3.80 avg rating — 278,786 ratings

"Dull and poorly written."

4.39 avg rating — 1,249,396 ratings

"Supposed to be charming. Instead it's the story of a selfish little boy who grows up to be a selfish man. Awful."

3.91 avg rating — 672,128 ratings

"Was a huge King fan when this came out in 1982. Even then I thought WTF?"

4.33 avg rating — 2,536,727 ratings

"Didn't find it remotely charming. "

3.82 avg rating — 118,918 ratings

"Harris was on a high after Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs. Then this improbable mess came out and cast a shadow on his previous achievements."

3.61 avg rating — 167,042 ratings

"I'd been everything King had written for about ten years. This book was the final nail in the coffin."

3.97 avg rating — 1,299,590 ratings

"Not terrible, but its status as a classic baffles me."

3.78 avg rating — 247,897 ratings

"Forced to read in college. Insufferably pretentious."

3.97 avg rating — 23,047 ratings

"Typical of horror novels of the period, stiff and self-serious."

3.51 avg rating — 5,586 ratings

"Dear God, this book sucked."