesive, and I found my eyes drooping at every mention of a Maine landscape. I trudged through to the early 200's pages, and only then did I find the excitment worth the vast commitment. Our main character, Jake Epping's, internal monologue rivals one of a juvenile, immature man. Phrases repeated throughout the book are spaced and written as though they are to be perceived as profound when they are lackluster. "Dancing is life," is a phrase mentioned time and time again. Tone is inconsistent, and King so earnestly wants to juxtapose diction so it may come across as witty when it just creates distrust with the reader. How can I trust the narrator who talks out the side of his mouth when he is speaking to the reader?
Additionally, the ending left me in a complete, total fit of rage. Though the implications of a changed world depended on a "the past is obdurate" notion, the society at the end of the book feels like a slap in the face to the hopeful American citizen.
Nevertheless, I read the entire book over the course of four days, sometimes not eating in order to read. I was overjoyed to share the narrative revelations to coworkers and family. I was enthralled, and it hurt to put the book down. I was obsessed. Never in my life have I read a book that forced me to fall in love with reading. Despite the Jake Epping flaws and the Mary Sue-ification of Miss Sadie Dunhill, I reckoned with the fact that the book gripped me and relentlessly satisfied a snobby reader such as myself.
If you wish to read this as a piece of high literature, move on to the next book on your shelf. But it was fun and inventive and possessed a tenacity to illustrate romance in way that literally transcends time. I would read it all over again (I will probably will) and hope others grip onto adventurous nature of 11.22.63.
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, Cursing, Gun violence, Vomit, Excrement, and Gore
Moderate: Alcoholism and Suicide
Minor: Animal death
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? No
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, and Alcoholism
natrix's review against another edition
- 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? No
2.5
- (Unnecessary) use of racial slurs and sexist language and the clearly white male perspective on those issues (in the past and present)
- There is too much happening with the characters, making the plot that the book is supposedly about, almost seem like an afterthought
- I really didn't like the protagonist..
- The ending.. (but that's to be expected I guess when you pick up a Stephen King novel)
But, I did finish it and there were parts that I was really enjoying it, but that doesn't make up for the story overall being underwhelming in the and, on top of the problems listed above..
Also, I read some positive reviews about the narrator of the audiobook, but I really cringed the way he portrayed the speech patterns and accents of certain characters, especially foreign, black and mentally challenged people.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide
Moderate: Stalking, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Sexism
Minor: Cancer and War
productioneer'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? No
3.75
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Racial slurs, Stalking, War, Death, Racism, Terminal illness, and Alcoholism
mailuss'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Blood and Domestic abuse
Minor: Violence, Gun violence, and Alcoholism
bookforthought's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Racism, and Cancer
Minor: Car accident