Stephen King has done it once again! This is my 3rd..4th? Novel I’ve read by him and I am just enamoured by the writing every time. It’s capti4 stars!
Stephen King has done it once again! This is my 3rd..4th? Novel I’ve read by him and I am just enamoured by the writing every time. It’s captivating, even at times where the plot slows down or doesn’t stand out the writing just makes me want to carry on and find out more.
Although definitely not being my favourite out of the ones I’ve read I think this is a good example of a piece of work King has released that isn’t horror. Why it is categorised as horror I have no idea, it’s more of a slightly paranormal novel, in no way is it scary.
This book made me laugh, sad and anxious at times. I recommend it but not for first-time King readers as you won’t experience his fantastic horror novels that make you love his books. Pick one of those up instead first!...more
*shakes hands in air and takes a deep breath* well, time for another review baby
SUMMARY Doctor Louis Creed moves his family to Maine, where he meets a*shakes hands in air and takes a deep breath* well, time for another review baby
SUMMARY Doctor Louis Creed moves his family to Maine, where he meets a friendly local named Jud Crandall. After the Creeds' cat is accidentally killed, Crandall advises Louis to bury it in the ground near the old pet cemetery. Then things begin to unravel and the cemetery reveals to not be what Louis expected.
STEPHEN KING. The man known as the king of horror and creator of bad dreams just didn’t really give it for me this time with his popular book; Pet Sematary.
Here’s why:
CHARACTERS Some characters were great, others not so much. While I really enjoyed the characters of Gage and his sister, who were described as adorable and funny children, their parents didn’t really hit the mark for me. I found I only felt slight pity for Rachel even though I could understand what she went through, but she did become more likeable towards the end. On the other hand, Lewis Creed who showed no willingness to help his wife when she clearly couldn’t cope with certain situations around her, just irritated me and stuck with me till the end of the book. Jud was just great, his wife too, and both were super nice to the Creed family and felt they were very impactful and brought interesting parts to the story forward.
PLOT I found this book fairly predictable to be honest. Both with the progression of the plot and development of the characters leaving me not much to be surprised at and that left me a bit ‘empty’ at the end of the book. I however did empathise with Louis at the end and at certain parts throughout the book I was on edge and holding my breath, keeping me engaged to finish the book.
OVERALL I loved the premise of a Pet Sematary, the characters within the family giving me all sorts of emotions and the ending which left me staring into blank space for a couple minutes to process what had happened.
Would recommend if you’ve already read other Stephen King books but maybe not if it’s your first, for I wish there was that bit more to the book. I’m going to admit I prefer the film and would recommend that first instead, however altogether the book is a good read for those who like horrror.
This was my first Stephen King novel I have read so far. And for me, it was a definite 4 stars.
I think his writing and storytelling lives up to what pThis was my first Stephen King novel I have read so far. And for me, it was a definite 4 stars.
I think his writing and storytelling lives up to what people say and I understand where people are coming from when they say King is the 'King of Horror'. Gripping, emotional and you never know what's about to happen. I bloody loved it! I'm ready to delve more into King's novels as they have now peaked my interest and I hope I discover more great things in his other stories. Away!...more
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