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Gwendy's Button Box by Richard Chizmar, Stephen King

9 reviews

lay_kone's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

4.75

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yellowpurple500's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A very nice quick read. Excited to read the next one!

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jengoertz's review against another edition

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4.0

A comfortably short novella, and classic King (and Chizmar)! When 12-year-old Gwendy is given a mysterious box by a mysterious stranger, her life starts to subtly improve... but the temptation to push those malicious buttons might be too great. This is more of a psychological story, relatively light on horror and gore, and a great read.

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cc_shelflove's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

You never should have fucked with the Queen of the Button Box.

I was feeling like I needed some King in my life and this delivered. Twelve-year-old Gwendy has been bullied and beaten down. Along comes a man wearing a black bowler hat to save the day. He gives Gwendy a button box with eight small buttons of top—light green representing Asia, dark green: Africa, orange: Europe, yellow: Australia, blue: North America, and violet: South America. The red and black buttons are somewhat of a mystery. What do the buttons actually do and how can Gwendy use them to her advantage? A bingeable yet unconventional coming-of-age story set in the chilling town of Castle Rock.

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sinisterbeard's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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pastel_princess's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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j_emerson18's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Honestly I'm super impressed with the complexity of such a short book. It was absolutely captivating and I found myself much sadder than I thought I'd be when it finished. Would 100% read this again in the future. Perfect mix of horror, teen angst/growth, complex decisions and human error. Loved the time skips as well, made the story flow naturally and kept the reader (myself) on the edge of my seat waiting to see what she did next.

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styx_666's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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emilie_miller's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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