Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Holly by Stephen King

50 reviews

hesticht's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Cannibalism

lady_face's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

kotashomelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Torture, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Dementia, and Stalking

crystal689's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Kidnapping, and Stalking

nikogatts's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Police brutality and Mass/school shootings

theimposter's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lukerik's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Set during Covid and after the January 6th insurrection.  There’s a fair bit of social commentary on the cultural split America having at the moment.  It’s not a horror novel, there’s no magic in the plot, rather very much Silence-of-the-Lambs-esque, but it is about magic, the little magical things people do.

The baddies are particularly funny.  They have a plan to cheat age involving a bizarre diet that satirizes the supplements industry and this idea that everything will be ok if you just consume more.

King actually says in the afterword that he hopes he’s been fair.  I believe he votes Democrat.  I think he has been fair.  He doesn’t spare Holly.  So it’s the height of Covid, but she’s travelling around meeting people but thinks she’s going to be ok because she’s wearing a mask.

This is the best of the Holly novels so far.  I probably would have 4 starred it, but have just read Rowling’s latest.  These two writers should be served in the opposite order from wine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ruthypoo2's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Lesbophobia

emmavardy2's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

My first Stephen king. Brilliant. Crime thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Moderate: Confinement and Kidnapping

Minor: Murder

maimy_santiago99'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Medical content, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic