Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Gwendy et la boîte à boutons by Richard Chizmar, Stephen King

25 reviews

rhexis's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

blankaurban's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I did not like this. I read it really fast because it was easy to read and had big letters but I didn't enjoy it.

There was no plot in this book. It felt like nothing was happening the entire time. The ending was really strange and it didn't make much sense either.

The characters were really superficial and weren't realistic at all. They had no depth to them.

I wouldn't recommend you read this book. It was boring and sort of repetative. I couldn't even tell you what was going on because it was a whole lot of nothing.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

lay_kone's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

jengoertz's review against another edition

4.0

A comfortably short novella, and classic King (and Chizmar)! When 12-year-old Gwendy is given a mysterious box by a mysterious stranger, her life starts to subtly improve... but the temptation to push those malicious buttons might be too great. This is more of a psychological story, relatively light on horror and gore, and a great read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

rafacolog's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Rape, and Suicide

meraru's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

cc_shelflove's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

You never should have fucked with the Queen of the Button Box.

I was feeling like I needed some King in my life and this delivered. Twelve-year-old Gwendy has been bullied and beaten down. Along comes a man wearing a black bowler hat to save the day. He gives Gwendy a button box with eight small buttons of top—light green representing Asia, dark green: Africa, orange: Europe, yellow: Australia, blue: North America, and violet: South America. The red and black buttons are somewhat of a mystery. What do the buttons actually do and how can Gwendy use them to her advantage? A bingeable yet unconventional coming-of-age story set in the chilling town of Castle Rock. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Murder

chloebear21's review against another edition

mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

jhansell's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Minor: Rape and Suicide

innae's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

An enjoyable novella.  I noticed sone trademark King-isms, and the plot is one visited many times in the world of sci-fi and horror.   The questions of what would you do always seem to come up, so I imagine the button trope will continue its popularity. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Rape, and Suicide