Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

Different Seasons: Four Novellas, by Stephen King

7 reviews

uhm_kai's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

nice and spooky

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Body horror, Car accident, Gore, Hate crime, Alcoholism, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Antisemitism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Death, and Genocide

average's review against another edition

I found the second story too icky for me. About a kid obsessed with his nazi neighbor and his cruel stories from the lager.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Antisemitism and Genocide

ikillsunflowers's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Gore, Murder, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Animal death, Suicide, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Addiction, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Ableism, and Abortion

sunny_not's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Some of the stories were super brutal and awful, they left me with a sense of dread while others were almost hopeful. Apt Pupil was not what I expected at all and I hated it. I hated the characters so much, it was dreadful, awful and really portrayed humanity's lows. I really liked Shawshank redemption it was a great novella and the breathing method although sad was a great one as well. Since I liked some stories I gave 3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, and Medical content

rachel_here's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Cursing, Genocide, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

coloradolounge's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Alcohol, Infidelity, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

avasweet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

This is the first Stephen King I've ever read, and I thought it was a great introduction to his work! All four stories are gripping and dark, underpinned by a deeply human sense of emotion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Rape and Antisemitism

The biggest TW I would say, besides gore for the whole book obviously, is in the story Apt Pupil, which has some rape mentions and a theme of antisemitism.