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Pet Sematary

Pet Sematary

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  • Author：Stephen King
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Summary

The road in front of Dr。 Louis Creed's rural Maine home frequently claims the lives of neighborhood pets。 Louis has recently moved from Chicago to Ludlow with his wife Rachel， their children and pet cat。 Near their house， local children have created a cemetery for the dogs and cats killed by the steady stream of transports on the busy highway。 Deeper in the woods lies another graveyard， an ancient Indian burial ground whose sinister properties Louis discovers when the family cat is killed。
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Renée Peereboom ，

Ik kan aan de ene kant echt wel de briljante manier van verhalen vertellen herkennen waar ik bij King zo van geniet， maar ik kon er toch niet helemaal in komen， de personages raakten me ook niet genoeg om er echt in gezogen te worden， en ergens vind ik de climax ook een tikkeltje tegenvallen， maar misschien was ik toen al te veel afgeleid （ik heb het boek geluisterd）。

Faith ，

This book was good overall， the beginning until about halfway through was honestly boring but it picked up after that。

Danielle Repella Jones ，

4。5

Cleo Alexander ，

To be honest it wasn't as good as I thought it would be。 I do still recommend it because Stephen King is am excellent writer but it was pretty meh compared to "Carrie，" "Cujo，" or some of King's other works。 To be honest it wasn't as good as I thought it would be。 I do still recommend it because Stephen King is am excellent writer but it was pretty meh compared to "Carrie，" "Cujo，" or some of King's other works。 。。。more

Cherie ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The book was written well but a bit too long， didn't age well， and took a long time to get interesting。 For once， I preferred the movies。 The book was written well but a bit too long， didn't age well， and took a long time to get interesting。 For once， I preferred the movies。 。。。more

Aine Sabila ，

"Kadang-kadang。。。 mati lebih baik。"Quote ini sebenarnya sudah menggambarkan isi dari buku ini。 Buku horror pertama pernah kubaca ini mengambil tema menarik seputar kuburan hewan milik anak-anak setempat。 Penggambaran detail setiap kejadian， tempat dan emosi karakter dalam buku membuat pembaca merasa dekat dengan cerita sekaligus membawa perasaan menegangkan menunggu apa yang akan terjadi。 Secara keseluruhan untukku pribadi 3，5 bintang sepertinya cocok dengan buku ini。 "Kadang-kadang。。。 mati lebih baik。"Quote ini sebenarnya sudah menggambarkan isi dari buku ini。 Buku horror pertama pernah kubaca ini mengambil tema menarik seputar kuburan hewan milik anak-anak setempat。 Penggambaran detail setiap kejadian， tempat dan emosi karakter dalam buku membuat pembaca merasa dekat dengan cerita sekaligus membawa perasaan menegangkan menunggu apa yang akan terjadi。 Secara keseluruhan untukku pribadi 3，5 bintang sepertinya cocok dengan buku ini。 。。。more

reading fairy ，

Estoy entre “necesitaba más del final” y “no podía haber un final mejor”。 Le pongo 5 estrellas porque realmente es explicito en cuanto a los detalles de las muertes y no tiene un final “feliz”。Tal vez escriba más luego de digerir el final :，） es mucho para procesar。。

Maddie ，

Didn't enjoy the ending and it had the average Stephen King writing with long paragraphs about nothing。 Although it was well thought out and it made me hold on until the very end。 Didn't enjoy the ending and it had the average Stephen King writing with long paragraphs about nothing。 Although it was well thought out and it made me hold on until the very end。 。。。more

Jessica ，

When this book was good， it was very， very good。 I could totally see why this became such a cultural touchpoint - like I knew a lot of the broad plot strokes even though I'd never read it or seen any of the versions of it on film。 But the creeping dread， the intense scenes of spooky darkness when they come were amazing。 It also makes you feel like you're in King's characteristic rural Maine what with Jud's folksiness。Unfortunately there were also。 。 。 other scenes。 Puffed up fluff I had to get t When this book was good， it was very， very good。 I could totally see why this became such a cultural touchpoint - like I knew a lot of the broad plot strokes even though I'd never read it or seen any of the versions of it on film。 But the creeping dread， the intense scenes of spooky darkness when they come were amazing。 It also makes you feel like you're in King's characteristic rural Maine what with Jud's folksiness。Unfortunately there were also。 。 。 other scenes。 Puffed up fluff I had to get through to get to the good stuff （I felt it could easily be 100+ pages shorter！）， or even worse， weird good-ol-boy stuff like talking about women's boobs at inappropriate times， or flat out -isms。 Racism， sexism， ableism， it's got a whole list。 And in the end。。。 I settled on a 4/5。 The good parts are really good！ I just wish someone could come cut out the bad parts ;） 。。。more

Eli ，

There’s a certain unrefined charm to Stephen King’s early works that separate them from his more recent efforts。 While there’s a lot of things about this book that are very much reflective of the time it was written， things that are problematic and should be acknowledged- such as it’s use of negative stereotypes against indigenous peoples- when you strip those elements away you’re left with a really good horror story as well as commentary on the nature of grief and how we come to accept our own There’s a certain unrefined charm to Stephen King’s early works that separate them from his more recent efforts。 While there’s a lot of things about this book that are very much reflective of the time it was written， things that are problematic and should be acknowledged- such as it’s use of negative stereotypes against indigenous peoples- when you strip those elements away you’re left with a really good horror story as well as commentary on the nature of grief and how we come to accept our own mortality。 It would be wonderful if the problematic elements weren’t there in the first place， but it is what it is。 I think anyone who reads Stephen King or knows much about his works especially from this era kinda already knows that; but for new readers entering this I just wanna hammer in that note。 The second half of this book is where the story really shines。 It’s dark， sends shivers down your spine， has some clever callbacks to other SK works， and all the while throws a poignant and accurate portrayal of the desperation and shock that first slaps a person in the face when they experience such traumatic grief。 。。。more

Coty ，

Every year， I try to read at least one Stephen King book。 I decided that I would get this year’s book out of the way since I have a loftier reading goal than last year。 Having been scarred by the movie at a young age， I avoided Pet Sematary for the longest time。 Let the record show I am still just as scarred from the book。 What is King’s darkest book so far is also his most effective。 King himself notes in the beginning of the novel， that this was the scariest novel he’s ever written and that it Every year， I try to read at least one Stephen King book。 I decided that I would get this year’s book out of the way since I have a loftier reading goal than last year。 Having been scarred by the movie at a young age， I avoided Pet Sematary for the longest time。 Let the record show I am still just as scarred from the book。 What is King’s darkest book so far is also his most effective。 King himself notes in the beginning of the novel， that this was the scariest novel he’s ever written and that it almost wasn’t published。 Pet Sematary having been spoiled for me a long time ago due to watching the movie with my father at the tender age of five， I thought I knew what awaited me。 I was wrong。 Dealing the sudden loss of his son， Louis Creed buries his son in the titular cemetery after finding that his daughter’s deceased cat was resurrected after being buried in the same cemetery。 This novel deals with loss， coping， and how people view death。 Not an uncommon topic， to be sure， but King’s delivery and painting of idyllic scenery filled me with dread as I knew the events that were to come。 Something the movie leaves out is the fleshing out of Jud Crandall and the inclusion of his wife Norma。 In the film， Jud is the old man who shows Louis the cemetery and warns him that dead is better。 In the novel， Jud reminded me of my own grandfather。 I would sit on the porch with him and watch the Alabama sunset before eating dinner。 My grandmother， who is more sarcastic than Norma but just as kind and caring， would spend the day with me while we waited on my grandfather to return from work。 I couldn’t help but be transported to 2011 when my grandfather passed away when Jud was killed。 Emotions I thought I worked through came rushing back as memories of my grandfather surfaced。 Louis and I were going through loss at the same time。 This made the novel more impactful， even if for more personal reasons。 While this is going to be a one-time read for me， I find this to be far scarier than any of the books written by Stephen King that I’ve read so far。 The content is the best and worst thing about this book。 Like Ellie and Rachel Creed， these are not emotions I would like to visit often， but like Norma Crandall said， “We should have a nodding acquaintance with death。” I listened to the audiobook narrated by Michael C。 Hall of Dexter fame。 His haunting cadence towards the end of the novel added even more impact to the study and helped make this one of the audiobooks I’ve listened to。Due to the emotional impact and the effectiveness of this book， I give Pet Sematary five out of five stars。 。。。more

Sophia Inez ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I needed a few moments to gather my thoughts after I set this book down。 I have just turned the last page， and I can already feel Stephen King's prose haunting at me and taking root。Spoilers below。Stephen King's strong point was never in his endings。 However， that is not true for this novel。 There is something so incredibly masterful about Pet Sematary: it builds and builds and builds at that grief and at that fear。 What is experienced with this novel was a peculiar kind of horror。 Not horror at I needed a few moments to gather my thoughts after I set this book down。 I have just turned the last page， and I can already feel Stephen King's prose haunting at me and taking root。Spoilers below。Stephen King's strong point was never in his endings。 However， that is not true for this novel。 There is something so incredibly masterful about Pet Sematary: it builds and builds and builds at that grief and at that fear。 What is experienced with this novel was a peculiar kind of horror。 Not horror at gore， at spooky things that hide in the woods （though these spooky wood creatures are present）， but at something that is instead so human and relatable。What Stephen King showed me here is the horror of love。 Love， present in Louis's every thought and action。 Even in his resentment there is a deep love。 For Rachel， for his children， for stupid little cat Winston Churchill。 Then he showed us the capacity of that love， the depths it dragged Louis down to。 The worst part is that now we have seen the depth of Louis's love， and instead of anger at his actions， we just feel a tragic understanding。 There was no way， once he had been introduced to the true power of the Pet Sematary， that Louis would not have done what he did。 There was no world where he would not have made that first perilous and horrible journey to bury cat， and then the even worse one to bury Gage。 There is also no worlds where he would not have done the same with Rachel's body， and waited patiently for her to return。The thing about Louis's love is that it is desperate。 It makes excuses。 It clings， and it clings so hard that there is no choice but to climb that downfall with a corpse in his arms。 Bravo， King。 King and death go hand in hand- the thoughts he has surrounding it， the conclusions he comes to。 Pet Sematary， I believe， is King's thesis on death， love， and grief。 *Slow clap* 。。。more

Bárbara Quezada ，

Cementerio de animales trata principalmente de una familia que consta de cuatro integrantes siendo Rachel y Louis los padres y sus adorados hijos Gage y Ellie。 Esta familia se muda a un pequeño pueblo donde su casa queda muy cerca de una carretera principal， donde sus vecinos más cercanos serán una pareja de ancianos que han pasado casi toda su vida en este pueblo que esconde un siniestro secreto， en un lugar recóndito cerca de su nuevo hogar， con una fuerza tan potente que puede llegar a conduc Cementerio de animales trata principalmente de una familia que consta de cuatro integrantes siendo Rachel y Louis los padres y sus adorados hijos Gage y Ellie。 Esta familia se muda a un pequeño pueblo donde su casa queda muy cerca de una carretera principal， donde sus vecinos más cercanos serán una pareja de ancianos que han pasado casi toda su vida en este pueblo que esconde un siniestro secreto， en un lugar recóndito cerca de su nuevo hogar， con una fuerza tan potente que puede llegar a conducir a las personas que la descubren a hacer cosas que jamás se pensaron capaces。Personalmente es un libro que se hizo muy ligero， y me atrapó de una forma super rápida， si es explícito en muchas partes pero siento que es parte de la pluma que tiene Stephen King， hace mucho no agarraba un libro de él， lo cual volver a leerlo con este ejemplar fue una buena decisión。 。。。more

Charlotte Heather ，

Stephen King in his prime！I’ve only recently started reading his books， with this being the second one I’ve read， and I was by no means disappointed。Whilst being incredibly easy to read， his writing has a way of giving you the chills when you least expect it。 This one will stay with me for a while， until I find my next Stephen King to sink my teeth into！

Reading Fanatic ，

SpookyThis was one spooky story！ OMG， it made the hair rise on the back of my neck， and the ending was haunting。 I listened to the audio version， which， IMO， added to the sinister quality of the story。 I highly recommend this Stephen King novel。 Happy reading！

Beatrice ，

Lettura abbastanza scorrevole， diversi colpi di scena e molto piacevole

Jenny ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I truly don't understand why people say this is King's scariest book。 It's 80% filler and that filler worms its way into the creepy parts and thus making them not creepy。 Louis and Rachel were stock characters who weren't interesting enough to Garner nearly 600 pages that were mostly about the tedium of their life。 After 400 pages the main plot point still had not happened。The whole thing could have been solved by installing a fence。 I truly don't understand why people say this is King's scariest book。 It's 80% filler and that filler worms its way into the creepy parts and thus making them not creepy。 Louis and Rachel were stock characters who weren't interesting enough to Garner nearly 600 pages that were mostly about the tedium of their life。 After 400 pages the main plot point still had not happened。The whole thing could have been solved by installing a fence。 。。。more

Melissa ，

4 stars for the story。 5+ stars for Michael C。 Hall’s narration， duh。

Nea ，

Most of this book felt like filler and there's lot of casual sexism， racism and ableism that could have been cut off without losing any of the actually interesting stuff this book had。 Most of this book felt like filler and there's lot of casual sexism， racism and ableism that could have been cut off without losing any of the actually interesting stuff this book had。 。。。more

Kate ，

My goodness what a read this book was！ This was my first Stephen King book and most certainly will not be my last。 This book really gets you thinking。。what extent would you go to bring back the ones you loved most？ I’m still shocked and mind blown at this book and the what ifs。 Highly highly recommend。

Josh Wright ，

Really phenomenal build of tension and suspense as the pain of grief grows throughout the novel， but fell a little short for me in the climax as something great became something fairly average。 So， my four stars is an average; 5 for the first 3/4ths of the book， 3 for the conclusion。

Amit Ghimire ，

One hell of a "What if。。" Mr。 King！ Brilliant！ One hell of a "What if。。" Mr。 King！ Brilliant！ 。。。more

Georgia Spicer-Manning ，

This is my first read of King's icon horror books。 A fan of horror films myself， I thought I should start widening my reading horizon in the genre， starting with the iconic King himself。 I was not disappointed。 I wouldn't use the word terrifying to describe it but instead haunting， as I couldn't help mulling over the book weather it was in my hand or not。 The plot follows Louis Creed as he moves his family to a small town to take a job as a University doctor。 It starts as an idealistic move， a b This is my first read of King's icon horror books。 A fan of horror films myself， I thought I should start widening my reading horizon in the genre， starting with the iconic King himself。 I was not disappointed。 I wouldn't use the word terrifying to describe it but instead haunting， as I couldn't help mulling over the book weather it was in my hand or not。 The plot follows Louis Creed as he moves his family to a small town to take a job as a University doctor。 It starts as an idealistic move， a basic wholesome American family， but soon turns dark with the introduction of the pet semetery （by my favourite character） Jud。 Addressing themes of death through all ages the book increases the terror as it progresses， until its disastrous conclusion left with a chilling final sentence in the epilogue。 Perhaps my opinion is swayed due to lack of experience in the area of literature， but I would give this book a strong 4 stars for now。 I look forward to braving more of Kings books in the future。 。。。more

sissi ，

Génial 😃 À quelques moments on a l’impression de ne pas « avancer » mais il faut essayer de continuer la lecture， ça en vaut la peine :）

Nicole ，

I feel like this book didn't age well。 The racist undertones about the Indigenous burial ground didn't sit right with me throughout the last half of the book。 I get that this was written almost 40 years ago， but the fact that this book sounds like white people suffering because of Indigenous people just makes me feel uncomfortable。 I doubt that's what King meant to do， but all the same it just wasn't that enjoyable。 I feel like this book didn't age well。 The racist undertones about the Indigenous burial ground didn't sit right with me throughout the last half of the book。 I get that this was written almost 40 years ago， but the fact that this book sounds like white people suffering because of Indigenous people just makes me feel uncomfortable。 I doubt that's what King meant to do， but all the same it just wasn't that enjoyable。 。。。more

Lily Mancini ，

Wow wow wow I loved it so much… the entire book help me there was no stupid fluff everything was so important and grappling。 Definitely got scary to read at night too🥲 I’m so glad I read this it’s right up my alley。

Alven230 ，

Jag tycker boken var bra。 Den var väldigt bra beskriven och det hände alltid något i boken。 I slutet var det väldigt mycket som hände på en gång vilket gjorde att det var svårt att lägga ner den de sista 50 sidorna。 Jag tycker den hade en lite obehaglig känsla men det var inte jätteläskigt。 Jag rekommenderar den。

Shin Argomido ，

Okay， I don't know how many times I've said this to other social media comment section but again。。。This is the first book I've ever finished and first SK book。 For some reason I felt I needed to read and went straight to this book and oh my god， I tell you what， I'm an avid horror fan。 I watched lots of horror and felt like I wasn't getting scared anymore but then I read this book and gave me nightmares。 I even got scared to climb off my bed because I'm afraid Z**** would pull my feet from under Okay， I don't know how many times I've said this to other social media comment section but again。。。This is the first book I've ever finished and first SK book。 For some reason I felt I needed to read and went straight to this book and oh my god， I tell you what， I'm an avid horror fan。 I watched lots of horror and felt like I wasn't getting scared anymore but then I read this book and gave me nightmares。 I even got scared to climb off my bed because I'm afraid Z**** would pull my feet from under the bed lol。 I know there are better books but Pet sematary will always have a special place in my heart ❤️ Because of this book， im now a reader and owns 30 books and 21 of them are stephen king 😀 。。。more

Brianna Banana ，

creepy and heartbreaking。 i watched the movie right after and was a bit disappointed。 they left out Juds wife Norma in the movie 😢😢😢。 idk the book took me months to finish and for the movie to end in 2 hours left me a bit distraught LOL。 good read tho！！！ <3 :）

Joshua Gere ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I haven't really read any good horror books in a while， and the title/general concept of Pet Sematary seemed fairly predictable and cheesy at face value。 But boy was I wrong。。。this short yet sinister story had me hooked from start to finish。 The Creeds seem to lead a normal， boring life in the suburbs of Ludlow。。。that is until their entire world gets uprooted bit by bit as this small town （more specifically， the "pet sematary"） forces them to encounter and engage with death， loss， and past traum I haven't really read any good horror books in a while， and the title/general concept of Pet Sematary seemed fairly predictable and cheesy at face value。 But boy was I wrong。。。this short yet sinister story had me hooked from start to finish。 The Creeds seem to lead a normal， boring life in the suburbs of Ludlow。。。that is until their entire world gets uprooted bit by bit as this small town （more specifically， the "pet sematary"） forces them to encounter and engage with death， loss， and past traumas。While the inherent dark forces at play in this story proved to be quite frightening， I found myself most terrified by how they strategeously took advantage of Louis Creed through exploiting his grief and using it to drive him to do unthinkable acts。All I can say after reading this is that if I ever have any dreams of Victor Pascow leading me down a dirt path in the forest in the dead of night， I will be sure to check for dirt on the end of my bed when I wake up。。。 。。。more

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