Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Misery, by Stephen King

91 reviews

theinkdrinker's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Medical content, Addiction, Drug use, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Gore, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Death, Injury/injury detail, Gaslighting, Blood, Murder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Fatphobia, Abandonment, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

Minor: Vomit, Alcoholism, and Racial slurs

julesfromarvs's review against another edition

dark informative tense fast-paced

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

4.0

questa lettura è stata, in un certo senso, piacevole; ho trovato il racconto molto scorrevole e facile da seguire, e mi ha sicuramente tenuta attaccata alle pagine in una maniera assurda, contando i momenti carichi di suspense che ha. è un libro diverso dagli altri due si King che ho letto (The Stand e IT), e avevo il terrore che potesse non piacermi proprio perché, a differenza di quelli, ha solo due personaggi principali, e invece questa cosa non mi ha assolutamente pesato. anzi, trovo che Paul sia interessantissimo da leggere, e come sempre c'è grande attenzione al dettaglio e alla descrizione degli spazi.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Body horror, Mental illness, Self harm, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, and Animal death

rachelunabridged's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Cursing, Blood, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Torture, Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Vomit

Minor: Animal death and Child death

a_story_in_punk's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Addiction, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Confinement, Car accident, Medical content, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Torture, and Violence

kendalsbookcase's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Confinement, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Mental illness, Torture, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Injury/injury detail, Death, Kidnapping, Self harm, and Murder

Minor: Sexism and Misogyny

mmadill227's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Injury/injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Addiction, Mental illness, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit and Car accident

kathleenwho's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Drug use, Kidnapping, Addiction, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

citrusboombox's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Addiction, Car accident, Mental illness, Blood, Murder, Emotional abuse, Torture, Physical abuse, Injury/injury detail, Gore, and Body horror

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

k8thegr8's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

this was my first stephen king read. i've shied away because i don't like scary. i did like it. a little scary but manageable for myself 😱 recommend for sure. had me invested

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Confinement, Murder, Violence, Gore, Injury/injury detail, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Self harm

raesansom's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Fatphobia, Torture, Violence, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Murder, and Body horror

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Car accident, and Racism