Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Under the Dome by Stephen King

57 reviews

braveprincess11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

It was… fine. Gratuitously violent, wayyyy too long, and the “reasons” were ridiculous. I have never written a CW list this long, and I hope to god I will never write one this long again.

Stephen King could’ve made a point here, but he threw it all away for some

goddamn fucking aliens

so, overall, the book was just… meh 🤷🏼‍♀️ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cancer and Vomit

seidrulf's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

bologknees's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Very cliché. Too long. So many unnecessary details. The ending was a bit of a twist but not satisfactory. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

mara_m's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Murder

elisasifaa's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Sexual harassment

jenlikesbigbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

cheezh8er's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Excrement, and War

sophiemoony's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

epic and absolutely masterful in the description of its villains. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, War, and Injury/Injury detail

samburkhouse's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Gore, Sexual content, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Racial slurs and Vomit

aesweole's review against another edition

dark tense

5.0

this book kept me on edge the whole time. i absolutely hated the villains, king did a good job making them the most annoying and awful people. it was like i was watching a drama tv show, a fucking emotional rollercoaster. something bad happens to main characters— shit! something good happens to them — phew😮‍💨 i know it’s how it’s supposed to be, but in a lot of cases i just don’t care enough to care about the characters. perhaps, it’s more of a me problem, still. this book is by far my favorite of king’s.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Vomit

Minor: Child death