Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Under the Dome by Stephen King

9 reviews

kfred43's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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: Police brutality, Mental illness, Gun violence, Gore, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Addiction

seeker42's review against another edition

Too disturbing in describing a gang rape scene.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Police brutality, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Child death, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Alcohol, Addiction, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Racism, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Car accident, Cursing, and Toxic relationship

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, Racism, Fatphobia, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Rape, Racial slurs, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, Addiction, Biphobia, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexual assault, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Dementia, Suicide, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Sexism, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Islamophobia, Gun violence, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Chronic illness, Ableism, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, and Antisemitism

necrophilia, cancer, brain tumor,

cheezh8er's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Body horror, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Murder, Mental illness, Gun violence, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Sexual assault, Rape, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Excrement, and War

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Violence, Cancer, Gore, Sexism, Gaslighting, Racism, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

katsdaysarebooked's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Murder, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Gore, Torture, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, and Car accident

billie1401's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-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

4.25

Over the years I have attempted to read this book multiple times. It’s size always intimidated me and Stephen Kings work can be quite dense. But once your in, your in. 
Jim Rennie may be the best and most infuriating antagonist I’ve ever seen and that’s because he’s so real. In this current climate, egotists like him are everywhere and do cause so much pain- maybe not as much as Jim Rennie manages to inflict. 

What I’m happy about is the focus on human nature,

with less of a focus on the extraterrestrial origins of the dome.

 It is definitely a character-driven book and it benefits from that. 

I didn’t rate it higher just because some scenes I really struggled to get through, and also I wish we saw more of what happened after the dome. But I think I’m just being greedy with that one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, Addiction, Suicide, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

btrz7's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Body shaming, Cancer, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, and Violence

amycecilia's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Violence, Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Torture