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Bag of Bones by Stephen King

4 reviews

thelindyeffect's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad slow-paced

1.5

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_suvi_'s review

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dark mysterious 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

3.0

The haunted summer cabin is the perfect setup for a July read. I liked how the paranormal elements started building and intensifying from the very beginning, but I was left cold by the climax and didn’t really feel like it measured up to the buildup. Didn’t really like any of the characters, nor the love (lust?) story between the main character and the love interest
especially since even according to the book Maddie was barely older than a minor even though I know that King has said that his goal was to write an ethically dubious main ”hero”. 

Didn’t like the portayal of the poc in the book either. For a Stephen King novel this is one of the least likable for me, but I enjoyed the beginning enough to rate it mediocre 3/5
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shrektien's review against another edition

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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

3.5

I’ll be honest, this book holds a ton of misogyny/unsettling thoughts from men about women shed in a positive light or a “that’s just how we are” light and it was hard to read sometimes. Huge fan of King but this one I could’ve skipped. 
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declancity's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

4.0

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