Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Under the Dome by Stephen King

12 reviews

jrocbutterfly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

A beast of a novel even for King's standard of writing long books, this one comes in at over 1000 pages. But even with its length   the momentum of the book is high paced and doesn't seem to have the mid slow that other long books can have. Though there is a supernatural or otherworldly element to the story.  The real horror of Under the Dome lies in what happens when humans are put, quite literally, with their backs against the wall.  When the outside world is unreachable people's true since of morality comes into play. The scariest part is seeing who rises up as heroes and who rises up as monsters when their is no one to hold anyone accountable.  And how humans truly can be the masters of their own downfall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Racism, Body horror, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Suicide, Animal death, and Death of parent

It's a horror novel. Be prepared for scary things and scary people.

emilythebarwench's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Pretty good once you get into it a little further and get a handle on all the characters. Very dark and graphic overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Body horror, Drug use, Animal death, Suicide, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Child death, Car accident, Cursing, and Domestic abuse

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

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

Minor: Cancer and Vomit

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, 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

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

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, Cancer, Gore, Sexism, Gaslighting, Racism, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lizzymorang's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

This book is so gripping. Not for the faint of heart, but such a thrilling read. Intense inter-personal strife and characters that feel incredibly real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Body horror, Animal death, Rape, and Gun violence

nichole_of_numenor's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-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? Yes

4.25

One of the things I love about King's works, especially the later ones, is you never know what you're going to get. He has been boxed into the "horror" genre for things like "It" and "Pet Sematary" but I'm not sure if I could place Under the Dome there. If anything, I could be considered apocalyptic, albeit on a small scale.

This is a character study on steroids. Not just for the sheer volume of characters (around 100?!?!?) but the way the small town being trapped under an impentratable dome accelerated the paths each character was already on. The ultimate character crucible. Trapped in such a finite space, this work is also a commentary about how fast we are accelerating our own ending -- between emissions, thoughtless consumption of resources, and general disregard for an environment that is perhaps more fragile than would seem.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Addiction, Car accident, Drug abuse, Suicide, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

alsoannabanana's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Child death, Car accident, Bullying, Animal death, Death of parent, Addiction, Violence, Murder, Medical content, Drug use, Torture, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Body horror, Blood, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Physical abuse, Gore, Death, and Alcoholism

suzylit's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Torture, Sexism, Animal death, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Excrement, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt