Pet Sematary
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- Author：Stephen King
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Summary
The house looked right， felt right to Dr Louis Creed。
Rambling， old， unsmart and comfortable。 A place where the family could settle; the children grow and play and explore。 The rolling hills and meadows of Maine seemed a world away from the fume-choked dangers of Chicago。
Only the occasional big truck out on the two-lane highway， grinding up through the gears， hammering down the long gradients， growled out an intrusive threat。
But behind the house and far away from the road: that was safe。 Just a carefully cleared path up into the woods where generations of local children have processed with the solemn innocence of the young， taking with them their dear departed pets for burial。
A sad place maybe， but safe。 Surely a safe place。 Not a place to seep into your dreams， to wake you， sweating with fear and foreboding。
Rambling， old， unsmart and comfortable。 A place where the family could settle; the children grow and play and explore。 The rolling hills and meadows of Maine seemed a world away from the fume-choked dangers of Chicago。
Only the occasional big truck out on the two-lane highway， grinding up through the gears， hammering down the long gradients， growled out an intrusive threat。
But behind the house and far away from the road: that was safe。 Just a carefully cleared path up into the woods where generations of local children have processed with the solemn innocence of the young， taking with them their dear departed pets for burial。
A sad place maybe， but safe。 Surely a safe place。 Not a place to seep into your dreams， to wake you， sweating with fear and foreboding。
Reviews
Oriana S。
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J’ai adoré ce livre ！ J’ai parfois du mal avec S。 King car les intros sont vraiment longues et lentes mais ici j’ai directement été plongé dedans ！ Quelle histoire ！ Vraiment， j’ai parfois eu des frissons dans le dos tellement j’étais prise dedans ！ L’être humain oublie parfois ses limites et veut absolument les dépasser malheureusement。。 C’est vraiment un coup de cœur ！
Marietha Vermeulen
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A lot of people say that this is King's darkest book so far and I can understand why😱I mean， this book is about a pet sematary with another burial ground behind it where the dead come to life again。 That's crazy and therefore the part or plot that I liked the most in this book😆 It's just so interesting！ As always， I'll start with all the things I loved about this book。 First of all， the characters were wonderfully written， endearing and all， I cared for Ellie， Gage， Rachel， Louis， Jud， Norma， ba A lot of people say that this is King's darkest book so far and I can understand why😱I mean， this book is about a pet sematary with another burial ground behind it where the dead come to life again。 That's crazy and therefore the part or plot that I liked the most in this book😆 It's just so interesting！ As always， I'll start with all the things I loved about this book。 First of all， the characters were wonderfully written， endearing and all， I cared for Ellie， Gage， Rachel， Louis， Jud， Norma， basicly everyone！ They're all very realistic and flawed people， which is what I always adore in King's books。 Secondly， the Pet Sematary and Micmac burying ground behind it were sooooo cool and scary！！ Obviously， the idea of people coming back from the dead is wicked， but King writes it in such a way that it feels so real！ Like you could be walking those haunting grounds any moment。 And that brings me to my third point， those places felt very vivid。 I did not have a hard time imagining the places in my head， because the writing style is enough！ I also really liked the slow but steady manner in which Louis kind of went crazy。 You know， burying Gage in that Micmac burying ground and him coming back from the dead and then murdering Jud and Rachel。 It's brutal， but to be honest， that's what I'm looking for in a horror novel🙃 sooo I loved the setting， plot and characters， yet this book is not five star for me！That's because of a few lose ends。 When Gage came back， it's never really explained how that could happen。 For example， I was constantly thinking that those people that came back had evil spirits in them。 That explains the weird behaviour of Church and Timmy！ But King never talks about that。 I know it's common in the horror genre to not explain certain things， and just let it be， but i really wanted to know how it could al happen， cause it's so cool！！😍 I also didn't like how Ellie completely dissapeared in the ending。 For all we know， she was at the hospital， because of her scary dreams。 Not once is mentioned how she dealt with life！ I mean， her mother and brother are dead， and her father lost his marbels。 So yeaaahh， that were two tiny things I disliked about Pet sematary。Buttt overall， such a good book！！ Definitly worth its four stars！ My favourite part was when Rachel put her hand on Louis' schouder。 That was a real nice ending to a moving， tragic， crazy， and maybe， above all， dark story。 🥰 。。。more
Maxwell Miller
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King is unquestionably one of the great writers of the modern era。 Pet Cemetary offers an exploration into death and greif， in a typical King novel， with tpical King elements。 For me a few adjustments here or there would have made this one of my favorites， a little less horror， a little more time with certain characters that become involved at the end， a little less repetition， a little more depth。 For me the heavier horror elements clashed a little with the existential nature and themes， which King is unquestionably one of the great writers of the modern era。 Pet Cemetary offers an exploration into death and greif， in a typical King novel， with tpical King elements。 For me a few adjustments here or there would have made this one of my favorites， a little less horror， a little more time with certain characters that become involved at the end， a little less repetition， a little more depth。 For me the heavier horror elements clashed a little with the existential nature and themes， which are more thought provoking。 All in all， a great book。 Definately worth the read。 。。。more
Katharine Lewis
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Page turning ending！
Chloe
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*4。7*i-I really should stop reading Stephen King at night。The ending is 。。。。 I need a fanfiction of what happened next asap！
kat
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BRILLIANT。
Bohbrek
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It's definitely a good book， a quality horror book。 But it's not all it's cracked out to be。 I can see how this could be the scariest horror book ever。。。 for somebody with kids。 But for anyone else， it's not even remotely scary， even on a level of loss of someone important。 Nevertheless， this book greatly encompasses classic King character work， slow build up and a big crescendo， in a tight and compact format which is not so much in King's style which just shows that he can flesh out a good book It's definitely a good book， a quality horror book。 But it's not all it's cracked out to be。 I can see how this could be the scariest horror book ever。。。 for somebody with kids。 But for anyone else， it's not even remotely scary， even on a level of loss of someone important。 Nevertheless， this book greatly encompasses classic King character work， slow build up and a big crescendo， in a tight and compact format which is not so much in King's style which just shows that he can flesh out a good book without 500 pages of "character development"。 All in all， a must read for horror fans and King fans。 。。。more
Mark Munson-Warnken
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This book was very good， seemed to come to me at a time where the main theme around death as an arbitrary force was really on my mind。 While Stephen king is definitely one of my favorite authors， I definitely had a couple gripes about this book。 Mainly that it wasn’t that scary， the majority of the horror/ climax took place in the last 90 pages， also King seems to be a fan of leaving books off in a place where a sequel is easily possible but not making one。 Regardless， a slightly spooky book for This book was very good， seemed to come to me at a time where the main theme around death as an arbitrary force was really on my mind。 While Stephen king is definitely one of my favorite authors， I definitely had a couple gripes about this book。 Mainly that it wasn’t that scary， the majority of the horror/ climax took place in the last 90 pages， also King seems to be a fan of leaving books off in a place where a sequel is easily possible but not making one。 Regardless， a slightly spooky book for those wanting to dabble into horror。 。。。more
Ashley （omgitsyelhsa）
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I knew nothing about this story going in; I’ve never seen the movies and I’ve remained unspoiled。 This book is definitely not as haunting as his other but is a good story nonetheless。
Elena
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è proprio il caso di dire 'ciò che è morto non muoia mai'。（4。5） è proprio il caso di dire 'ciò che è morto non muoia mai'。（4。5） 。。。more
crimson_letters
