Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Maleficio by Stephen King

13 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

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

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.

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

delanus'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

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

virgoblin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, and Car accident

i hated this book!! this is going to be my last stephen king read, that man cannot keep himself from writing the N word in his books. also contains frequent usage of a slur against Romani people and depicts them as evil. lots of fatphobia inherent in this book and concept (which i knew going in)

cmaples's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Drug abuse and Suicide

pages_and_reels's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The story may feel like a drag halfway through but the last few chapters more than make up for it. King is great at exploring the nuances of relationships and the human psyche. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Death, Racism, Xenophobia, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty and Car accident

bradiehilliard's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail