The Dark Half
by Stephen King
Taste attributes: horrorthrillerpsychologicalunsavouryheavyimaginarylineargrittyenclosedfighting evilself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeExpect a morally murky, otherworldly horror novel, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
The Dark Half is a horror novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1989. Publishers Weekly listed The Dark Half as the second best-selling book of 1989 behind Tom Clancy's Clear and Present Danger. The novel was adapted into a feature film of the same name in 1993.
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- Stephen King
- Published
- 1989
- Pages
- 474
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