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really enjoyed this book。 It's one of the scariest novel the master of horror has ever written and I liked the idea of evil beyond the grave。 But more important， Pet Sematary is about what happens when we want something so much that we don't care about the consequences and I think this is what scared me the most I really enjoyed this book。 It's one of the scariest novel the master of horror has ever written and I liked the idea of evil beyond the grave。 But more important， Pet Sematary is about what happens when we want something so much that we don't care about the consequences and I think this is what scared me the most 。。。more
Ameliaallison
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Great book！！！！！ Creepy and scary！ Really enjoyed this read！！！！
Silly Lilly's Goodreads
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 On the surface， King's Pet Sematary is about an evil force which posses people and makes them bring their beloved pets （and family members） back from the dead。 The resurrected are almost like walking corpses， smelling like death， having lifeless stares， and even having a newfound evilness to them。 Under the surface， King's novel explores death， dying， afterlife。 Rachel， the main character's wife， is haunted by witnessing her sister Zelda die a slow painful death from viral meningitis when she wa On the surface， King's Pet Sematary is about an evil force which posses people and makes them bring their beloved pets （and family members） back from the dead。 The resurrected are almost like walking corpses， smelling like death， having lifeless stares， and even having a newfound evilness to them。 Under the surface， King's novel explores death， dying， afterlife。 Rachel， the main character's wife， is haunted by witnessing her sister Zelda die a slow painful death from viral meningitis when she was a child。 Main character Louis cares for car crash victim Pascow， realizing that Pascow is beyond saving and can only be kept comfortable while he dies。Overall I enjoyed Pet Sematary， the entire story was saturated with darkness。 I enjoyed how King incorporated side stories into the main plot like Zelda and Pascow's stories。 However the novel was slow， with the majority of the action taking place in the last 25% of the novel。 I would have definitely enjoyed more action throughout the novel。 。。。more
Dana Ringler
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I would not say I’m necessarily prouuud of having listened to this all in one day， but for some reason thrillers really put my anxiety at ease and you can assume how this week’s been going based on that。
Kelli Trusedell
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Oof。 I am not a horror/gore fan， but I did enjoy the writing， descriptions， characterization， and suspense of this book。 It wasn’t my genre of choice， but I can appreciate it for what it was。 I read this in response to a challenge from a book club I am part of。 I DID finish it， but it reaffirmed （many times） that I am NOT a horror fan （book or movie）。 And it reallyyy didn’t help that the son’s name is Gage （which is my son’s name）。 *shiver* Horror fans will likely love it， but as Mr。 King admitt Oof。 I am not a horror/gore fan， but I did enjoy the writing， descriptions， characterization， and suspense of this book。 It wasn’t my genre of choice， but I can appreciate it for what it was。 I read this in response to a challenge from a book club I am part of。 I DID finish it， but it reaffirmed （many times） that I am NOT a horror fan （book or movie）。 And it reallyyy didn’t help that the son’s name is Gage （which is my son’s name）。 *shiver* Horror fans will likely love it， but as Mr。 King admitted in the intro of the copy I read， I think it crosses some pretty intense lines， and it makes sense that it took him a long time to take it out of his drawer and publish it。 Welp， I enjoyed the writing of it， and it definitely did its job， spooking me… so well done， Mr。 King。 。。。more
Aceoftheshire
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I have read some of King's other works， but this one is my favorite。 I got to read it over a summer where I wasn't home， but due to his descriptors I was still creeped out despite not living in my family's home surrounded by woods that have a graveyard or two in them。 I think if someone is wishing to get into King's works or horror fiction in general， this one is good as it is quite creepy and dark， but it doesn't cross as many potentially triggering or off-putting lines like The Outsider or It I have read some of King's other works， but this one is my favorite。 I got to read it over a summer where I wasn't home， but due to his descriptors I was still creeped out despite not living in my family's home surrounded by woods that have a graveyard or two in them。 I think if someone is wishing to get into King's works or horror fiction in general， this one is good as it is quite creepy and dark， but it doesn't cross as many potentially triggering or off-putting lines like The Outsider or It does。 Although if one has pets this one might be harder to get through。 Overall， a great book that showcases his writing style and might make one be a bit more cautious in the woods at night。 。。。more
