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brookebatesratesbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Car accident, Drug use, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Suicide, Gore, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Vomit, and Violence
anne_marie_samp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
Graphic: Confinement, Suicide, Rape, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Animal death, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Drug use
hampshark's review against another edition
4.75
Even 15 years later, it feels fresh and pertinent and subversive and possible.
Of note, due to its scope, there are many (every?) triggers so take care.
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Death, Violence, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Addiction
Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Alcoholism
hocuscrocus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
For a man who has made money offering advice to writers, you'd think he'd a) understand how human beings speak, b) put some respect into writing women, c) learn how to tell a shocking story without slurs, random gross out "humor," and graphically described sexual assault.
This book is a remarkably weak story hiding behind cheap, edgy humor and good worldbuilding.
Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Excrement, Addiction, Suicide, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Animal death, Sexual violence, Rape, Death, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Gun violence, and Child death
chloerom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Suicide, Addiction, Police brutality, Animal death, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, and Drug abuse
seeker42's review against another edition
Graphic: Rape, Police brutality, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Child death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Alcohol, Addiction, and Grief
Minor: Blood, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Racism, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Car accident, Cursing, and Toxic relationship
becky_97's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I went into my read of Under the Dome well aware that Stephen King is a phenomenal writer, and that thought was upheld as I dove into over 1,000 pages of well-built tension and horror in a story where, after a mysterious dome locks the townsfolk of Chester's Mill away from the rest of the world, everything starts to descend slowly into carnage and chaos.
Under the Dome is a monster of a book, but each of the well-written chapters fleshes out the cast into a believable collection of townsfolk, each of whom gets to tell their story throughout the novel. Having such a massive cast for a book seems daunting, but their stories and the stretch of their lives before the start of the fateful October Dome Day makes them feel real.
It's a brilliant book that made me sad, thoughtful, angry, and downright disgusted at times. Stephen King has such a talent for writing antagonists, and
I wish there were more to the ending. The book is well-written and drawn out, but the last few pages fly by. Overall, though, Under the Dome is another of Stephen King's masterpieces, and I imagine it'll stay with me for a long time.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Gore, Car accident, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Animal death, and Addiction
c_dmckinney's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, Racism, Fatphobia, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Rape, Racial slurs, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, Addiction, Biphobia, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual assault, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Dementia, Suicide, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Sexism, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Islamophobia, Gun violence, Grief, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Cursing, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Abandonment
Minor: Chronic illness, Ableism, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Antisemitism
necrophilia, cancer, brain tumor,jenlikesbigbooks's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Medical trauma, Car accident, Blood, Animal death, Addiction, Drug use, Violence, Rape, Gun violence, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Misogyny
cheezh8er's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Body horror, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Murder, Mental illness, Gun violence, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Sexual assault, Rape, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Animal death, Excrement, and War