Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Body by Stephen King

8 reviews

sammymilfort's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Death, Drug use, Racial slurs, Rape, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

_marycappiello3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

mr_d8a's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

2.5

At least there wasn’t any horror, just gross scenes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol

lagaialettrice's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Blood, and Grief

my_hearts_in_atlantis's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Child death

Minor: Blood

thesecretsapphic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

taviarz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.75

The movie has been a favorite of mine for years. The story is pretty much the same but I found the book to be incredibly reflective which added even more depth to the story. A sad and charming story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia and Blood

Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

srm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is the first time I've read this book since I started writing myself, and man, it just hots all the harder now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Medical content

Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Blood, and Grief