Stephen King - If It Bleeds Review: 5 Ups & 1 Down

5. UPS - The Thematic Links

What's so impressive about 'If It Bleeds' is how thematically coherent a majority of it is.

King is no stranger to emotionally complex ideas. He does a fantastic job at keeping the quality and themes consistent for the first three-quarters of the book. Each one feels like it compliments the others in what they're trying to say about the ideas of acceptance and letting go. Since he does this so well, it also makes the first three have more of an emotional impact.

It's just a shame it doesn't quite continue all the way through.