Reviews

Gerald's Game by Stephen King

buzzyiscool's review against another edition

dark 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

2.0

Stephen King is weird. And don’t bother watching the movie version of this - the first 10 minutes showed us it was terrible anyway. 

laurynfogt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

emilyjaco25's review against another edition

3.0

I absolutely love this premise and a lot of the execution. Some of the content bothered me a little bit (and not in a good skin-ripping-from-hand way). I really dislike the last 30 or so pages of this book. Was not needed.

mateaaah's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

books_hotchocolate's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

der_schafsmann's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

megmahoney's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-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

2.5

reeltomi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gore, Gaslighting, and Child abuse

simplylisalisa's review against another edition

5.0

Intense. It kept me on engaged from start to finish. I could sense the anxiety and panic.

beamae's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Death of parent, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Domestic abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse