Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Misery by Stephen King

53 reviews

booksandteatime's review against another edition

dark slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

alyssapusateri'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Mental illness, Self harm, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, and Alcohol

laurataylor's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

csifbi23's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• 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: Mental illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Rape

nicekweenreads's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The most terrifying book I have read in a long, long time. I had to put it down several times because it was so tense. Annie Wilkes is the scariest character in any horror I have read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Rape

jessthanthree'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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Excrement, Vomit, Car accident, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Gun violence, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

mikeroderique's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Slavery, and Car accident

Minor: Cursing, Racism, Rape, Self harm, and Stalking

finn_vibing's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Medical trauma, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

jennaaps's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.0

Pretty good psychological thriller

“…allowed Ian to indulge in an odd sort of selfishness and an almost womanly hysteria” ok Stephen

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Murder

Moderate: Rape

cameron_cassidy's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Torture, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Rape