Justiina
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Kamil Kostogrys
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4。5
Doug Lunsford
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Wow！ I read this a long， long time ago and saw the movie afterwards。 The book was so much better。 Scared the hell out of me！ Still hate scrounge old cats！
Katie
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“Sooner or later， what you own will come back to you…” Yes yes yes。 I’m a king fan now。
Ewerton Lemos
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Cuidado com Oz， o Gande e Teível。。。
Katie
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Great book！
Josie Colton
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probably the most terrifying and gruesome book i’ve ever read， might be my new favorite horror book。
MacKenzie
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Found it more sad than scary。 It’s a slow build up to a rushed ending。
Antonio Mata García
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Creo que espeluznante es la palabra que mejor describe al libro。 No es tanto terror lo que sentí sino mal cuerpo por leer los detalles escabrosos y las ideas macabras King se atreve a contar en esta novela。
Tamoghna Biswas
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‘ ‘Lord，’ she said， ‘if you had been here， my brother would not have died。 But now you are here， and I know that whatever you ask of God， God will grant。’Jesus answered her: ‘Your brother shall rise again。’’-John’s Gospel （paraphrase） An uncomfortably honest review:For those of you who know， I wasn’t able to be active at all in Goodreads the last couple of weeks。 The obvious explanation would be that I was lying on a hospital bed after several severe fits of hematemesis， but I figured ou ‘ ‘Lord，’ she said， ‘if you had been here， my brother would not have died。 But now you are here， and I know that whatever you ask of God， God will grant。’Jesus answered her: ‘Your brother shall rise again。’’-John’s Gospel （paraphrase） An uncomfortably honest review:For those of you who know， I wasn’t able to be active at all in Goodreads the last couple of weeks。 The obvious explanation would be that I was lying on a hospital bed after several severe fits of hematemesis， but I figured out part of that may also be because of this book。 It really has been one hell of an experience。I have always been a big fan of King’s， though I have read considerably fewer of his novels than even his most brutal haters。 But this novel sort of had a weird attraction for me even from the blurb， when I came to know that it scares the shit out of King himself， too。 Also because， one way or another， it draws part of itself from two of my all-time favourites， The Monkey’s Paw， and Frankenstein。 But as I’m writing now， I don’t feel that’s the entire reason。 I had been haematophobic my entire life， and that’s one of the biggest reasons I never even thought of taking up biology in high school。 And there I was， retching up blood。 Nothing else， just blood。 So it was more of a challenge for me。 If there’s one horror novel I ever was ‘afraid’ of buying till now， it was this one。 So I ordered it straight from the hospital， after I was ‘almost cured’。Dude。 I regret my decision。 Why now man？ I really needed some hours of sleep。 But then again， none of the horror novels I’ve ever read managed to scare me this much， if anything， I always sleep better after finishing one。 Okay， enough blabbering。 Let’s get back to the story。 The novel starts off in a very cozy way with the family moving into a new home， a familiarly pleasant vibe from The Conjuring （2013）， but soon the mood gets sombre enough to remind you of Sinister （2012）， which again is one of the most disturbing horror movies I ever saw。 And while on this matter， now I see why Stephen King’s novels mostly have so unconvincing adaptations unless they’re not from the horror genre。The novel simultaneously focuses on developing the relationships along with the supernatural elements， again a rare feat for the genre。 Part of the reason why King manages to so masterfully delineate the bonds， is that he lived through it。 But he then manages to smash the alluring image into a million pieces with equal skill， and what I felt quite angrily at that moment， a heart of iron。 In his On Writing he said that he never plans what he’s going to write， or how the story’s going to unfold。 