Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Maleficio by Stephen King

5 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

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

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

joyfayrweather's review against another edition

dark funny 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Murder