Pet Sematary by Stephen King is a gripping novel that will leave you on the edge of your seat. It follows the complexities behind death, as well as the consequences that come with tampering with things that shouldn’t be tampered with. The ending of the story consists of a major plot twist and some gruesome events, but I don’t want to spoil much else! Overall, it’s a classic horror story that I would highly recommend.

Really good until the ending. It didn't resolve everything or I missed it. What happened to Ellie? Wouldn't she have had another dream? Wouldn't Rachel start smelling a little fresh after a while? No PTA meetings for the Creeds I guess.

At least in the (1989) movie, the ending is suggested by what Rachel is holding behind her back. To each his own. Still fun about the burial grounds & wendigo creature!

Just a great book and probably one of his best ones. Crepy and great.

I've read a lot of Stephen King, and most of the time, I absolutely love his work.

I liked this book a lot. It was great. Not amazing, but great. The writing reminded me of Gerald's Game. Very dense, lots of inner dialogue, which was cool. Super dark subject matter, and an incredibly bleak story. But unlike Gerald's Game, the first two thirds of this book were slow. The final act picked up speed in a very creepy, typical King way (parallels to The Shining can be easily drawn, even though he throws in some eldritch, Lovecraftian undertones), but I came away feeling like more of the book should have been like that.

Still, I'm glad that I read it. Excited for the new movie this April!

Horror that sticks with the reader. Just might be King's best novel.

Stephen King truly raises the stakes in what is arguably his most horrifying novel: Pet Sematary. The novel follows husband and father, Dr. Louis Creed, as he and his family move into the remote town of Ludlow, Maine. Something seems strange about their new lot, however, as they notice that drivers in the area pay no attention to road signs or speed limits. The horrors begin to make themselves known as Jud, the Creed family’s new neighbor, shows them the pet cemetery made by children that is on the plot of land that they just purchased. This in itself does not seem anything worse than vaguely creepy, but it’s what’s on the path beyond the cemetery that Louis Creed must face soon enough.
I would give Pet Sematary 4 out of 5 stars, redacting a star due to the novel’s vague themes and messages that may take some digging in order to discover. Other than that, it is a great horror novel for anyone 15 years and older as long as they can handle the death and violence that the novel is based around.

Creepy! This is one of King's best horror stories. It resembles to the original film in some ways, but still a great book to read.

This is my first Stephen King book and I am so happy that I read it! Whilst I did enjoy the book, especially in the way King writes his characters with such a single-minded focus to detail and character development, I didn't really care for the story overall.

How, you ask?

Well, there was no psychological horror for me; basically, I felt nothing. Though I enjoyed the main character, the other characters I really did not care for and felt absolutely nothing with their deaths. I just felt 'meh' with the actual plot. But I did enjoy the way King writes, I just didn't like the actual story.

I was kind of bored? Anyway, I will definitely be picking up more of King's books in the future because he writes wonderfully.

I flew through this book. King once again creates characters that are relatable through their flaws and empathy. Pet Sematary very much reads cinematically, and you can see why almost all of King's books become movies and tv shows. While always horrifying, there is a complexity in the grotesque. Not only are you endeared to the characters, but to their motives that drive them to do the most horrendous things.

There were times reading this book that I lost myself, like a good book should make me do. My only critique, which I am not qualified to make, the ending seemed a bit cliche. Now, don't get me wrong, the ending was fine and very much appropriate. My issue is that I have seen this type of ending a bunch of times. What I wonder ultimately, is since King is the standard for horror writing, am I just missing the cleverness because people have copied him over and over and this is the original? Either way, it does not distract from the rest of the book, and the story it tells.

Clearly a classic in the genre.

This is an amazing book! I would love to read more of King's matser pieces and I did find a bit scary. But an amazing book and definatly one of my top 5 favourites.