Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Dreamcatcher by Stephen King

7 reviews

shrektien's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Blood, and Excrement

pants01's review

slow-paced

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

1.0

DNF..

Started out ok, then there was a lot of reference to a boy who obviously has Down syndrome, even though there was no mention, he was called the R word & was used multiple times when there was no need, he was supposed to be the main 4 guys friend.

Later there was use of racial slurs and more use of the R word. This was really jarring and made me upset.

This book dragged on, was repetitive and definitely could have ended way earlier.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Murder

thefortmadhenry's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

2.5

Having seen the movie when I was a kid, I found it’s mystery and sci-fi/horror elements to be exciting and intriguing. That’s why, reading this book, I was looking for answers to all the holes and flaws in the movie. By and large, the book provided them. But at the same time, I found it to be much more flawed than I’d hoped for, especially in its slowness (it was way too long) and its oddly anti-climactic ending. I found the conceptual aspect of the aliens compelling, but I just felt sort of let down by the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Minor: Ableism, Fatphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

madinhoa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I seriously don’t know what the Dreamcatcher represents. It was a good science fiction novel, the monster seemed stupid and like it could have been a little more creative in what it is described as looking like. Lots of good characters and symbolism. If I knew the purpose of the Dreamcatcher it would be rated higher, I’m gonna have to google what it means. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

dakotahrey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

The book is pretty long. It felt like it took me forever to read it. Some parts are unnecessarily long, but for the purpose of expanding upon the backstory that is needed for the five main characters and their connection. It was a really cool book, but I just feel like it took so long to read lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, and Car accident

briartherose's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

havelock's review

slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror