Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Misery, by Stephen King

37 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

---

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

bleaksalad's review against another edition

dark sad 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

3.5

The plot of Misery captured my attention immediately. As someone entrenched in the world of fandom, this horrific scenario is not that far fetched. I was a little disappointed at how slow the story unraveled. I honestly was starting to question whether or not this was really a horror novel. But finally we got 75% of the way through and the gruesome nastiness came hard and fast. 

What I liked most here was the inclusion of topics such as addiction, PTSD, and the mindset of someone truly trying to survive. 

What kept this book from being a 5 star read was King’s infamous wordiness and random sprinkles of misogyny. As well as the novel within the novel that I couldn’t make myself care about. 

Overall, I feel like this is a great introduction to the horror genre for anyone who wants something atmospheric with just enough gore that anyone can stomach. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Drug use

Moderate: Addiction and Vomit

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

---

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

murderofcrows's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, and Drug use

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

---

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

thespinystacks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Physical abuse

Moderate: Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Blood

leah_grace7's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Emotional abuse, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Violence, Vomit, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Drug use, Injury/injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

booksaremysoulmates's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This is my first novel by Stephen King. Of course I watched some of the movie adaptions like the original „It“ and the new one as well as a view more but never read any of his novels, so I didn‘t really know what to expect, when it comes to his writing style. I am pleasantly surprised because his writing was better than I expected. I enjoyed all the metaphors he uses that makes the book feel more complex but still easy enough to follow. Misery was a book that I couldn’t put down, only when I really had to. I just wanted to know how it continues and ends. The story is about an author who finds himself captured by his biggest fan. That‘s all I am going to tell you about the book, even though most of you probably already know this one, since it‘s quite an old one BUT still the less you know about it going in, the better. I am honestly at a loss of words, the only thing I can say is that if you are a thriller fan, you‘re going to enjoy this just as much as I did. Please make sure that you can stomach gruesome stuff like murder in detail since this has a lot of bloody and gruesome scenarios in it. It‘s probably still one of the more tamer books by Stephen King but it‘s still gruesome, so please make sure that you can handle any of the topics like murder, selfharm, disfigurement, torture and much more. I highly recommend this to anyone that enjoys a good thriller, horror (even though personally I wouldn’t consider this horror) and any of the other Stephen King books.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Injury/injury detail, Gore, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Confinement, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

hadleyyy's review against another edition

dark tense 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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Addiction, Injury/injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Confinement, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Self harm, Violence, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, Blood, and Car accident

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Animal death

gelslitreviews's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Murder and Vomit