Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King, Owen King

Sleeping Beauties

Stephen King, Owen King

718 pages • first pub 2017 (view editions)

fiction fantasy horror thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
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Sleeping Beauties is ideal for readers who enjoy thought-provoking, darkly imaginative tales exploring societal collapse and gender dynamics through a blend of horror and speculative fiction.

Description

In a future so real and near it might be now, something happens when women go to sleep; they become shrouded in a cocoon-like gauze. If they are awakened, and the gauze wrapping their bodies is disturbed or violated, the women become feral and spe...

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Community Reviews

3.62
based on 10,007 reviews

Moods

dark: 82%

mysterious: 71%

tense: 59%

adventurous: 36%

emotional: 34%

reflective: 26%

challenging: 24%

sad: 20%

hopeful: 11%

funny: 3%

inspiring: 3%

informative: 1%

Pace

7% of readers chose fast
45% of readers chose medium
47% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

30% of readers chose Plot
54% of readers chose A mix
14% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

59% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
47% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

79% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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