But from the Introduction to this novel， I knew that that wasn’t the scenario with this one。 He probably planned it all along… even if subconsciously。 “All I know is that Pet Sematary is the one I put away in a drawer， thinking I had finally gone too far。 Time suggests that I had not， at least in terms of what the public would accept， but certainly I had gone too far in terms of my own personal feelings。 Put simply， I was horrified by what I had written， and the conclusions I’d drawn。”The best， or worst， （I was fidgeting between five-stars or no rating at all） aspect of this novel isn’t the supernatural elements， or the ghastly ‘loons’， or the Pet Sematary in particular。 Undoubtedly that part is exceptionally well portrayed， surprisingly feeling much more authentic than its three visual adaptations。 What really proves King’s calibre in penmanship is how he managed to create that morbidly depressing atmosphere that looms over us all。 In brief， it’s not at all metaphysically horrific， but heart-wrenchingly， funereally despondent。I could’ve finished it in a day。 But I took these two weeks。 At times I couldn’t decide whether to chuck it out of my sight or just forget the aftermath and read it in one go。 In one way， I’m truly glad I’m done with it， and though I seriously doubt it now， I will definitely revisit it in the future。 And as for chucking away the book， I feel it’s just the Pet Sematary。 Something had been keeping me from chucking it away… ‘And when he had prayed a while， Jesus raised his voice and cried: ‘Lazarus， come forth！’ And he that was dead come forth， bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound with a napkin。Jesus said to them， ‘Loose him and let him go。’ ’-John’s Gospel （paraphrase） 。。。more
Suzie
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Prepare to be extremely disturbed， as with any Stephen King novel， but this is the most twisted one yet。
Shirley
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5/5 stars。 Truly a page turner， this one。 Not my absolute favorite King novel， but definitely top 5。 My only complaint would be I found the final "fight"， I use for the sake of sparing any spoilers， a little short and anticlimactic to a minor degree。 But the air of suspense in this book is very heavy， urging you to read just one more page。 While suspense and fear are no strangers to a King novel， there is a particular pain woven amongst the fear; this book not only focuses on the fear of death， 5/5 stars。 Truly a page turner， this one。 Not my absolute favorite King novel， but definitely top 5。 My only complaint would be I found the final "fight"， I use for the sake of sparing any spoilers， a little short and anticlimactic to a minor degree。 But the air of suspense in this book is very heavy， urging you to read just one more page。 While suspense and fear are no strangers to a King novel， there is a particular pain woven amongst the fear; this book not only focuses on the fear of death， but the fear of loss。 I loved the novel's theme of the overall fear of death for those who are surviving witnesses and the "survivor's guilt" that leads us to question our own mortality。 Besides all that cliche stuff， this book is just so thrilling and engaging that it's no surprise I finished it so quickly。 This is a definite recommendation for any horror-thriller enthusiast。 。。。more
Taylor Orr
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I’m a big Stephen King fan。 I love how he pulls the reader in and is so descriptive with his words。 This book doesn’t disappoint in that manner。 But for the book disappoints because I feel it doesn’t truly end。 I feel like there should have been at least another twenty pages or so。 To me it felt like King didn’t know how to end it so he just ended it where he did so the reader can come up with their own idea of how it ended。 This isn’t one of my favorites of his but still a creepy read nonethele I’m a big Stephen King fan。 I love how he pulls the reader in and is so descriptive with his words。 This book doesn’t disappoint in that manner。 But for the book disappoints because I feel it doesn’t truly end。 I feel like there should have been at least another twenty pages or so。 To me it felt like King didn’t know how to end it so he just ended it where he did so the reader can come up with their own idea of how it ended。 This isn’t one of my favorites of his but still a creepy read nonetheless。 。。。more
Claudia
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No se que pueda decir de este libro que ya no se haya dicho， así que solo diré lo que me encantó。 Y eso es el hecho de casi todo el libro no pase nada， pero sabias que pasaba algo， así que solo estas esperando que pase， pero no pasa y cuando pasa， no era lo que esperabas que pasará。 Me encantó。
Reference
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