Sarah Marquez’s Reviews > Holly > Status Update
Sarah Marquez
is 83% done
Assuming that Stephen King wanted to accurately portray life in 2021, some of the details are a little frustrating regarding the use (or lack thereof) of cellphones and their modern technology lol. Like the scene of Holly walking a character through finding a picture of Emily on the school’s website rather than just texting a screenshot. Book is ok so far.
— Jan 19, 2026 07:47AM
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Sarah Marquez
is 90% done
My favorite parts of the book have been when the Harrisons are described to be “eating an elf ball” and similar descriptions that make what they are doing so normal. It was disturbing and a little stomach turning, which is kind of what I was expecting more of.
— Jan 19, 2026 06:20PM
Sarah Marquez
is 41% done
Feeling like maybe this shouldn’t have been my first Stephen King novel. Some of the dialogue is pretty cringy, specifically the lines surrounding the vaccines. But overall I’m interested and reeled in enough that I wanna see how this is gonna end!
— Jan 16, 2026 09:36PM
Sarah Marquez
is 16% done
Also was a little surprised by how political it was in the first few chapters of Holly being introduced to the novel.
— Jan 15, 2026 06:25AM
Sarah Marquez
is 14% done
Definitely reads like someone from the 50s writing about the current state of the world. Which it is. Could be because I’m listening to the audiobook but I sort of felt that Holly was meant to be younger, yet the writing gives her an older tone of voice. Interesting read so far.
— Jan 15, 2026 06:00AM
