Pet Sematary by Stephen King

TITLE:  Pet Sematary

AUTHOR:  King, Stephen
GENRE:  Horror

DATES READ:  9/25/2017 - 10/21/2017

MY RATING:  4/5

October Stephen King Book Club choice for Halloween-time. I've heard it's really scary!!!

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When the Creed Family move into their beautiful new home, they have no idea what secrets the wood hold. A mysterious cemetery. And the neighbors don't really want to talk about it... for good reason... something dead IS better...

Oh my goodness... this has to be one of the scariest books I've ever read! How horrifying.

I went into it knowing the premise already but it was still such a harrowing read. I can't imagine reading it when it first came out and having no idea. My first exposure to Pet Sematary was actually the movie Pet Sematary 2. I remember watching it alone at night during the summer when I was much younger, and not being able to sleep well for long time. Thinking back, I think that was my first exposure to Stephen King.

This was such a harrowing read. I felt no sympathy for the main character, Louis, throughout all of it. I did feel for his grief, but overall I feel he reaped what he sowed.

The idea of things brought back to life being "unnatural", moving differently, and the overall vibe was so eerie. It sent chills down my spine. I stayed up late to finish it and then had to turn all of my lights on!!!

Not to mention, my family has cats, and now they give me the creeps a little bit. Not a book for the faint of heart. Perfect Halloween read!

Will read and write soon!

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