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asurasantosha's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
It also had a good plot, good prose (though genre-appropriate), and real-feeling characters. Good exploration of the human psyche and human condition for both of the main characters: the perpetrator and the victim.
There's a fictional book in this book and "excerpts" from it and, as contrived as the fictional book was, it also honestly didn't sound terrible. I'd read it. Lol.
So I'm not sure if I'll continue reading Stephen King as I'm not a fan of horror and will need to recover a little from this experience, but I'm still glad I gave this a shot. And I think anyone who can tolerate horror should give him a chance, at least for one book. And this is a good one.
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, and Alcohol
brutishleek49_'s review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
hannavaistila's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, and Kidnapping
hjb_128's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
philomath1983's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Physical abuse and Racism
Moderate: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racial slurs and Suicidal thoughts
clairebau's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit
perth_is's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment
jg93's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, and Car accident
beaniebabybecca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
emisbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder
Moderate: Excrement and Vomit
Minor: Alcoholism and Racial slurs