Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Maleficio by Stephen King

17 reviews

mark5327's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping

malpal9's review against another edition

1.0

Every character is this book is obvi racist but they also commit a worser crime, being boring. 

.5 a point only because I’m certain Billy is deeply closeted and in love with

Ginelli

, when reading from this perspective made the 3rd act a lot more interesting than without this angle, but alas this was my own projection. One more .5 point because a quest to remove a curse is inherently interesting and I would love to read SK’s second crack at it. 

Would have enjoyed it much more as a short story, I’m talking >100 pages 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Racial slurs

the_great_gabsby's review against another edition

Very, very racist towards the Romani. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

The concept is interesting, especially given the recent rise of Ozsmpic. But the content is so racist towards the Romani people I couldn’t read any further. King treats the Romani as nearly inhuman.

nmscavotto's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Racial slurs

Minor: Animal death

joja_zch's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Racial slurs

honeycow's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Racial slurs

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Body horror, Death, and Gun violence

seeker42's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

kirby95's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

ubisunt's review against another edition

dark funny medium-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

I enjoyed the book but in the end I feel like the ending was more or less what I expected, but without really emphasizing the horror of it.

the fact that, in the end, his curse comes back on his daughter makes sense to a reader because we recognize it would be the worst outcome for him (it is indeed a horror book), but I love when that's foreshadowed throughout the book and builds up the dread. In this case I feel like it all came at the end, and we see the futility of his entire journey, but imo it doesn't emphasize the dread. <spoilers/>
Overall I did enjoy the book as a fun/interesting King horror novel, but it's not my favorite and I don't think I'll find myself thinking of it frequently in the time to come.

Also, though this may be clear from the description, the book casually uses a racial slur to refer to the Romani people. Reading it in 2023 I found it a little uncomfortable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

perth_is's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

So this wasn’t the greatest Stephen King book I’ve read, however there are really good elements to this book. I’d love to see more books that follow this idea because it is very incredible. Anyways, I wrote this instead of sleeping.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Blood, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse