Foni reviewed Cementerio de animales by Stephen King (Biblioteca de Stephen King; 1)
Clasico imprescindible
4 stars
Me encanta releerlo casi cada Halloween
Paperback, 395 pages
English language
Published Aug. 7, 2002 by Pocket Books.
Pet Sematary
by Stephen King
3 stars
(99 reviews)
First published in 1983, PET SEMATARY has since been regarded as one of Stephen King's most frightening an controversial novels, Daring to cross the boundaries of conventional fiction, King has woven a tale so fundamentally startling that he himself was hesitant for it to see the light of day upon its completion. A multilayered examination into the nature of untimely death, shattering loss, and utter desperation, PET SEMATARY tears asunder the very fabric connecting our seemingly normal world and the afterlife...leaving readers with an awful truth too haunting to ever forget. (back cover)
Dee reviewed Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Review of 'Pet Sematary' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
High expectations for this one...
I recall picking this up 3 years ago, reading the first hundred or so pages and putting it back down—I now see why. It's not that it's poorly-written, it is quite good but 'the best of Stephen King' is just not the title I'd willingly give this book.
3/5
Alright read.
steezeburger reviewed Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Review of 'Pet Sematary' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
"The soil of a man's heart is stonier."
I really enjoyed this book. I found a lot of analogies with addiction and regret. That nagging feeling that's hard to shake. King was in the middle of his addiction when he wrote this, and there are several bits taken from his actual life.
"Smucky, he was obedient."
Avarla reviewed Friedhof der Kuscheltiere by Stephen King
Review of 'Friedhof der Kuscheltiere' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I know Stephen King is like the godfather of horror novels, but actually I get the impression he writes social studies more than horror.
It took 4/5ths of the book to finally get to the horror part, which was admittedly creepy, but more in a shout-at-them-in-my-head way. They're such idiots? And they learn nothing? Not ever?
I guess it's just not my kind of horror. I prefer they've-done-everything-right-and-are-still-f@&#ed kind of stories.
Elspeth reviewed Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Review of 'Pet Sematary' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
4.5 stars. As usual, Stephen King inspired and scared the pants off me in equal measure. Also as usual for vintage King, there's a lot of period-typical misogyny and racism in this book which took me out of the story at times but it wasn't more than what you'd expect.
This book is essentially a book about death, moreso than any other book of his I've read. It's about our relationship with death, our fear of it, the shocking finality of it, and the importance of accepting that it is natural and inevitable and always just around the corner.
This doesn't mean that there's non-stop gore in this book. In fact, it's mostly two dudes sitting around philosophising about death and telling stories about the people and pets who are no longer with them. Not to say that it was boring because it definitely was not. This is what King …
4.5 stars. As usual, Stephen King inspired and scared the pants off me in equal measure. Also as usual for vintage King, there's a lot of period-typical misogyny and racism in this book which took me out of the story at times but it wasn't more than what you'd expect.
This book is essentially a book about death, moreso than any other book of his I've read. It's about our relationship with death, our fear of it, the shocking finality of it, and the importance of accepting that it is natural and inevitable and always just around the corner.
This doesn't mean that there's non-stop gore in this book. In fact, it's mostly two dudes sitting around philosophising about death and telling stories about the people and pets who are no longer with them. Not to say that it was boring because it definitely was not. This is what King does best in my opinion. Not the twists and monsters but the in-depth character studies and meandering monologues that give the characters and world a weight and realness that other authors can only dream of achieving. This is how King builds the suspense that he's so famous for. He hints that something bad will happen then spends hundreds of plotless pages building up his characters so that when the inevitable disaster comes it punches you right in the heart. And yes, very, very gory.
I'm taking off .5 stars for the treatment of the female characters and the lack of minorities except as off-screen wise, mystical ancients. I've read Stephen King say that any sexism and racism in his books is meant to be part of the characterisations of his characters, because real people are that way, but that doesn't explain the structural sexism and racism in this book. Certainly when in the first chapter Louis Creed thinks about how he'd like to smack his daughter because she's annoying him, that's part of his character. But the fact that the only adult female characters are just there for the main male characters to protect and worry over and no Native characters are given a voice but they're constantly referred to in a stereotypical way is on King. I'm willing to forgive this because 80s but I thought I should point it out.
tl;dr: heartbreaking, gruesome, and poignant book that deals with death in all its complexities. Highly recommend.
Matsafi reviewed Cmętarz zwieżąt by Stephen King
Review of 'Cmętarz zwieżąt' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Kolejna dobra książka Stephena Kinga, którą przeczytałem w ostatnim czasie.
Senne miasteczko w USA, które skrywa mroczną tajemnicę związaną z pobliskim cmentarzem dla zwierząt. Jak daleko można posunąć się, aby zatrzymać przy sobie najbliższych? Czy śmierć można pokonać, a jeśli tak, to jaką cenę trzeba będzie za to zapłacić?
Fani gatunku z pewnością nie będą...
LemmiSchmoeker reviewed Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Review of 'Pet Sematary' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
Still one of the best books by King, this one is competently told, slowly, strongly and inevitably builds towards the devastating end and features one of the best final lines in history.
Subjects
- Horror fiction
- Horror tales